Greek Spanakopita Pie

Flaky phyllo crust encases a savory ground beef filling flavored with spinach, tomatoes and feta cheese.

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35 minutes

1 hour 30 minutes

6 servings



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Nutrition Info

  • 1 Serving
  • 400
  • 25g
    (Saturated Fat 13g, Trans Fat 1 1/2g)
  • 95mg
  • 810mg
  • 24g
    (Dietary Fiber 3g, Sugars 4g)
  • 20g
  • Percent Daily Value*
  • 80%
  • 10%
  • 20%
  • 20%
  • Exchanges
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
  • 1
  • Carbohydrate Choices
  • 1 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Tips & Techniques

  • High Altitude (3500-6500 ft):

    Bake 45 to 55 minutes.

  • Tips

    For a more authentic flavor, substitute ground lamb for the ground beef.

  • Serve this pie with a Greek salad and retsina, an up-and-coming wine from the Nemea region of Greece.

Ingredients

  • 1  lb lean ground beef
  • 1  cup chopped onion (1 large)
  • 1  box (9 oz) Green Giant® frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
  • 1/4  cup chopped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley
  • 1/2  teaspoon salt
  • 1/4  teaspoon pepper
  • 1  can (15 oz) diced tomatoes with Italian-style herbs, undrained
  • 12  sheets frozen phyllo (filo) (14x9 inch), thawed
  • 6  tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
  • 1/4  cup Progresso® Italian style bread crumbs
  • 1  cup crumbled feta cheese (4 oz)

Directions

  1. 1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch pie plate with cooking spray.
  2. 2In 10-inch skillet, cook beef and onion over medium-high heat, stirring frequently; drain. Stir in spinach, parsley, salt, pepper, and all but 1/2 cup of the tomatoes. Cook and stir until hot; set aside.
  3. 3Cover phyllo sheets with damp paper towel. Arrange sheets, layering 3 at a time, in an X shape and then in a + shape to create a spoke pattern on work surface, brushing each with butter and sprinkling with 1 teaspoon of the bread crumbs as it is added. Transfer all layers of phyllo to pie plate, gently easing dough down sides of pie plate and allowing excess dough to hang over edge. Place beef mixture in pie plate; top with feta cheese. Fold overhanging phyllo up and over filling, leaving 2- to 3-inch center of filling uncovered. Spoon remaining 1/2 cup tomatoes in center. Brush phyllo with butter.
  4. 4Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
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Ravynn
Ravynn said:

I just love how people will call something Greek simply because they use some Feta and Filo...this is not Spanakopita! Don't get me wrong...this looks good...however REAL Spanakopita has no meat and even if it did it would most likely have Lamb or at minimum a combo of Lamb/Beef. And YES I am GREEK!

4/23/2012 2:34:28 PM
ksuefox
ksuefox said:

I have to say this is an amazing version of Spanakopita. Made it tonight using the lamb and OMG this was amazing! and not too difficutlt to make either. My husband wants this next week again! He said to put "Go make this now and make your husband very happy." :)

2/20/2012 8:28:47 PM
Anonymous User
Anonymous said:

Yeah, I was just noticing that. Spanakopita is one of my favorite Greek dishes. This recipe looks really good regardless, though. :]

3/14/2011 3:12:05 PM
Daktari
Daktari said:

I'm not exactly sure what this is, but it isn't traditional spanikopita, which has no meat in it at all.

1/24/2011 1:25:15 PM
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