New England Spinach Pie Recipes

SARA'S SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• In a large skillet over low heat, heat olive oil. Add onions and pinch of salt, and sauté until soft and beginning to turn golden, 30 to 40 minutes. Transfer to a large mixing bowl.
• Return pan to medium heat. Working in batches and adding oil 1 tablespoon at a time as needed, sauté spinach until wilted, then transfer to a bowl. Coarsely chop cooked spinach, then squeeze hard to remove as much excess liquid as possible.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly oil a shallow 9-by-13-inch baking dish and set aside. In a large bowl, combine feta, ricotta, Parmigiano-Reggiano, eggs and a generous amount of pepper. Mix well. Add spinach and onions and mix thoroughly. Add dill, and toss to blend. Spoon into baking dish, pat down evenly and drizzle lightly with olive oil.
• Bake pie for 30 minutes. Raise heat to 350 degrees and bake until lightly firm in center and golden on top, about 20 more minutes. If top begins to brown too much, cover lightly with foil. To serve, allow pie to cool slightly before cutting into squares. It may also be served cold.

SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. In a medium saute pan on medium heat, saute the onions with the olive oil until translucent and slightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Add the salt and pepper and allow to cool slightly. Squeeze out and discard as much of the liquid from the spinach as possible. Put the spinach into a bowl and then gently mix in the onions, eggs, nutmeg, Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, feta, and pignoli. Butter an ovenproof, nonstick, 8-inch saute pan and line it with 6 stacked sheets of phyllo dough, brushing each with melted butter and letting the edges hang over the pan. Pour the spinach mixture into the middle of the phyllo and neatly fold the edges up and over the top to seal in the filling. Brush the top well with melted butter. Bake for 1 hour, until the top is golden brown and the filling is set. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely. Serve at room temperature.

NEW ENGLAND SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• Pre-heat your oven to 350.
• Use the TBSP of butter to lightly grease the bottom and the sides of your casserole dish.
• Chop onions and garlic into small to medium pieces and sautee them in remaining butter or Olive oil.
• Once onions are transparent, and garlic is LIGHTLY browned, add your bags of frozen spinach.
• While spinach is steaming with the onions and garlic, break open your cresent roll dough tubes.
• Smooth together the cerrated edges in dough and cover bottom and sides if casserole dish.
• Puncture dough with fork, and bake until golden brown.
• Once crust is out of the oven, press down with CLEAN dishtowel until flat.
• Stir spinach and ricotta cheese together in large bowl and add into casserole dish.
• Use remaining cresect roll dough to the top of casserole dish.
• Make small slits in the top to allow steam to escape.
• Bake at 350 for 30-45 mins, or until a knife or fork comes out clean.
• Let cool for 10 minutes and ENJOY!

WHIMPY SKIMPY SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Cook the spinach according to package directions; drain well.
• 3. Combine with the black olives, pepperoni, mozzarella, garlic salt, and pepper.
• 4. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface; cut into 12 equal pieces.
• 5. Place a portion of the spinach mixture in the center of each piece of dough.
• 6. Close each piece of dough, sealing edges to make a turnover.
• 7. Brush each turnover with olive oil; place on baking sheet.
• 8. Bake 30 minutes or until golden brown.
• 9. Serve immediately.

SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a 9 inch pie pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft. Squeeze extra water out of the spinach and add the spinach to the skillet. Continue cooking until the spinach is heated through and the extra water evaporates. Spoon mixture into pie pan.
• In a large bowl, beat together eggs and cream. Stir in salt, pepper and nutmeg. Pour into pie pan, top with shredded Swiss cheese. dot with remaining 1 tablespoon of butter.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes until set and golden brown. Cool 5 minutes before serving.