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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. SAUCE Place olive oil in large skillet. | 2. Add garlic and brown for about 2 minutes. | 3. Add ground beef and brown. | 4. Drain off excess grease. | 5. Add crushed tomatoes. | 6. Add tomato paste. | 7. Add nutmeg, oregano and salt and pepper to taste. | 8. Simmer for at least 1 hour. | 9. While this is cooking prepare the filling. | 10. FILLING Trim ends from spinach. | 11. Cook until wilted. | 12. Drain off all excess liquid and squeeze dry. | 13. Beat 2 eggs. | 14. Add cottage cheese and spinach. | 15. Add 1 cup of Italian blend cheese. | 16. Salt and pepper. | 17. CRUST Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. | 18. Spray a 13x9 pan (preferrably glass) with non stick spray. | 19. Pour sauce into pan. | 20. Top with filling. | 21. Cover with rest of cheese. | 22. Take one sheet of Phyllo at a time and brush with melted butter until you have 8 layers. | 23. Bake at 350 deg. | 24. for 1 hour or until top is golden brown. | 25. Let stand for at least 15 minutes. | 26. Cut into squares and serve. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
beef	1		ground ground lean	530.4012	0.0	104.5842	12.1947
tomato	1	can	crushed	62.068999999999996	13.7631	3.2384	0.5397
extra virgin olive oil	1	tablespoon		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
garlic	3	cloves		13.41	2.9754	0.5724	0.045
tomato paste	3	tablespoons		39.36	9.0768	2.0736	0.2256
sugar	1	tablespoon		55.062	13.7724	0.0	0.0
nutmeg	1/4	teaspoon		2.8875	0.2711	0.0321	0.1997
oregano	1	tablespoon		7.95	2.0676	0.27	0.1284
salt pepper				403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
spinach	9	ounces	trimmed	56.132	9.9507	5.6132	0.7654
egg	2			143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
curd cottage cheese	1	lb	curd	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
italian cheese	2	cups	blend	-	-	-	-
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
pepper	1/2	teaspoon		2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
phyllo pastry	8			403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667

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