Ham, egg and spinach pies

Low-fat and full of flavour, these upside-down pies are good for kids and great value, too.

Recipe «Ham, egg and spinach pies» presented in category Recipes / Eggs, to prepare this dish you will need no more 10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: Olive oil spray, 100g Double Smoked Leg Ham, 50g baby spinach leaves, shredded, 25g coarsely grated cheddar, 6 eggs , 6 thick white bread slices, 3 tsp butter or margarine, Tomato chutney, to serve , Mixed salad leaves, to serve.

Ingredients:

• Olive oil spray 
• 100g Double Smoked Leg Ham 
• 50g baby spinach leaves, shredded 
• 25g coarsely grated cheddar 
• 6 eggs 
• 6 thick white bread slices 
• 3 tsp butter or margarine 
• Tomato chutney, to serve 
• Mixed salad leaves, to serve 

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Spray six 200ml-capacity muffin pans with olive oil spray to lightly grease. Line the base of each pan with 2 ham slices.
2. Divide the spinach and cheddar evenly among the pans. Crack an egg into each pan. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Spread each slice of bread with butter. Use a 9cm-diameter round pastry cutter to cut 1 disc from each bread slice. Place a bread slice, butter-side down, on top of each egg. Bake for 8 minutes or until egg is set and bread is golden. Run a small knife around the inside edge of each pan. Turn pies out onto a baking tray.
4. Preheat grill on high. Cook under grill for 2 minutes or until the ham is crisp. Divide among serving plates. Top with chutney. Serve with mixed salad leaves.