Indulge in a culinary delight with our irresistible cheesy spinach meat pie, a symphony of flavors that will tantalize your taste buds. This savory masterpiece features a flaky, golden-brown crust encasing a delectable filling of tender meat, wilted spinach, and a creamy, cheesy sauce. Each bite offers a harmonious blend of textures and flavors, from the crispy crust to the juicy meat, the earthy spinach, and the gooey, melted cheese. This recipe includes three variations to cater to different preferences: a classic version with ground beef, a vegetarian option with lentils, and a unique chicken and spinach filling. With step-by-step instructions and helpful tips, we guide you through the process of crafting this delightful dish, ensuring a perfect pie every time.
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EASY CHEESY SPINACH
Steps:
- Heat the butter in a 12-inch saute pan over moderate heat. Add the onions and cook until soft, about 8 minutes. Whisk in the cream cheese and let melt. Fold in the spinach until evenly combined. Add up to 3 tablespoons water if the mixture seems too dry. Sprinkle the nutmeg on top and season with salt and pepper.
- BYOC: Lemon zest and juice would bring a little bit of sunshine to this dish. Just add with the salt and pepper.
SPINACH AND THREE CHEESE PHYLLO PIE
Provided by Katie Lee Biegel
Categories side-dish
Time 1h40m
Yield 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- For the spinach and cheese mixture: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 13-by-9-inch baking dish with cooking spray or butter.
- In a large dry skillet over medium heat, lightly toast the pine nuts. Remove and reserve. In the same skillet, melt the butter with the olive oil. Add the onions and saute until translucent, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic and saute 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the spinach. Cook until tender and any excess water evaporates, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
- In a large bowl, mix the eggs, feta, ricotta, Parmesan, pine nuts, pepper, salt and nutmeg. Add the reserved spinach mixture and stir to combine. Transfer to the baking dish, pressing to make sure it is even.
- For the phyllo dough crust: Layer sheets of phyllo onto the spinach mixture, brushing each sheet with melted butter before adding the next. Fold the edges to make a crust and brush with butter. Sprinkle with za'atar or sesame seeds. Bake until golden brown, 55 to 60 minutes.
CHEESY SPINACH MEAT PIE
I found this recipe on the back of a Bisquick box and made it as it was stated on the box and everyone liked it. Later I changed it a bit so as to make it into a one dish meal and everyone liked it even more. So I thought I'd share it with you.
Provided by Hanan Hussein
Categories Savory Pies
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- 1. Heat the oven to 350°F and spray a 10 inch ovenproof pan with cooking spray. In a large skillet, over medium heat, add the ground beef, onion, garlic and nutmeg. Stir breaking up lumps till beef is well browned. Add the salt and pepper. (add less salt than you are used to because the cheese and biscuit mix both add salt to the final dish)
- 2. Add the spinach and stir till heated through. Drain. Pour into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the cheese all over the top.
- 3. In a separate bowl mix the crust ingredients and pour over filling
- 4. Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes then increase the heat to 375°F and continue cooking till top is golden brown.
ITALIAN SPINACH CHEESE PIE
This is a dish for the spinach lover. Great the next day also. I look forward to making it every spring when spinach is in season.
Provided by CANDLELADY9AH
Categories Main Dish Recipes Savory Pie Recipes
Time 1h5m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch deep-dish pie plate.
- In a large bowl, stir together the spinach, ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, eggs and bell pepper. Spread in the prepared pie dish so that it is a little thinner in the middle.
- Bake for 40 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven, until the center is set, and the edges are lightly browned.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 175.2 calories, Carbohydrate 6.3 g, Cholesterol 100.5 mg, Fat 10.2 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 15 g, SaturatedFat 5.7 g, Sodium 237.1 mg, Sugar 0.8 g
SPINACH CHEESE PIE
My fiance' absolutely lives for this easy to prepare dish.
Provided by Julie
Categories Main Dish Recipes Savory Pie Recipes Vegetarian Pie
Time 50m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Press bottom pie crust into glass pie dish.
- In a large bowl, combine the spinach, salt, pepper, nutmeg, ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan, and Cheddar cheeses. Mix together well and pour into bottom pie crust. Place second pie crust on top of filling and trim edges.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 40 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes and cut into wedges.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 536.6 calories, Carbohydrate 20.4 g, Cholesterol 94.8 mg, Fat 38.3 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 27.9 g, SaturatedFat 18.8 g, Sodium 994.1 mg, Sugar 2.3 g
CHEESY HASH-SPINACH PIE
Make and share this Cheesy Hash-Spinach Pie recipe from Food.com.
Provided by mommyoffour
Categories Savory Pies
Time 1h30m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Prepare pastry shell.
- Prick bottom and sides well with fork.
- Bake at 450 for 10 to 12 minutes.
- Remove from over; reduce oven temperature to 350.
- Cook spinach according to package directions, except omit salt.
- Drain well, pressing out excess water.
- Combine eggs, mushroom soup, flour, horseradish and mustard; stir in drained spinach.
- Spread hash in baked pie shell; spoon spinach mixture over.
- Bake, uncovered, at 350 for 45 minutes.
- Combine cheese and pimiento, sprinkle over pie.
- Bake 2 to 3 minutes longer.
- Let stand 5 minutes.
CHEESY SPINACH BAKE
Add some glamour to your lunchbox with this smart vegetarian recipe
Provided by Sarah Cook
Categories Lunch, Main course
Time 1h
Yield Makes 6-8 portions
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oven to 180C/ 160C fan/gas 4. Mash feta in a large mixing bowl, add the ricotta and mash again to thoroughly mix. Stir in the spinach, spring onions, Parmesan, egg, nutmeg and plenty of seasoning with half the breadcrumbs.
- Brush a 20 x 30cm tin with a little oil. Layer in half the filo sheets, brushing each with oil before adding the next. Scatter remaining breadcrumbs evenly over the base. Spoon in the ricotta filling and gently spread, so as not to dislodge the breadcrumbs. Cover with remaining filo, brushing with oil as you go, then score into portions. Bake for 35-40 mins until golden and crisp. When cool, freeze in individual squares. Defrost overnight in the fridge and eat cold, or warm in a microwave.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 436 calories, Fat 25 grams fat, SaturatedFat 13 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 32 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 23 grams protein, Sodium 2 milligram of sodium
CHEDDAR CHEESY MEAT PIE
This is from our Church cookbook, it's very simple and so yummy! Something different when you don't know what to do with ground beef. Serve it with mashed potatoes or French Fries and the kids will love it. This is the kid friendly version, you can spice it up with some chiles or hot pepper sauce if you want to. We like it as is served with HP sauce.
Provided by Leslie
Categories Savory Pies
Time 50m
Yield 1 pie, 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Brown ground beef with onion and garlic, drain fat off well.
- Stir flour, salt and pepper over browned beef.
- Spread mixture in pie shell.
- Spread cheeses over this.
- Whisk milk, eggs and worcestershire sauce together and carefully pour over ground beef and cheddar.
- Bake at 400 degrees F for 35-40 minutes.
SPINACH MADELEINE TART WITH CHEESY PASTRY
Try this tart as a veggie course at Christmas or other celebration. With cheesy pastry and a cheese and spinach filling, it's sure to be a crowdpleaser
Provided by Anna Glover
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 1h55m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Unravel the pastry on a lightly floured work surface, and sprinkle the 2 tbsp of hard cheese over one half of the pastry along with ½ tsp cayenne and a crack of black pepper. Fold the other half of the pastry over to close it like a book, and roll out, squashing the cheese in the middle, until it fits into a 22cm tart tin with an overhang. Prick the base with a fork, cover with a sheet of parchment and fill with baking beans. Cook for 15 mins, then remove the parchment and beans. Bake for 10-15 mins until lightly golden, then leave to cool in the tin.
- Line a baking sheet with baking parchment. Spoon small piles of the remaining hard cheese (about 16) in a thin layer onto the sheet, then bake for 5-7 mins until bubbling and melted. As soon as they look lacy, remove from the oven or they will burn quite quickly. Transfer to a wire rack to cool and crisp up. Will keep in an airtight container for two days.
- Put the spinach in a sieve over a clean bowl, and squeeze well with the back of a spoon. Keep the liquid.
- Heat the butter in a heavy-based pan and fry the shallots with a pinch of salt for 10 mins. Stir in the garlic, thyme and 2 tbsp flour, then pour in 250ml of the spinach water, boiling for 1-2 mins. Stir in the mascarpone, nutmeg and a pinch of cayenne, and cook for 5 mins.
- Fold through the cheddar and spinach, tip into a bowl and leave to cool for 5-10 mins. Stir in the eggs. Sprinkle the breadcrumbs over the tart case, then pour in the filling. Bake for 35-40 mins until golden. Leave to cool a little before topping with thyme and the cheesy crisps.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 460 calories, Fat 30 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 30 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 16 grams sugar, Fiber 10 grams fiber, Protein 13 grams protein, Sodium 0.5 milligram of sodium
SPINACH QUICHE
Let me start by saying that I devised this recipe myself, and I just sort of add 'this and that.' This recipe is VERY forgiving, so you can add or remove ingredients according to your taste!
Provided by Bailey
Categories Breakfast and Brunch Eggs
Time 1h
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- In a medium skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Saute garlic and onion in butter until lightly browned, about 7 minutes. Stir in spinach, mushrooms, feta and 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon mixture into pie crust.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs and milk. Season with salt and pepper. Pour into the pastry shell, allowing egg mixture to thoroughly combine with spinach mixture.
- Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Sprinkle top with remaining Cheddar cheese, and bake an additional 35 to 40 minutes, until set in center. Allow to stand 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 612.6 calories, Carbohydrate 23.9 g, Cholesterol 232 mg, Fat 48.2 g, Fiber 2.8 g, Protein 22.9 g, SaturatedFat 26.6 g, Sodium 1155.1 mg, Sugar 6 g
Tips:
- Properly thaw the spinach: Before incorporating the spinach into the filling, make sure it's adequately thawed and squeezed dry to prevent excess moisture from compromising the pie's texture.
- Use fresh, quality ingredients: The quality of your ingredients directly impacts the final dish. Opt for fresh, high-quality ingredients to elevate the flavor and overall appeal of the pie.
- Season the filling generously: Don't be shy with the seasonings for the filling. A flavorful filling makes all the difference. Use a combination of herbs, spices, and salt and pepper to create a well-rounded taste profile.
- Don't overmix the pastry: Overmixing the pastry can result in a tough, dense crust. Handle the pastry gently and mix just until the ingredients come together. Overworking the pastry will develop the gluten, making it less flaky and more chewy.
- Chill the pastry before baking: Chilling the pastry before baking helps prevent shrinkage and ensures a flakier crust. This step is particularly important if you're using a food processor to make the pastry, as the heat generated during processing can soften the butter too much.
- Bake the pie until golden brown: Keep an eye on the pie while it's baking. The crust should be golden brown, and the filling should be bubbling. Overbaking can dry out the filling and make the crust too hard.
Conclusion:
With its combination of flaky pastry, savory filling, and cheesy topping, this cheesy spinach meat pie is a delightful dish that's perfect for any occasion. Whether you're serving it as a main course or a side dish, this pie is sure to be a hit. Experiment with different fillings and toppings to create your own unique variations of this classic recipe. Remember, the key to a great pie lies in the details - from properly preparing the ingredients to baking it to perfection. So, put on your apron, gather your ingredients, and let's get baking!
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