Cheesy spinach bake

Cheesy spinach bake

Add some glamour to your lunchbox with this smart vegetarian recipe

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 6-8 portions

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Heat oven to 180C/ 160C fan/gas 4. Mash feta in a large mixing bowl, add the ricotta and mash again to thoroughly mix. Stir in the spinach, spring onions, Parmesan, egg, nutmeg and plenty of seasoning with half the breadcrumbs.
  2. Brush a 20 x 30cm tin with a little oil. Layer in half the filo sheets, brushing each with oil before adding the next. Scatter remaining breadcrumbs evenly over the base. Spoon in the ricotta filling and gently spread, so as not to dislodge the breadcrumbs. Cover with remaining filo, brushing with oil as you go, then score into portions. Bake for 35-40 mins until golden and crisp. When cool, freeze in individual squares. Defrost overnight in the fridge and eat cold, or warm in a microwave.
Try

3 ways to vary it

1. Add ham as an extra layer. 2. Eat with a splash of hot chilli sauce for added spice. 3. Serve with leftover salad.

Per serving

436 kcalories, protein 23g, carbohydrate 32g, fat 25 g, saturated fat 13g, fibre 2g, sugar 5g, salt 2 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2010.

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  • 2010-08-25 21:30:15.9238

    swanny commented on this recipe

    Have just made this and the flavour is lovely and I got 10 good sized portions from it. The only time consumming thing was seperating the filo sheets which was a bit fiddly!

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    2010-09-05 09:04:29.739989

    DJW rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Didn't have enough ricotta so used half ricotta and half half fat creme fraiche and even my spinach phobic other half liked it and said will eat again. Just as well as made plenty and have frozen enough for another 2 meals for 2of us.

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  • 2010-09-17 14:55:33.372725

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  • 2010-10-06 18:35:54.60263

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  • 2010-11-15 12:53:21.485706

    SophieE rated and commented on this recipe

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    Couldn't get enough! I added more layers of filo to make the pastry thicker which made it easier to serve and eat. Made it for a girly dinner party as there was a veggie with us but everyone loved it more than the meat options! Really lovely.

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  • 2011-01-24 19:55:07.425055

    emles rated and commented on this recipe

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    Nice taste and really easy to make. I did think it was a bit dry so may try using less spinach next time. Will make again with a few alterations

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  • 2011-02-20 15:20:07.269004

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  • 2011-09-02 13:32:54.675953

    Katie rated and commented on this recipe

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    Didnt have ricotta so used cream cheese, only had one pack of feta, added sliced mushrooms to the mix, blitzed onions, garlic and ginger prior to adding other ingredients and left to cool slightly before cutting and it was awesom! sometimes you dont need to folow the recipe to the letter, just get the general idea and then elaborate on it yourself. Someone else has mentioned seasoning, this dish definitely needs it, spinach can be really bland without a decent sprinkle of salt. I also added some grated parmesan on top of the pastry as a final touch. Just about to eat cold with soup for our lunch now, cut into mini squares - lovely and will definitely make again.

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  • 2011-09-02 13:32:57.381604

    Katie commented on this recipe

    Didnt have ricotta so used cream cheese, only had one pack of feta, added sliced mushrooms to the mix, blitzed onions, garlic and ginger prior to adding other ingredients and left to cool slightly before cutting and it was awesom! sometimes you dont need to folow the recipe to the letter, just get the general idea and then elaborate on it yourself. Someone else has mentioned seasoning, this dish definitely needs it, spinach can be really bland without a decent sprinkle of salt. I also added some grated parmesan on top of the pastry as a final touch. Just about to eat cold with soup for our lunch now, cut into mini squares - lovely and will definitely make again.

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  • 2011-09-06 16:40:15.903315

    faith rated and commented on this recipe

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    This was delicious, I added an extra egg due to comments about it being dry and also 2 cloves of garlic and good seasoning, it was perfect. I also used the blender to mix and chop everything.

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  • 2011-11-21 21:26:36.38663

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  • 2011-12-20 17:07:05.278177

    Resi commented on this recipe

    didnt have feta or ricotta cheese. instead used 15% creme fraiche, mozzarella , some goats cheese and topped up to required amount with yoghurt, used 2 eggs, a quarter of an ordinary onion very finely cut up as i didnt have spring onions either, really i just used up lots of ods en ends i had lurking in the fridge a good handfull of mushrooms cut into chunks and rather more spinach than stated and not the baby variety either! lots of pepper and herb salt very good basic recipe, asking to be adapted result was fantastic, will so make again as i love spinach

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  • 2012-01-06 19:35:22.675343

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  • 2012-02-12 11:09:33.682906

    Mowfie rated and commented on this recipe

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    Loved this! Found it very easy to make and very tasty. I had enough left over to freeze 4 portions so made many tasty meals out of it. Will definitely be making it again.

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  • 2012-07-14 19:33:36.564513

    pshopper rated and commented on this recipe

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    I doubled the ingredients and also added an extra egg yolk and a cup of chopped dill. Also I sprinkled some bread crumbs on the base of the tin to soak up any excess liquid. You do need to salt & pepper it well.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 6-8 portions

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

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Per serving

436 kcalories, protein 23g, carbohydrate 32g, fat 25 g, saturated fat 13g, fibre 2g, sugar 5g, salt 2 g

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