5 ingredient spinach and cottage cheese pie
This recipe is so easy. It has been a life saver for me on many occasions. Preparation time is minimal. It is packed with vegetable content and is made with everyday ingredients you probably have in your fridge and freezer.
Oh and one last thing that makes this spinach and cottage cheese pie a winner! You don't even have to chop anything! You just put everything in a food processor!
My favourite spinach and cottage cheese pie recipe
Spinach and Cottage Cheese Pie
5 ingredient spinach pie recipe using puff pastry and cottage cheese. Easy Spanakopita
Ingredients
- 2 sheets puff pastry ( I used Edmonds, store bought)
- 250 g cottage cheese
- 3 Eggs
- 200g Frozen spinach (defrosted)
- 1 Cup grated cheddar cheese
- Seasoning (½ Teaspoon Nutmeg, Salt and Pepper to taste)Â
Instructions
- Grease and then line the bottom of a loaf tin with the pastry
- Get out a food processor. Add all other ingredients. Pulse until smooth.
- Pour the spinach mixture into your pie dish
- Top with pasty. I often use a lattice design, but you can do what ever you want. One easy way to do it is to just use cookie cutters (or playdough cutters) to take shapes out of a sheet of pastry for the top
- If you have time or the inclination glaze the pastry with either egg yolk (I never do this) or milk, (I sometimes do this)
- Bake at 200 degrees celsius for 35 minutes or until pastry is golden
- Leave too cool at least 15 mins before slicing/serving. If you slice it too early the filling can be a little watery.. be patient and it will set nice and firm as it cools down
Notes
You could also add pine nuts to this recipe, and/or swap out some of the cheddar for feta
Note: I used a relatively small pie dish for this recipe (20 cm Diameter) It made enough for 2 adults and 3 preschoolers with some bits and pieces on the side.  If you are wanting to make a bigger pie you will need to scale the recipe up accordingly)
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 325Total Fat: 22gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 178mgSodium: 645mgCarbohydrates: 12gFiber: 2gSugar: 2gProtein: 21g
Please know this nutrition analysis is based on the ingredients only, this recipe has not been sent to a laboratory for independent testing
This looks delicious! I think I'll add it to my menu plan for when my in-laws come to visit in a couple of weeks 🙂 xo M.
I hope you all like it!
It's in the oven! =)
Hope it went well
What sides do you serve with this?
For the kiddos I usually serve it with a fruit and vege platter. It's kind of a one dish meal for them. A nice salad goes well with it, I often make a roast beetroot, carrot and balsamic salad that works really well
I love this recipe, I've used it twice and am thinking of making it into hand pies (my husband loves hand pies for some reason.) To keep on hand for quick portable lunches! 😀
Looks delicious. My 11.5 year old makes dinner on Friday nights, so this looks easy enough for her to whip up. I like the suggestion of your beetroot, carrot and balsamic salad too. But for this time, easy green salad will suffice. Thanks for your recipe.
Hi could I freeze this after cooking? Thanks
You can, although I find reheated puff pastry doesn't come out that well