Spinach, Sardine and Rice Gratin Recipe (2024)

Why complicate things...baby spinach wilts easily in the pan....

I like the concept but it seems a little bland maybe leave out the milk and use white wine and lemon. Also if is easy to just throw the spinach into the pan without precooking.

Combining milk and fish is unappealing to me. Wanting to make this, I substituted white wine for the milk and it was delicious

I’ve found that this recipe works well-perhaps better- with a heartier green than spinach, like chard or kale.

I forgot to add the milk & flour, but it was completely delicious without (plus vegan!). Second time I made it, I added lemon -- the zest of one lemon into the rice mixture, plus juice squeezed over the sardines on both layers. I also added red pepper flakes, and swapped out parsley for the thyme. It's a recipe that you can make your own...

Great meal! Very easy prep. Substituting white whine for the flour and milk makes a world of a difference, as well as just wilting the spinach in the pan.

This is a stupid question - do you measure the 1cup of rice after it’s cooked (probably yes) or do I cook one cup of “raw” rice

Canned sardines were on sale at Costco so figured I'd give them a try here. Fantastic! What an easy, delicious, and healthy dish. My sardines were whole with the skin on, so I needed to remove the spine (which is surprisingly easy). No need to take skin off either--lots of nutrition and I promise you won't even notice it! That said, I think the servings are off. This is really 3 servings, 4 is a stretch. Serve with a side salad and/or crunchy bread to get it to the claimed 4!

I have used pre-fab brown rice the kind in a microwaveable packet when in a rush. It was still delicious.

We only had 1 can of sardines and so we used that plus 1 can of smoked oysters and it was a great combination. We also substituted cauliflower rice and it was an excellent, easy dish.

We used what we had on hand and the dish was excellent and easy ... only had 1 can of sardines and so we used that plus 1 can of smoked oysters and it was a great combination. We added celery to the mix, substituted cauliflower rice, used white wine vs milk, folded in about 2 tbsp cream and topped with panko.

Leaving tomorrow for a long vacation and needed to use my spinach. Made using white wine as others suggested. I throughly enjoyed it. The hubby not so much. He behaved like a five year old that despises fish. Don’t think it will be a repeat at my house.

I feel like I did something wrong. Maybe because I doubled the recipe something was off, but it was rather bland. And why the extra blanching and halving the fish into fillets (vs cooking greens in pan and crumbling the fish into the final mixture? We ended up using mayo and Sriracha afterwards to amp up the flavor. If I make it again I'm going to try the white wine or vermouth route. Or go the other way and use a bechamel sauce and head into tuna casserole territory.

Prepared it with spinach with cream ( Rahmspinat) from the supermarket, I added a little bit of muscat. it was a nice easy dish.

This was so good! I was skeptical that these ingredients would go together, but they did beautifully. I did not have spinach available, so I used a pound of fresh local romaine lettuce instead, which was a perfect substitute. Just ate the last leftovers as a late night treat.

We loved this! Easy peasy if you already have the brown rice made. We used white wine instead of the milk like so many had said in their comments. Also no need to wilt or steam spinach; it’ll do it on its own in the pan

I love the concept of this dish. It is very low in fat and healthy but has decent flavor. I ended up using the oil from the sardine tins and combining it with the bread crumb topping.

Great recipe. I used a mixture of kale and spinach that wilted in the pan - no need for blanching. Also put fresh parsley, scallions and some dill I had lying around on the top after it came out of the oven. Plus I served it with lime wedges - fresh herbs and citrus really lifts everything up.

Great meal! Very easy prep. Substituting white whine for the flour and milk makes a world of a difference, as well as just wilting the spinach in the pan.

this.was.DELICIOUS! even my kiddo thought so! i was nervous about it being too fishy, but i had some sardines that needed to get used up and thankfully found your recipe. we are a df/gf household (yeah, we’re *those* folks!), so i used oat milk, bob’s read mill 1-to-1 flour, and appel foods gf “nut crumbs.” i also added frozen peas for fiber (don’t @ me), and mushroom powder for a bit of umami that i thought might be reminiscent of old school comfort casseroles of the 80’s. sorry, and THANK YOU!

Amazing! We will definitely making this often. We used brown rice and used a runny yogurt in place of the milk. We also used 2 heads of chard instead of spinach (because spinach wasn’t available at the market). Not sure if it matters but the flour we used was einkorn. The dish was magical so definitely going to follow what we did this time.

I forgot to add the milk & flour, but it was completely delicious without (plus vegan!). Second time I made it, I added lemon -- the zest of one lemon into the rice mixture, plus juice squeezed over the sardines on both layers. I also added red pepper flakes, and swapped out parsley for the thyme. It's a recipe that you can make your own...

I really liked this- obviously you need to like sardines- which I do! I used chard from my garden, brown rice, subbed white wine for milk as others suggested. I topped with crushed cheezy kale chips instead of breadcrumbs.

I made this for dinner the other night. For two people eating, I used 3/4 cup cooked rice and 2 tins of King Oscar spanish style sardines. I think the recipe as written would be skimpy portions for four people, or skimpy portions for two people if halved.My partner and I both really enjoyed it with a big arugula salad. The spanish flavored sardines added extra flavor to this simple but satisfying meal. I did use milk, like the recipe called for, but I think wine would add great flavor.