Spinach and Cheese Pie
Think spanakopita but without all the work.
Ingredients
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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1 1/4 cups chopped green onions
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1 pound frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
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Finely grated rind of 1 lemon
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1/2 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
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6 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
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1 1/2 cups whole-milk, small-curd cottage cheese
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1/2 cup finely grated Romano cheese
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1 egg
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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Freshly ground black pepper
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1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
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8 sheets phyllo dough
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2 tablespoons melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Heat olive oil in 2-quart saucepan. Add onions and sauté until tender, about 3 minutes. Add spinach and cook 1 minute. Remove pan from heat.
- Stir lemon rind, parsley and feta cheese into spinach mixture. Combine cottage cheese, Romano cheese and egg in a small bowl. Stir until well blended. Add to spinach mixture. Add salt, pepper and nutmeg; stir well.
- Scrape filling into a 9-inch pie plate or 8-inch square baking dish. Bake 15 minutes. Remove from oven.
- Brush one sheet of fillo with melted butter, keeping remaining sheets covered with a cloth. Crumple fillo sheet into a nest shape and place on top of fillo. Repeat with remaining fillo sheets to cover filling.
- Bake about 10 minutes, until fillo topping is browned.
Recipe by Nancy Allen.
Nutritional Info (per serving)
- Calories 360
- Fat 22g
- Saturated Fat 11g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
- Monounsaturated Fat 7g
- Cholesterol 85mg
- Sodium 1110mg
- Potassium 340mg
- Carbohydrates 22g
- Fiber 3g
- Sugars 5g
- Protein 18g
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