Greek Meat Pie

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb lean ground chuck
• 1 lb lean ground lamb
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon oregano, crushed
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 12 sheets phyllo pastry

Recipe

• 1 in a skillet, saute ground meat in olive oil with onions until browned; season with salt, oregano and pepper; add tomato sauce & cinnamon.
• 2 in a small bowl, beat eggs and stir in parmesan cheese; when ground meat has cooled, fold in the eggs and cheese mixture.
• 3 butter a 9x13 inch baking pan; arrange six sheets of phyllo pastry on bottom of pan, buttering each sheet with the melted butter.
• 4 spread a layer of cooled meat mixture evenly on phyllo & cover with remaining six phyllo sheets, brushing each with melted butter.
• 5 trim edges of phyllo to fit pan with a sharp knife; slice through top of pastry to form diamond shapes.
• 6 bake in a preheated 350°f oven until pastry is golden crisp, about 20 to 25 minutes.
• 7 may be served hot or cold.