Chicken and spinach pie
- Preparation time 20 minutes
- Cooking time 60 minutes
- Serves 6
Ingredients
- oil for cooking
- 10 sheets filo pastry
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 250g chicken, diced
- 1½ cups low-fat fetta, crumbled
- 1½ cups low-fat cottage cheese
- 250g packet frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed to remove excess moisture
- 5 eggs, lightly beaten
Method
- Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Brush pie dish with oil or line the bottom with baking paper.
- Lightly brush or spay 5 sheets of filo with oil and line baking dish.
- Heat oil in a medium non-stick frying pan and cook onion and garlic over medium heat for 4 minutes or until golden brown.
- Add chicken to pan and cook for 4 minutes or until cooked through.
- Scatter chicken and onion mixture over the pastry.
- Combine fetta, cottage cheese, spinach and eggs in a bowl and pour over chicken.
- Brush or spray remaining filo layers with oil and cover top of pie. Tuck in the edges to seal pie.
- Place in oven for 40–50 minutes, or until golden.
HINT: You can omit the chicken and have a vegetarian dish or substitute or add bacon for more flavour.
Nutrition
ANALYSIS per serve | 6 |
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Energy kJ (Cal) | 1218 |
Carbohydrate (g) | 15 |
Protein (g) | 31 |
Fat (g) | 11 |
Saturated fat (g) | 5 |
Fibre (g) | 2 |
Australian Institute of Sport - From the "Survival for the Active Family" cookbook
05 Nov 2018
HINT: You can omit the chicken and have a vegetarian dish or substitute or add bacon for more flavour.
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