Spinach Pie, also known as Spanakopita, is a savory Greek dish found in most Greek restaurants. I use refrigerated pie crust and frozen spinach to make Easy Greek Spinach Pie.
When I eat out at ethnic restaurants, I tend to have a few all-time favorite dishes and I stick to those most of the time. For Greek, Spanakopita or Spinach Pie is always at the top of my list. Now I also make it at home with my Easy Greek Spinach Pie recipe.
I’ve been on a hand-pie kick lately so I decided to make this a little hand-held spinach pie. They are perfect for school or work lunches or even a quick snack. My husband, Vince, likes to grab one (OK usually two) for breakfast on his way out the door in the morning.
I use traditional ingredients, puff pastry, spinach, onion, feta cheese and some Greek seasoning. My favorite Greek seasoning is Cavender’s All Purpose Greek Seasoning filled with a blend of seasonings that go perfectly with my Easy Greek Spinach Pie.
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Easy Greek Spinach Pie
Spinach Pie, also known as Spanakopita, is a savory Greek dish found in most Greek restaurants. I use refrigerated pie crust and frozen spinach to make Easy Greek Spinach Pie.
Ingredients
- 2 boxes frozen spinach – thawed. Make sure to squeeze all the water out of it with a kitchen towel.
- 1 medium onion – diced
- 1 cup feta cheese – crumbled
- 1 egg – beaten
- 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
- 3 TBS extra virgin olive oil
- 1 TBS Cavender’s All Purpose Greek Seasoning
- Two pie crust doughs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Place oil in stove top skillet, add onions and cook for 4-5 minutes.
- Add spinach and cook 8-10 minutes on medium.
- Remove spinach mixture from heat and set aside to cool.
- While spinach and onions are cooling, roll out the pie crust dough
- Using a medium-sized circle cookie cutter or a large glass, cut the pie crust dough into circles.
- In a large bowl, add the spinach and onions, beaten egg, feta cheese and ricotta cheese.
- Place 1-2 TBS of the mixture on 1/2 side of the circle, fold the circle over and crimp to close.
- Brush with egg whites.
- Make two small slits on the top of each hand pie.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes.
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