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Ballotine of chicken breast stuffed with spinach and ricotta, served with potato and beetroot gratin and sherry cream sauce
Photo: Lily Banse

Ballotine of chicken breast stuffed with spinach and ricotta, served with potato and beetroot gratin and sherry cream sauce

16 ingredients 1 hr + 1 hr Serves 2 openrecipes
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

724
Calories
48g
Protein
34g
Fat
49g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Ricotta Cheese 1/2 cup (124g) part-skim 174
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Beetroot not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 chicken breasts
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 110g/4oz fresh spinach
  • 1 tsp vegetable oil
  • 20g/¾ oz chicken leg
  • 75g/3oz ricotta
  • pinch grated nutmeg
  • 825ml/1½ pint hot chicken stock
  • 450ml/¾ pint double cream
  • 4 garlic
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 450g/1lb Desiree or Maris Piper potatoes, sliced wafer thin (older potatoes work best)
  • 225g/½ lb beetroot
  • 150ml/¼ pint sherry
  • 150ml/¼ pint chicken stock
  • 55ml/2fl oz double cream

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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