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    Spinach, Bean, and Cheese Phyllo Pie


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    List of Ingredients




    butter flavored vegetable cooking spray
    1 cup chopped onions
    1 tsp. minced garlic
    1-1/2 lbs. fat-free ricotta cheese, room temperature
    1/2 lb. reduced-fat feta cheese, crumbled
    3 Tbs. grated Parmesan cheese
    2 lbs. frozen chopped spinach, thawed, well-drained
    2 lbs. canned pinto beans, or navy beans, rinsed, drained, and finely chopped
    1 tsp. dried dill weed
    1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
    1 Tbs. lemon juice
    salt and pepper, to taste
    2 eggs
    6 frozen sheets phyllo pastry, thawed

    Recipe



    Spray small skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium heat until hot. Sauté onion and garlic until tender, 3 to 4 minutes.

    Mix cheeses in bowl; stir in onion mixture, spinach, beans, dill weed, and nutmeg; season to taste with lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Mix in eggs. Cut phyllo pastry crosswise into halves. Spray bottom of 9x13 inch baking pan with cooking spray; place 1 phyllo half sheet in pan and spray generously with cooking spray. Repeat with 5 half sheets of phyllo.

    Spread spinach mixture evenly over phyllo. Place 1 half sheet phyllo over cheese mixture and spray generously with cooking spray. Repeat with remaining phyllo half sheets.

    Score top layers of phyllo with sharp knife. Bake at 350°F until phyllo is golden, about 50-60 minutes.

    Serces 8

 

 

 


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