Greek Spinach Pie (spanikopita)

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package of prepared phyllo dough, thawed
• 1 (15 ounce) bag frozen spinach, thawed and drained
• 195 g feta cheese
• 350 g cottage cheese
• 190 g cream cheese
• 2 eggs
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 bunch fresh dill, chopped
• 1 cup butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 drain spinach, using a paper towel squeeze all moisture out.
• 3 saute onion in a bit of olive oil until golden brown.
• 4 drain cottage cheese.
• 5 chop up or crumble cheeses.
• 6 in a large bowl mix cheeses, spinach, onion, eggs and dill. set aside.
• 7 remove half the phyllo from the package. cover with damp cloth. lay one sheet of dough in a 9x13 baking dish, brush with melted butter. repeat until the half of the dough has been used. pour on the spinach/cheese mixture and level with spatula. top with remaining half of the phyllo dough, brushing each sheet with butter.
• 8 bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown and 'puffy'.
• 9 cut and serve. this is for main course, you can also do in small triangles of dough for an appetizer, but that's too much work for me!
• 10 this freezes very well.