Friday, March 9, 2012

When the moon hits your eye...

like a feta and spinach pie you might say disgusting. But you'd be wrong. Because this Greek(ish) pie is not only delicious but also super healthy and pretty easy to make. There are tons of ways to cheat and make the recipe even easier or fancier if that's what you want. I used to hate spinach as a kid and this is the only way I would eat it. It's a great weeknight meal but it does have to bake for about 40 minutes so keep that in mind. It freezes well if you wrap it in foil. Is it the most exciting thing on here? No. Showstopper? Ehh, not really unless you want to make your own pastry crust and a lattice topping (in which case you're an overachieving asshole). Low-calorie and easy? Yeah. And honestly, when I'm sick of canned tuna or frozen food, this is a great standby. It is my ugliest polar fleece I just can't give away. It is my 1998 gold Maxima that will outlive us all. It will not fail you, and you will not be disappointed.

Filling:
1 premade pie shell
1/2 medium onion, chopped

1 box frozen spinach or take 4 cups fresh spinach (microwave for 1-2 minutes first)
1 small head of broccoli, lightly cooked
Handful of mushrooms (if you want)
Handful of kalamata olives (if you want)
1 package of feta cheese, crumbled
1 tbs. italian seasoning
1 clove of garlic

Topping:
1 egg
1 tbs. flour
Salt and pepper to taste (1/4 tsp of each is fine)

1. Saute the onion in a little bit of olive oil with the garlic
2. Thaw the frozen spinach (or cook the spinach) and DRAIN WELL otherwise the pie will be soggy and nasty
3. Put the cooked broccoli on the bottom of the pie shell
4. Saute the onion, spinach, olives and mushrooms.
5. Add any other meats (like ground turkey or beef) you want
6. Add the crumbled feta and the Italian seasoning just before you take it off the stove
7. Pour into pie shell
8. Beat the topping ingredients together in a separate bowl and pour over the filling
9. Bake in oven at 350 for 30-45 minutes or until knife comes out clean from middle of pie.


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