How many calories in chicons au gratin
A portion of chicons au gratin has 450 kcal, with 25 g of protein.
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Chicons au gratin is Belgian home cooking. Heads of endive are cooked soft, wrapped in a slice of ham, covered in a white sauce with cheese and baked until the top browns.
A portion is 450 kcal, with 25 g of protein, 18 g of carbs and 31 g of fat. The endive itself is almost nothing, the sauce and cheese are most of it.
Mashed potato is the usual partner. Count that separately.
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What are chicons?
The Belgian French word for endive, the pale, slightly bitter leaves grown in the dark. In Dutch it is witloof.
Is chicons au gratin high in protein?
Yes, about 25 g a portion, from the ham and the cheese.
Where do the calories come from?
Mostly the cheese sauce. The endive barely counts.
How many calories in two portions?
About 900 kcal.
Why are my endives bitter?
The core is the most bitter part. Cutting a small cone out of the base before cooking takes a lot of it away.
