Spanakopita with Feta  (Spinach Pie with Feta Cheese)
Spanakopita with Feta  (Spinach Pie with Feta Cheese)

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A delicious phyllo pie recipe made with spinach and feta cheese, spanakopita is a classic Greek favorite that can be an appetizer, side dish, or meal. Spanakopita can be made as a "pie" or pita, or as individual phyllo triangles. Traditional Greek spanakopita (spinach and feta cheese pie) by Greek chef Akis Petretzikis.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook spanakopita with feta  (spinach pie with feta cheese) using 15 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Spanakopita with Feta  (Spinach Pie with Feta Cheese):
  1. Get 1 kilo Spinach rinsed
  2. Make ready 1/2 cup Dill
  3. Make ready 1/2 cup Parsley
  4. Make ready 1/2 cup Olive Oil
  5. Make ready 2 Medium size Onions diced
  6. Take 1 Large Leek chopped (I prefer using Leek)
  7. Take 1 1/2 cup Feta Cheese crumbled
  8. Get 1/2 cup Short White Grain Rice
  9. Take 1 tablespoon Sugar
  10. Make ready 1 package Phyllo Sheets or 2 Phyllo Dough
  11. Get 1 cup Milk
  12. Prepare 3 Eggs
  13. Take 1 teaspoon Cinnamon (optional)
  14. Get Salt
  15. Get Pepper

Spanakopita meaning "spinach pie", is a Greek savory pastry, typically with spinach and feta cheese filling. It is similar to the börek pastry of other eastern Mediterranean cultures. The traditional filling comprises chopped spinach, feta cheese, onions or scallions, egg, and seasoning. To a bowl, add the ricotta, chopped frozen spinach, feta cheese, chopped green onion, beaten eggs, dill, and pepper, and stir to combine.

Steps to make Spanakopita with Feta  (Spinach Pie with Feta Cheese):
  1. Take a large sauce pan and saute with olive oil the onions, and or leek, stir for a few minutes and add into the onions the spinach, dill, parsley, rice and stir. Toss in salt, pepper, sugar and cinnamon and let this boil for about 1/2 hour on low heat. Once the mixture is done, take a large bowl pour in the spinach mixture and let this cool off for a while. Add in to cooled of spinach mixture the milk, the eggs, olive oil and feta cheese. Mix and set aside.
  2. Start to add into a greased baking pan, one oiled brushed sheet at a time. Once half have been placed in the pan, add in the spinach mixture, then fold overhanging phyllo sheets inwards. Continue the process, when you have reached the last sheet brush oil and seal phyllo into pan.
  3. Baked at 180 degrees and until golden brown. Spanakopita can be eaten either hot or cold.

This traditional Greek spinach and feta cheese pie gets a healthier makeover - we've slashed the fat, salt and calories. Fat, saturated fat and salt were lowered by replacing some of the feta with ricotta. Add half of your spinach to the skillet. Remove the wilted spinach to a strainer to remove as much water from the spinach as possible. Greek Spinach and Feta Phyllo Pastry Pie.

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