Dinner

Spanakopita is for Dinner.

Spanakopita takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Spanakopita takes 20 minutes to cook.

Spanakopita makes 20 servings.

The ingredients for Spanakopita are:

Phyllo Dough, 12 sheet dough
Butter, unsalted, .25 cup - melted
Spinach, frozen, 1 package (10 oz)
Feta Cheese, 5 oz
Egg, fresh, 4 large
Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched, .6 Tbsp
Scallions, raw, 4 medium (4-1/8" long) - sliced

Here is how you make Spanakopita:

Preheat over to 350 degrees1. Defrost phyllo for about 5 hours in box or as instructed in package2. cook spinach as directed in package. do not defrost. simply add about 1/4 cup of water to a pan and cook. remove from heat and place in colander. remove all excess water. Press out excess water with hands or paper towel.3. In a bowl, mix spinach, eggs, flour, and feta cheese4. coat a pan with cooking spray and cook scallions until fragrant. add to spinach mixture5. Melt butter slightly. Do not let it brown6. Place 1 sheet of phyllo on a clean suface. Brush and cover with butter. Top with a secons sheet and brush. Top with a thers sheet and brush (all other sheets should be kep wrapped in plastic and covered with a damp clothto keep from drying).7. After all 3 sheets have been brushed, cut into 5 strips.8. Add 1 tbsp of mixture on the corner of strip and form in triangle shape as you would a flag. Repeat.9. Place all triangles in a cookie sheet coated with cooking spray. Brush all triangles with butter.10. Cook for 20-25 minutes or until brownNumber of Servings: 20Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PAHITO.

The nutritional information for Spanakopita is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 20
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 101.2

• Total Fat: 5.5 g
• Cholesterol: 55.0 mg
• Sodium: 154.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 9.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
• Protein: 3.8 g