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Spinach + Cheese Puff Casserole




Source of Recipe


mastercook


Recipe Introduction


Spinach and cheeses in a puff pastry crust.
The dish is hearty enough to be a main course, but can
also be a side dish to a meat entree.


List of Ingredients




Spinach + Cheese Puff Pastry Casserole

1, 10 ounce package frozen chopped spinach,
...thawed and squeezed dry
1 cup Ricotta cheese
1 cup Feta cheese, drained of any brine
...and crumbled
1/4 cup grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
1/4 cup chopped scallions
4 large eggs
2 tablespoons butter
1 pinch salt
1 pinch ground black pepper
1, 12 ounce puff pastry, premade frozen
...thawed to room temperature or homemade

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cook the spinach in
boiling water. Drain, rinse with cool water, and
squeeze out as much moisture as you can.
Melt the butter in a small skillet. Cook the
scallions until slightly soft.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the cheeses and the
eggs. Mix well. Add the spinach, the butter and
scallions, the salt and pepper and mix again.
Lightly butter the bottom and sides of an 8-inch
square baking dish. Roll out a sheet of puff pastry
on a floured surface to make a 14-inch square. Roll
out a second sheet to make a 9-inch square. Lay the
bigger pastry sheet in the buttered dish, draping the
extra pastry over the edges.
Spread the spinach and cheese mixture evenly in the
dish. Put the remaining pastry sheet on top. Trim
excess pastry if necessary and seal the edges closed.
Use scraps of pastry dough to decorate the top of the
pie. Brush top with additional melted butter if
desired. Bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees F. or
until pastry is golden brown. Let rest for 10 minutes
before serving. Makes 4 servings.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.

Notes:
May prepare, cover and refrigerate for up to 8 hours.

An alternative to puff pastry, try using sheets of filo
dough, overlapped to make the bottom and top crusts.

To help cut down on calories, omit bottom crust entirely.

This is very flexible recipe. Other vegetables may be
substituted for the spinach, and other ingredients like
sauteed garlic and mushrooms may be added.

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