Best Spinach Artichoke Filo Pie Recipes

SPINACH PHYLLO HAND PIE

Steps:

• Melt 1 stick of the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and onion and cook until the onion is softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the artichoke hearts and stir. Pour in the cream and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and let the mixture thicken for 1 to 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in the cream cheese and Parmesan and mix until smooth. Add the spinach and cook, stirring occasionally, until the spinach is fully wilted. Set the mixture to cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Melt the remaining 1 stick butter in a small saucepan. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
• On a clean work surface, halve and trim the phyllo sheets into 18 rectangular pieces (5 1/3 inches by 9 inches). Layer 3 phyllo sheets, brushing the top of each layer with melted butter. (Cover the remaining phyllo dough with plastic wrap and a damp cloth to keep from drying out.) Place 1/4 cup of the filling about 1 inch from the bottom of the phyllo rectangle. Fold the corner of the phyllo dough over the filling, creating a triangular filled pocket. Continue to fold, keeping the triangle shape, until completely sealed. Place it sealed-side down on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining phyllo sheets and filling until you have 6 hand pies.
• Brush the top of the phyllo triangles with the remaining butter and bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

SPINACH ARTICHOKE RICOTTA PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F
• In a medium-sized skillet over medium-high heat, heat 1 tablespoon of butter and cook onion and garlic until soft, about 3 to 4 minutes
• Remove from heat and cool
• In a mixing bowl beat the egg, add the ricotta, nutmeg, lemon zest, salt, pepper, spinach, artichoke hearts, breadcrumbs and cooled onion and garlic mixture
• Add 3/4 cup Parmigiano Reggiano
• Reserve the filling while you prepare the spring form pan
• Melt the remaining 4 tablespoons butter and brush the entire inside of pan with it
• Line one side of the pan at a time with phyllo: Lay one sheet with the short end in the middle of the bottom of the pan
• Drape the rest of the sheet up the side of the pan and over the edge, leaving a good amount of overhang
• Brush the section on the bottom of the pan with more butter, then repeat with another sheet of phyllo on the unlined half of the pan, overlapping the sheets a bit in the center
• Sprinkle the phyllo-lined bottom of the pan with remaining Parmigiano Reggiano and season with some pepper
• Turn the pan so that one of the draped sides is facing you, and repeat the layering action in the opposite direction leaving you with lots of overhang on all the sides of the pan
• Brush with any remaining butter
• With care, transfer the ricotta filling into the phyllo-lined pan; spread it out evenly, from edge to edge, trying not tear the phyllo
• Working one at a time, fold each of draped overhang phyllo sheets over the top of the filling, pressing in down gently
• Brush each folded-over sheet with a little more butter
• Bake 25-30 minutes, until golden brown
• Let cool about 5 minutes, remove the outer ring of the pan and serve