Poached Eggs Florentine

About

Brenda Gantt

I am a self-taught cook. I started cooking around 18 years old. I stood in the kitchen and watched my mother, who was my biggest inspiration at the time, cook.

Serves 10.

 

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup Ensure® Vanilla powder
  • 5 x 250g pack frozen spinach, thawed
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • 10 eggs
  • 60g butter
  • 6¼ cups full cream milk
  • 220g flour
  • 100g finely grated Parmesan cheese
  • 50g finely grated Parmesan cheese, extra
  • 25g breadcrumbs

 

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C.
  2. Thoroughly drain spinach, pressing down to extract moisture.
  3. Stir in Ensure® powder and nutmeg. Place into base of 10 individual ovenproof dishes.
  4. Using a spoon, make a slight hollow well in the centre of the spinach.
  5. Lightly poach eggs and place onto spinach.
  6. Place milk into a small saucepan with butter and flour.
  7. Whisk over a medium heat until smooth and until sauce boils.
  8. Simmer for a further 1 minute.
  9. Remove from heat and whisk in cheese.
  10. Spoon mixture over eggs and spinach. Sprinkle with combined parmesan cheese and breadcrumbs.
  11. Bake for 12 minutes or until heated through and lightly browned.

 

NUTRITION CONTENT PER SERVE:

  • Energy (kJ) 1793
  • Protein (g) 24
  • Fat (g) 20
  • Saturated fat (g) 9
  • Carbohydrate (g) 35
  • Sugars (g) 13
  • Fibre (g) 7
  • Sodium (mg) 429

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