Spanakopita [Spinach-Cheese Pie]
| Course: Main Course
Duration: 60 mins < 120 mins
Key Ingredients: Spinach, filo, feta cheese, cottage cheese, pastry leaves |
Ingredients:
- ½ c olive oil
- 2 c onion, minced
- ¼ t salt
- 1 t basil
- 1 t oregano
- 2½ pounds fresh spinach, cleaned and de-stemmed
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 T flour
- 1 pound feta cheese, crumbled
- 1 c ricotta or cottage cheese
- 1 T black pepper
- 1 pound filo pastry leaves
Method:
- Preheat oven to 375º.
- Sauté onion, salt, basil, and oregano in 2 T oil for 5 minutes.
- Add spinach and cook over high heat for at least 5 minutes, until spinach becomes limp.
- Turn down to medium, stir in garlic and flour, and cook for another 2 or 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in the cheese and pepper. Taste and add more salt and pepper as desired.
- Lay out
a sheet of filo in the baking dish (it will overlap the sides). Brush
with oil, lay another on top, brush with oil, and repeat for a total of
8 sheets.
- Spread half of the spinach mixture over the
dough.
- Lay out another 8 sheets of filo as above.
- Spread the rest of
the spinach on top, then lay out the rest of the filo.
- Brush the top with oil and tuck the filo sheets into the pan.
- Bake uncovered for 45 minutes, until golden-brown and crispy.
Nutritional Value (per serving):
- calories: 532cal
- total fat: 38.1g
- cholesterol: 93mg
- sodium: 964mg
- carbohydrates: 20.3g
- fiber: 1.4g
- protein: 27.3g