Spinach & Chicken Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 tablespoons unsalted butter
    1 large sweet onion, chopped
    2 1/4 lbs ground chicken
    3 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
    1 1/2 teaspoons salt
    1 teaspoon black pepper
    1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
    1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
    1 1/2 cups feta cheese, crumbled
    4 eggs, lightly beaten
    1 tablespoon fresh oregano, chopped
    8 sheets phyllo dough, thawed and halved crosswise (13x9 inches)
Preparation
    Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
    Coat 13x9x2-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
    Melt butter in large skillet over high heat.
    Add onion and reduce heat to medium; cook 5 minutes.
    Add chicken and cook 8 minutes, until no longer pink.
    Add spinach, salt, pepper, nutmeg and red pepper flakes.
    Cook 5 minutes.
    Transfer to a large bowl.
    Stir in cheese, eggs and oregano.
    Place a half sheet phyllo in bottom of pan.
    Coat with cooking spray.
    Repeat with 7 more half sheets, coating each sheet with cooking spray.
    Spread spinach mixture over top.
    Repeat with remaining 8 half sheets.
    Cut top layer in 8 equal pieces.
    Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes, until top is browned.
    Recut to serve.

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