Spanakopita (Greek Spinach Pie)
Recipe: #3717
December 27, 2011
Categories: Side Dishes, Spinach, Greek, Baby Shower, Brunch, Christmas, Easter, Fathers Day Mothers Day, Sunday Dinner, Thanksgiving, Oven Bake, Gluten-Free, Vegetarian, Kosher Dairy, more
"This is my favorite recipe and I want to share it with everyone! It has several varieties of cheese, herbs and seasonings baked in a flaky phyllo dough creates a delicious Mediterranean dish! I also add in some grated Parmesan cheese, but that is optional. For this recipe creamed cottage cheese can be used in place of the ricotta, but the ricotta is better. You will need a deep-dish 10-inch pie plate for this."
Original is 5 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (436.4 g)
- Calories 643.1
- Total Fat - 40.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 22.6 g
- Cholesterol - 245 mg
- Sodium - 967.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 43.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 6.6 g
- Sugars - 3.3 g
- Protein - 29.8 g
- Calcium - 715.3 mg
- Iron - 8.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 68.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.5 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Set oven to 350 degrees.
Step 2
Lightly butter the inside of the pie plate.
Step 3
Heat 4 tablespoons of butter or olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; add in the onion, green onion and garlic and saute for about 3-4 minutes or until softened.
Step 4
Add/stir in the chopped spinach and parsley; continue to cook for 3-5 minutes or until the spinach is limp; remove from heat and cool.
Step 5
In a large bowl, whisk the eggs until well blended.
Step 6
Add in ricotta cheese and feta, then add to the spinach mixture; mix to combine with a wooden spoon. Season the mixture with salt and black pepper (at this point I add in about 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, but that is optional).
Step 7
Layer 4 sheets of thawed phyllo dough into prepared pie plate, brushing each layer with melted butter or oil (to prevent drying out, follow the instructions on the phyllo dough package).
Step 8
Pour the spinach mixture on top of the dough. Repeat the layers of phyllo dough. Tuck the overhanging dough into the pie plate and crimp edges.
Step 9
Brush with melted butter. Bake uncovered for 40-45 minutes.
Tips
No special items needed.
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