EASY SPANAKOPITA RECIPE

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Pick up some phyllo dough to make this Easy Spanakopita Recipe! Our take on a Greek dish is an Easy Spanakopita Recipe ready in 45 minutes.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Dairy

Time 45m

Yield 30 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 pkg. (1 lb.) baby spinach leaves
2 pkg. (4 oz. each) ATHENOS Traditional Crumbled Feta Cheese
1 egg, beaten
1/2 tsp. ground red pepper (cayenne)
10 sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed
1/2 cup butter, melted
4 green onions, chopped

Steps:

Heat oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add spinach; cook and stir 4 to 5 min. or until spinach wilts. Remove from heat. Discard any liquid from skillet; cool 5 min. Squeeze spinach to remove as much liquid as possible. Chop spinach. Mix spinach, feta, egg and pepper in medium bowl.
Heat oven to 375°F. Unroll phyllo sheets; cover with plastic wrap until ready to use to prevent drying. Place 1 phyllo sheet on clean work surface; brush lightly with butter. Top with second phyllo sheet. Using sharp knife, cut sheets crosswise into 6 (12x2-3/4-inch) strips.
Place 1 tsp. spinach mixture onto end of strip. Fold one corner of phyllo strip over filling to make a triangle. Continue folding dough until entire strip is folded into a triangular packet. Place, seam side down, on baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray. Repeat with remaining phyllo sheets and filling mixture. Brush tops with remaining butter.
Bake 20 to 25 min. or until crisp and golden brown. Cool on wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 80, Fat 6 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Sodium 135 mg, Carbohydrate 4 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 3 g