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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Heat large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and meat and cook breaking up meat until all liquid eaporates and meat is browned. Add garlic and spinach. Cover and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. | 2. Whisk together nugmeg, cinnamon, thyme, flour and milk. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat stirring constantly for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat. Whisk in egg. Place over medium heat and contine to stir for 2 minutes. Set aside. | 3. Heat butter in small skillet over medium heat. Add pine nuts and stir until golden-brown. | 4. Stir sauce, pine nuts and cheese into meat. Season with salt and pepper and cool. | 5. OAMC: The meat mix may be frozen at this point for later use. To use, thaw overnight in the fridge before proceeding with the remaining directions. | 6. Preheat ove to 350. | 7. Lightly grease rimmed baking sheet. Cover work surface with a towel. | 8. Place 1 phyllo sheet on towel with long edge nearest you. Spray with butter spray. Add 1 sheet of phyllo. Sray with buttter spray. Continue until 10 sheets are layered. | 9. Spread 1/3 of cooled meat mixture on phyllo leaving 1 1/2 inch border. Using the towel as an aid, roll the phyllo lengthwise. | 10. Transfer, seam side down to baking sheet. Repeat with remaining mix and phyllo. Spray tops with butter spray. | 11. The roll may be frozen at this stage as well. Wrap in foil and freeze. Do not thaw before baking. | 12. Bake until crisp and golden, about 50-60 minutes. If cooking from frozen may require an additional 10 minutes of baking. Let stand 10-15 minutes before slicing. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
onion	1		chopped	44.0	10.274000000000001	1.21	0.11
extra beef	2	lbs	ground lean	806.9352	0.0	179.5204	4.5333
garlic clove	1			806.9352	0.0	179.5204	4.5333
spinach	10	ounces	chopped thawed squeezed frozen	62.3689	11.0563	6.2369	0.8505
cinnamon	1	teaspoon	ground	-	-	-	-
thyme	1	teaspoon	ground	2.76	0.6394	0.0911	0.0743
nutmeg	1/4	teaspoon		2.8875	0.2711	0.0321	0.1997
flour	2 1/2	tablespoons		90.3562	19.7821	1.4689	0.3506
nonfat milk	1 1/2	1/2		124.95	18.227999999999998	12.3848	0.294
egg	1		beaten	71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
pine nut	1/4	cup		227.1375	4.4145	4.6204	23.0749
butter	1	teaspoon		28.5	1.3095	0.8905	2.4
parmesan cheese	1/2	cup		148.0	16.0	16.0	2.0
phyllo dough	30	sheets		1704.3	299.82	40.47	34.2
cooking spray			butter-flavored	-	-	-	-

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