Spanokopita

Name: Spanokopita
Prep time: 47 min
Cook time: 47 min
Total time: 47 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 118 milliliters plain dry breadcrumbs; 3 extra larges eggs, lightly beaten; 198 grams feta cheese, crumbled; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh dill; 567 grams boxes frozen chopped spinach, defrosted; 0 teaspoons kosher salt; 118 milliliters olive oil; 40 sheets (1 box) frozen phyllo dough (such as Pepperidge Farm), defrosted overnight in the refrigerator; 1 bunch chopped scallions, white and green parts; 227 grams (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted

Need a lacto ovo vegetarian main course? Spanokopita could be an outstanding recipe to try. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 30% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 17g of protein, 39g of fat, and a total of 655 calories. This recipe from Foodnetwork requires pepper, olive oil, kosher salt, and dill. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 47 minutes.

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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

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Heat the olive oil in a saute pan and add the scallions. Cook for 5 minutes or until soft. Meanwhile, squeeze most of the water out of the spinach and place it in a bowl.

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Olive Oil

Green Onions

Spinach

Water

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Bowl

Frying Pan

Add the scallions, dill, eggs, feta, salt, and pepper and mix together.

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Green Onions

Pepper

Dill

Egg

Feta Cheese

Salt

Keep the phyllo dough sheets covered with a damp kitchen towel. Unfold 1 sheet of the phyllo dough.

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Filo Pastry

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Kitchen Towels

Brush the sheet with melted butter and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Repeat the process by laying a second sheet of phyllo dough over the first sheet, brush it with melted butter and sprinkle with breadcrumbs until all 10 sheets have been used. Spoon 3/4 cup of the spinach mixture into a sausage shape along one edge of the phyllo dough.

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Filo Pastry

Breadcrumbs