Spinach & ricotta pie

Spinach & ricotta pie

A light pie of crisp pie that can be made ahead - this version has Italian cheese and soft greens

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 50 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Heat a spray of oil in a large pan and fry the onion and garlic for 10 minutes until soft but not coloured. Add the spinach and cook for 5 minutes, stirring. Tip into a sieve and press to remove as much excess liquid as possible. Cool.
  2. Beat the egg with the ricotta and nutmeg and season. Stir in the feta with the spinach and onion. Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6.
  3. Spray a 20cm loose-based cake tin with a little oil. Line with the filo sheets, leaving excess pastry overhanging and spraying each sheet with oil. Spoon the cheese and spinach mixture into the tin. Bring the pastry up and over the top of the pie. Spray generously with oil. Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden brown and crisp. Serve warm or cold.
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WHY IT'S LIGHTER

Filo gives a light shell; ricotta keeps the filling healthier.

PER SERVING

189 kcalories, protein 10.2g, carbohydrate 11.7g, fat 11.2 g, saturated fat 5.8g, fibre 1.6g, salt 1 g

Recipe from olive magazine, January 2012.

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  • 28 July 2012

    Babka the Brave rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this with two sheets of puff pastry as filo and I don't get along. The filling is absolutely beautiful, I went with goat's feta. Made the butter bean and tomato salad from this site, lovely stuff.

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  • 15 August 2012

    eloveland rated this recipe

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  • 28 August 2012

    Nomes commented on this recipe

    Seriously in love with this dish. Great in summer with fresh baby spinach, but also works from frozen if need be. Great with a bit of sweet chilli sauce on the side. So much easier than making a quiche from scratch!

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  • 21 October 2012

    Froggy rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I have just tried this recipe and found it really easy to follow but I will season it a little more next time as I found it a bit bland.

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  • 03 November 2012

    pieracatalano rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Love this recipe, such a hit with the family. I added mushrooms to one pie and prefered this, would be nice with chicken too!

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  • 22 November 2012

    Dani Race commented on this recipe

    I thought this was going to be a disaster as most of the ingredients were quite wet but it actually came out really well! I used the same amounts to serve 6 people but there was only 4 of us but even then I thought it could do with a little bit.. more.. unless we are a piggy family!

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  • 22 November 2012

    Dani Race rated this recipe

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  • 03 December 2012

    Fallella rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Was tasty but to make it less bland I put a tablespoon of Dijon mustard in it and a few herbs. Really brought out a lovely flavour.

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  • 15 December 2012

    Seezal commented on this recipe

    Can this be prepared in advance and re-heated?

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  • 07 January 2013

    minty88 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    made this tonight. It was solo tasty! even my other half ate it once he got over the shock that he had a plate with no meat for dinner! can't waif to have some for lunch tomorrow! I served it with ratatouille. the nutmeg really makes this dish so make sure you put it in!

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  • 15 January 2013

    Jenny Piccolo rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious! Made this as my husband has just started the 5:2 diet so this being under 200 cals was perfect for our meal with salad. Really tasty. Will definitely make this again.

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  • 26 January 2013

    Izzy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Amazing! Made it with puff pastry instead of filo as the shop had run out but it worked just as well! The whole family loved it, will definitely do this again! I served it with potato wedges and salad :)

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  • 10 February 2013

    Lilit commented on this recipe

    Perfect dinner! End result looks and tastes fabulous and professional. It can totally compete with a posh restaurant dish. I did not change anything in the recipe - it is excellent as it is.

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  • 12 February 2013

    iliana Todorova rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Its my favorite one

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  • 17 February 2013

    kiwiloten rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I have made this 5 times now. Leaving out the feta on the first occasion , because I didn't have any, still made a gorgeous pie. Substituting cottage cheese for feta works well too and is a cheaper alternative. I have also made the recipe without the filo lid as a deep tray bake which is excellent as a cold slice for packed lunches.

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  • 28 February 2013

    Frenchie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    A lovely, tasty and easy to make pie. Not quite as good as the butternut squash and spinach fillo pie, but definitely a close second. Will definitely be making again

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  • 02 March 2013

    MmeButterfly commented on this recipe

    Great dish. I made it with very thin home made short crust pastry, as if I was making an apple pie and it looked quite impressive. It's easy to make although it takes a bit of time but the result is stunning and tasty.

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  • 15 March 2013

    mmmarmite commented on this recipe

    This was delicious! I'm living in Spain at the moment so had to substitute ricotta for requesón and I had 300g is spinach so chucked it all in and didn't use nutmeg, just salt and pepper. Was lovely, well definitely make it again, delicious straight from the oven and the next day cold.

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  • 31 March 2013

    lucylacy rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Good, but not as good as the similar recipe from Jamie Oliver's 30 minute meals.

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  • 16 April 2013

    TINA rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    The tasted amazing,I'll defo make again and will be adding different bits and bobs,but will make it as it is also has it is really great.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 50 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

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PER SERVING

189 kcalories, protein 10.2g, carbohydrate 11.7g, fat 11.2 g, saturated fat 5.8g, fibre 1.6g, salt 1 g

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