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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Cook spinach in a little water until tender, about 3 minutes. | 2. Drain. | 3. Mix with cheese, cottage cheese, eggs, onion, parsley, dill, oregano, salt and nutmeg. | 4. Melt margarine or butter. | 5. Brush bottom of 12x7-inch shallow pan with melted margarine or butter. Reserve the rest for phyllo dough. | 6. Cut phyllo sheets in half. | 7. Gently separate and place one half-sheet in bottom of pan; fold edges over to fit in the bottom of pan. | 8. Brush lightly with melted margarine; repeat with 11 more half-sheets. | 9. Cover unused phyllo sheets with a damp towel so they don't dry out while you work. | 10. Spread spinach mixture over phyllo dough in pan. | 11. Place remaining 12 half-sheets of phyllo dough over spinach mixture spreading each with melted butter and folding in edges to fit pan. | 12. Leftover phyllo can be refrozen. | 13. Cover pan and bake 25 minutes at 350°F. | 14. Uncover and bake 5-10 minutes more, until golden brown. | 15. Let stand for 10 minutes, cut into squares and serve. | 16. OPTION #1: Add1/2 Cup sliced or chopped mushrooms to spinach mixture. | 17. TIP: Dish can be made up to a day ahead and stored in refrigerator until it is time to bake it. If storing for more than one day, freeze; thaw and bake when you are ready to eat it. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
spinach	6	cups	chopped	41.4	6.534	5.148	0.7020000000000001
gruyere cheese	1	cup	shredded crumbled	545.16	0.4752	39.3492	42.6888
cottage cheese	1	cup		205.8	7.098	23.351999999999997	9.03
egg	3		beaten	214.5	1.08	18.84	14.265
onion	1		minced	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
parsley	2	tablespoons	chopped	2.736	0.4811	0.2257	0.06
dill	1	teaspoon	dried	0.0797	0.013000000000000001	0.0064	0.0021
oregano	1/2	teaspoon	dried	1.325	0.3446	0.045	0.0214
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
nutmeg	1	dash	ground	-	-	-	-
margarine	1/2	cup		811.0319999999999	1.0152	1.0152	90.804
phyllo pastry	12		thawed	681.72	119.928	16.188	13.68

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.