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Creamy zucchini and chicken gratin

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 45 minutes, around $2.89 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

45mintotal
≈ $2.89a serving
525kcalper serving
47gof protein
In season in OctoberFreezes well
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Creamy zucchini and chicken gratin, a serving idea
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Preheat the oven

    Turn the oven on to 200 °C, convection or top and bottom heat.

  2. Precook the potatoes

    Peel the 150 g of potatoes and cut them into thin 3 mm slices. Drop them into a saucepan of salted boiling water and cook for 8 min, then drain.

  3. Cut the zucchini and chicken

    Wash the 2 zucchini and cut them into 5 mm rounds. Cut the 300 g of chicken breast into 2 cm cubes.

  4. Sear the chicken

    Heat 0.5 tbsp of olive oil in the skillet over high heat. Brown the chicken cubes for 5 min, stirring, with the salt and pepper, then set them aside.

    Tip · Don't stir the chicken for the first 2 minutes, it browns better and doesn't give off water.

  5. Fill the dish

    In the baking dish, mix the potatoes and zucchini, then add the seared chicken and its juices. Spread everything in an even layer.

  6. Make the sauce

    In the mixing bowl, mix 10 cl of crème fraîche, 5 cl of milk, the pinch of nutmeg and a pinch of pepper. Spoon it over the vegetables and chicken in the dish.

  7. Add the cheese

    Scatter the 40 g of shredded Swiss cheese over the whole dish.

  8. Bake the gratin

    Bake for 20 min at 200 °C, until the top is golden and the chicken is white all the way through, with no pink. Let it rest for 3 min before serving.

    Tip · Cut a chicken cube in half from the middle of the dish, it should be white with no pink juices.
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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 525 kcal. 14% comes from carbs, 36% from protein and 47% from fat.

19 gCarbs
47 gProtein
27 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy525 kcal
Protein47.2 g
Carbs18.7 g
of which sugars6.9 g
Fat27.4 g
of which saturated fat15.1 g
Fiber5 g
Salt0.6 g

Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.

How much does it cost?

About $2.89 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $5.78for 2 people
≈ $2.89a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

2 days in the fridge, in a closed container, once cooled within two hours. And it freezes really well.

2 daysin the fridge
Very wellin the freezer, thaw it in the fridge the day before

Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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