Eggs germaine

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 tablespoons Butter (or marg.); divided
¼ cup Flour, all-purpose
2 cups Milk
1 teaspoon Salt; divided
¼ teaspoon Pepper
¼ teaspoon Nutmeg, ground
10 ounces Spinach; frozen chopped
8 Eggs, hard-cooked
2 tablespoons Cheese, Parmesan; grated
Hot toast points

Directions

Melt 2 tablespoons butter in skillet over low heat; blend in flour.

Add milk and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly.

Add ½ teaspoon salt, pepper, and nutmeg; set sauce aside.

Cook spinach, according to package directions; drain well and set aside.

Cut hard-cooked eggs in half lengthwise; remove yolks. Mash yolks; combine with spinach and ½ teaspoon salt. Stuff whites with spinach mixture, placing filled eggs in a 1-½ quart shallow baking dish.

Pour sauce over eggs. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and dot with remaining butter. Broil for 5 minutes or until lightly browned. If desired, serve over hot toast points.

SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, April 1974. Typos by Nancy Coleman.

Submitted By NANCY COLEMAN On 02-12-95

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