Three Cheese Spinach Pie Recipes

SPINACH CHEESE PIE

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.

SPINACH AND THREE CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180ºC. Grease a baking dish a bit smaller than a sheet of pastry.
• Sauté the onion in the olive oil until soft. Add the greens, then cook until the spinach is wilted and the broccoli soft. Drain any excess liquid off (and save it for a stew, soup, gravy etc). Beat the eggs in a large bowl, adding the mixed herbs, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Stir in the three cheeses and cooled veges.
• Line your baking dish sides and bottom with 6 sheets of pastry, brushing each with the melted butter as you layer.
• Tip the filling in and top with the remaining 6 sheets of pastry, buttering each as you go. Tuck the edges in using a blunt knife, brush the top with butter and sprinkle over the sesame seeds.
• Bake for 45 minutes to one hour or until lovely and brown.
• Cool for 10 minutes before serving with a salad.

SPINACH AND THREE CHEESE PHYLLO PIE

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.

THREE CHEESE SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• Combine rice and boiling water in a 9" plate.
• Cover and let stand 5 minutes.
• Stir in salt, mozzarella and egg and use spoon to press and form into a pie shell.
• Combine spinach, feta cheese, onion and eggs.
• Mix well.
• Pour mixture into rice shell.
• Top with tomato slices and sprinkle with parmesan.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 45-60 minutes, depending on oven.
• OR microwave at HIGH for 10 minutes and let stand for 3 minutes before serving.

THREE-CHEESE SPINACH AND BELL PEPPER QUICHE/PIE

Steps:

• Unfold pastry sheet onto a lightly floured surface.
• Roll into a 13-inch square.
• Place in a lightly greased 9-inch deep-dish pie plate; fold edges under then crimp.
• Prick the pastry with a fork.
• Place in the freezer for at least 15 minutes to make the pastry firmer.
• Bake in a 400°F oven for 12 minutes.
• Let cool on a wire rack.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 350°F.
• Cook the spinach in boiling water for about 8 minutes; drain, cool then squeeze out any excess moisture with hands.
• In a bowl combine the spinach, whipping cream, eggs, salt, pepper and cayenne; mix well to combine.
• Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese and chopped onion into the bottom of the pastry shell, then top with the spinach mixture.
• Sprinkle the feta cheese on top of the spinach mixture.
• Bake uncovered in a 350°F oven for about 50-55 minutes or until set.
• Let stand for about 30 or more minutes before slicing (don't attempt to slice before the 30 minutes or it will run all over!).

THREE CHEESE MUSHROOM AND SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a large skillet, cook bacon and ham for 5 minutes, until done, stirring occasionally. Add chopped mushrooms and continue to cook for another 8 minutes, until mushrooms start to release some liquid.
• Add chopped garlic and spinach. Stir and cook until the spinach is wilted, about 2 or 3 minutes. Set the skillet off the heat to cool a few minutes while the egg mixture is being prepared. In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs until well blended. Mix in the cheeses, one at a time. Add nutmeg, salt and pepper. Mix all together well.
• Slowly add the cooled mushroom-spinach mixture to the eggs and cheese. Combine all of this well and pour into the 9 inch deep dish pie shell.
• Place pie on a cookie sheet that is lined with foil and bake for 30 minutes at 325 degrees.
• Remove from oven and cool 15-20 minutes before slicing.