Spinach Cheese Triangles Recipes

SPINACH CHEESE TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender. Add spinach; cook and stir 3-4 minutes longer or until liquid is evaporated. Transfer to a bowl; cool slightly. Stir in cheeses, eggs, bread crumbs, salt and pepper., Place one sheet of phyllo dough on a work surface; spritz with cooking spray. (Keep remaining phyllo covered with plastic wrap and a damp towel to prevent it from drying out.) Cut sheet crosswise into four 9x3-1/2-in. strips., Place 1 tablespoon filling on one end of each strip. Fold dough over filling, forming a triangle. Fold triangle over, forming another triangle. Continue folding, like a flag, until you reach the end of the strip. Spritz end of dough with cooking spray and press onto triangle to seal. Turn triangle and spritz top with cooking spray. Repeat with remaining phyllo and filling., Place triangles on baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Freeze option: Freeze unbaked triangles in freezer containers, separating layers with waxed paper. To use, bake triangles as directed, increasing time as necessary to cook through.

SPINACH-CHEESE TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Beat cream cheese, spinach, peppers and garlic salt with electric mixer on low speed until well blended.
• Place 1 of the phyllo sheets on clean work surface. Brush lightly with butter. Cut phyllo into three lengthwise strips. Spoon about 1 tsp. of the filling 1 inch from one end of each strip. Fold end of phyllo over filling at 45-degree angle. Continue folding as you would fold a flag to form a triangle that completely encloses filling. Repeat with remaining phyllo and filling. Place triangles, seam-sides down, on baking sheet; brush with remaining butter.
• Bake 12 to 15 min. or until golden brown. Serve warm.

SPINACH PHYLLO TRIANGLES

Steps:

• In a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook onion until, tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in spinach and oregano; cook over medium-low heat just until spinach is warmed. Drain. Remove from the heat; stir in feta cheese and set aside. , Spray one sheet of phyllo dough with butter-flavored cooking spray. (Keep remaining phyllo covered with plastic wrap and a damp towel to prevent drying.) Fold dough in half lengthwise; spray with butter-flavored cooking spray. Cut dough in half lengthwise, forming two strips. , Place 1 tablespoon of spinach mixture on lower corner of each strip. Fold dough over filling, forming a triangle. Continue folding, like a flag, until you come to the end of each strip. Spray with butter-flavored cooking spray, making sure all edges are sprayed and sealed. Repeat with remaining phyllo and filling., Place triangles on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to a wire rack. Serve warm.,

SPINACH AND THREE CHEESE TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat and saute the spinach and herbs for a few minutes until all their liquid has cooked off. Season with salt and pepper. Pour in the ouzo and as soon as it boils off, remove the mixture from the heat. Set aside to cool a little.
• Combine the spinach and herb mixture with the cheeses in a large bowl. Add the egg and the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Adjust the seasoning with additional salt and pepper.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Brush a sheet pan with oil, then line it with parchment paper. Place the phyllo vertically in front of your on your work surface. Using a sharp knife, cut lengthwise into 4 equal columns. Stack and cover with a dry kitchen towel and immediately on top of that place a damp kitchen towel.
• Remove the first phyllo sheet and place it vertically in front of you. Brush lightly with olive oil. Place another sheet on top and brush that lightly, too. Place a teaspoon of the filling on the bottom right-hand corner of the phyllo and fold up like a flag in order to form a small triangle. Place on the baking sheet seam side down. Cover with a kitchen towel as you continue with the remaining filling and phyllo. Brush all the triangles with olive oil. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until the triangles are lightly golden and puffy. Remove and serve.

SPINACH TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Beat 1 egg and water in a small bowl with a fork or whisk. Stir the remaining eggs, cheese, spinach, onion and parsley in a medium bowl.
• Unfold 1 pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface. Roll the pastry sheet into a 12-inch square. Cut into 16 (3-inch) squares. Repeat with the remaining pastry sheet, making 32 in all.
• Place 1 tablespoon spinach mixture in the center of each square. Brush the edges of the pastry with the egg mixture. Fold the pastry over the filling to form triangles. Crimp the edges with a fork to seal. Place the filled pastries onto baking sheets. Brush with the egg mixture.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until the pastries are golden brown. Let the pastries cool on the baking sheets on wire racks for 10 minutes.

SPINACH-CHEESE TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• In skillet over medium-high heat, heat 1 tablespoon margarine.
• Add onion and cook until tender.
• Add spinach and cook 4 minutes or until liquid evaporates.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in feta cheese, cream cheese, egg and garlic powder.
• In cup melt remaining margarine.
• Unfold dough.
• Remove 2 dough sheets leaving the remaining covered.
• Brush with margarine.
• Repeat with 4 more dough sheets stacking each on top of the previous sheet.
• Repeat with remaining sheet making three stacks in all.
• Cut each stack crosswise into 5 (about three inch) strips.
• Place about 2 tablespoons spinach mixture at the end of each strip.
• Fold each corner of strip over spinach mixture to form a triangle.
• Fold triangle over toward strip.
• Continue folding until the entire strip is folded into a triangle.
• Place on greased baking sheet.
• Brush with margarine.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until golden.

SPINACH-CHEESE TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Steam or parboil the spinach until it wilts; drain, squeeze dry, and chop.
• Add olive oil to a medium skillet; place over medium heat.
• Add in onion and scallion; cook/stir about 5 minutes, until softened.
• Add in spinach, salt, pepper, and nutmeg; stir.
• Beat the eggs with the cheese; stir into the spinach mixture along with the dill and parsley; remove from heat.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Unroll phyllo sheets and cut them into thirds the long way.
• Working with 1 piece at a time, brush lightly with butter, then sprinkle lightly with bread crumbs.
• Place 1 heaping teaspoon of spinach filling in one corner of the dough and fold the corner over to make a triangle.
• Continue to fold the phyllo, , making triangles, as you learned to do with a flag.
• As each piece is finished, brush its top with butter and place on a baking sheet.
• When all the triangles are done, bake for about 20 minutes, or until nicely browned.
• Let rest for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.