Spinach Pie With Muenster Crust Food

SPINACH MUENSTER QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Line a quiche dish or 9 inch pie pan with the 8 ounces of Muenster cheese slices. Carefully press all of the water out of the spinach and place it in a large mixing bowl. Add eggs, Parmesan cheese, cream cheese, salt, pepper and garlic powder; stir well. Spoon mixture into pan and top with remaining cheese slices.
• Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes and allow to set up for 10 minutes before serving. Decrease oven temperature by 25 degrees F if using glass pie dish.

FLAKY CRUST SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• Heat butter and oil in large skillet.
• Add onions and sauté until soft about 5 minutes.
• Add spinach to onions and continue cooking for about three minutes until the water has evaporated from spinach.
• Season spinach with a dash of nutmeg.
• In large bowl combine spinach, eggs and all the cheeses.
• Season with salt and pepper if desired.
• Pile mixture into unbaked pie crust.
• Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for one hour or until golden brown on top.

SPINACH CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Press bottom pie crust into glass pie dish.
• In a large bowl, combine the spinach, salt, pepper, nutmeg, ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan, and Cheddar cheeses. Mix together well and pour into bottom pie crust. Place second pie crust on top of filling and trim edges.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 40 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes and cut into wedges.

SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a 9 inch pie pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft. Squeeze extra water out of the spinach and add the spinach to the skillet. Continue cooking until the spinach is heated through and the extra water evaporates. Spoon mixture into pie pan.
• In a large bowl, beat together eggs and cream. Stir in salt, pepper and nutmeg. Pour into pie pan, top with shredded Swiss cheese. dot with remaining 1 tablespoon of butter.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes until set and golden brown. Cool 5 minutes before serving.

CRUSTLESS SPINACH QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9 inch pie pan.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft. Stir in spinach and continue cooking until excess moisture has evaporated.
• In a large bowl, combine eggs, cheese, salt and pepper. Add spinach mixture and stir to blend. Scoop into prepared pie pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until eggs have set, about 30 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. In a medium saute pan on medium heat, saute the onions with the olive oil until translucent and slightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Add the salt and pepper and allow to cool slightly. Squeeze out and discard as much of the liquid from the spinach as possible. Put the spinach into a bowl and then gently mix in the onions, eggs, nutmeg, Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, feta, and pignoli. Butter an ovenproof, nonstick, 8-inch saute pan and line it with 6 stacked sheets of phyllo dough, brushing each with melted butter and letting the edges hang over the pan. Pour the spinach mixture into the middle of the phyllo and neatly fold the edges up and over the top to seal in the filling. Brush the top well with melted butter. Bake for 1 hour, until the top is golden brown and the filling is set. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely. Serve at room temperature.

MUENSTER-SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch ceramic or metal pie pan or quiche dish. If using a glass or non-stick dish, decrease the oven temperature to 325 degrees F. Line the bottom of the pie pan with 8 slices of the Muenster cheese. Set aside. Squeeze any excess water from the spinach and place the spinach in a bowl. Stir in the eggs, Parmesan, cream cheese, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Mix until combined and smooth. Spread the spinach mixture over the cheese slices in the pan. Top with the remaining cheese slices. Place the pan in the oven and bake at 350 degrees F for 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• Make the filling: In a large nonstick skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Add onions, and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and 2 teaspoons salt; cook until garlic is tender, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Transfer mixture to a large bowl; stir in spinach, feta, Parmesan, breadcrumbs, dill, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Fold in eggs until combined.
• Divide mixture evenly between two 9-inch springform pans or two 9 1/2-inch deep-dish pie plates; press firmly to flatten.
• Make the topping: In a large bowl, gently toss sliced phyllo to separate, then toss with remaining 1/2 cup oil until coated.
• Divide phyllo between pies, covering the tops evenly and completely. (To freeze, cover pies tightly with plastic wrap, being careful not to flatten topping. Bake within 3 months; do not thaw first.)
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake until heated through and topping is golden brown, about 1 hour 15 minutes for frozen pie (30 minutes for unfrozen pie).

SPINACH PIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix spinach, cheeses, eggs and nutmeg. Pour into pastry shell.
• Bake 45 to 50 min. or until center is set. Let stand 5 min.
• Cut into 8 wedges. Serve topped with the pasta sauce.

SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• To a large pot, add the olive oil and saute the onions until browned. Add the scallions, dill, nutmeg, black pepper and salt.
• Boil the chopped spinach until blanched and still bright green, stirring occasionally. Mix it together with the ingredients in the pot. Add the crumbled feta cheese and the eggs, making sure that the mixture is slightly cool so the eggs don't scramble. Mix well.
• Brush 1 pound of the phyllo dough with melted butter, piece by piece, layering in a large enough tray to fit the phyllo sheets. Then add the spinach mixture on top and, piece by piece, layer and brush the rest of the phyllo on top. Mark the pieces with a knife and make sure the ends are tucked in, then sprinkle with a little water.
• Bake for 45 minutes, or until golden brown.

SAVORY SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion in butter. Remove from the heat; stir in spinach, salt and nutmeg. , In a large bowl, combine the cottage cheese, cream, cheese and eggs. Stir in spinach mixture. Pour into pastry shell. , Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting.

LOW-CARB MUENSTER SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line a quiche dish or 9 inch pie pan with the 8 ounces of muenster cheese slices.
• Carefully press all of the water out of the spinach and place in large mixing bowl.
• Add eggs, parmesan cheese, cream cheese, salt, pepper and garlic powder.
• Stir well.
• Spoon mixture into pan and top with remaining cheese slices.
• Bake for 35 minutes and allow to set up for 10 minutes before serving.
• (preheat oven to 325 if using glass dish).

SPINACH & BACON QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 375 degrees.
• Combine the eggs, cream, salt, and pepper in a food processor or blender. Layer the spinach, bacon, and cheese in the bottom of the pie crust, then pour the egg mixture on top. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes until the egg mixture is set. Cut into 8 wedges.

NO PIE CRUST SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Over medium high heat, place spinach in a large skillet and pour in 1/2 cup of water. Cover and steam until wilted. Drain spinach and reserve.
• In a medium bowl, Stir together bread crumbs., 1/4 cup Parmesan and butter. Press crumb mixture into even layer in a 9 inch pie plate and chill for 15 minutes.
• In a large bowl, beat together the eggs, ricotta cheese, sour cream, 1/2 cup Parmesan, basil, nutmeg and salt and pepper. Stir in the spinach and mix until well combined. Pour into chilled crust. Top with remaining Parmesan and bake for 45 minutes or until firm. Cool to room temperature before serving.

SIMPLE BUT SENSATIONAL SPINACH AND FETA QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line instant pie shell with a SINGLE layer of the Muenster cheese slices.
• Carefully press all of the water out of the spinach and place it in a large mixing bowl. If you prefer, you can use just half the amount of spinach called for in the recipe, we like a lot of spinach so we use the whole box.
• Whisk or blend the cream cheese until it is smooth and has no lumps, add eggs, Parmesan cheese (Note: if you use pre-grated parmesan you may get a gummy texture to the interior of your quiche because of the commercial non-clumping agents put into pre-grated cheese), salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste; stir well.
• Pour into pie shell and top with crumbled feta. Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes or until feta is lightly golden. NOTE: If you are using a frozen shell, bake the quiche on a lower rack in the oven an add 10-15 minutes to the cooking time. Watch crust edges closely, and if they become too brown, cover edges with foil to finish baking. For quicker cooking, you may choose to blind bake the crust first.
• Allow quiche to set up for 10 minutes before serving.

SPINACH PIE WITH MUENSTER CRUST

Steps:

• Drain spinach well, pressing between layers of paper towels (or whatever) and set aside.
• Cut 2-3 cheese slices into small triangles, and reserve for garnish.
• Cover bottom and sides of a lightly greased 9 or10-inch pieplate with remaining Muenster slices, overlapping cheese as needed.
• Combine spinach, onion and next 5 ingredients.
• Spoon into cheese-lined pieplate.
• Bake 350 for 45 minutes or until set.
• Cool 10 minutes before serving.
• Garnish with reserved cheese triangles and pimiento strips, if desired.

FLAKY CRUST SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• Heat butter and oil in large skillet.
• Add onions and sauté until soft about 5 minutes.
• Add spinach to onions and continue cooking for about three minutes until the water has evaporated from spinach.
• Season spinach with a dash of nutmeg.
• In large bowl combine spinach, eggs and all the cheeses.
• Season with salt and pepper if desired.
• Pile mixture into unbaked pie crust.
• Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for one hour or until golden brown on top.

SPINACH-CHEESE SWIRLS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Beat the egg and water in a small bowl with a fork or whisk.
• Stir the muenster cheese, parmesan cheese, onion and garlic powder in a medium bowl.
• Unfold the pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface. Brush the pastry sheet with the egg mixture. Top with the cheese mixture and spinach. Starting with a short side, roll up like a jelly roll. Cut into 20 (1/2-inch) slices. Place the slices, cut-side down, onto baking sheets. Brush the slices with the egg mixture.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until the pastries are golden brown. Remove the pastries from the baking sheets and let cool on wire racks for 10 minutes.

EASY FRESH SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Microwave spinach in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 3 to 4 min. or just until wilted. Meanwhile, whisk eggs in large bowl until blended. Add cottage cheese and flour; mix well.
• Chop spinach coarsely. Stir into cottage cheese mixture along with the mozzarella. Spoon into 9-inch pie plate sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 40 min. or until center is set.

SPINACH PIE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees (175 degrees C).
• Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add olive oil, then onions. Saute onions until soft, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and saute 5 minutes more, stirring occasionally. Add spinach and cook just until wilted, about 1 minute.
• In a large mixing bowl combine ricotta, parmesan, and egg. Mix well, then add spinach mixture. Stir thoroughly. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Spread mixture into pastry-lined pan. Cover with second circle of pastry. Trim and seal edges. Cut steam vents in top.
• Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 45 minutes, or until crust is golden brown.

SPINACH MUSHROOM QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the mushrooms, garlic and thyme. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms have browned, 5 to 6 minutes. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Remove the skillet from the heat.
• Press the pie crust into a deep, 9-inch tart pan with a removeable bottom (or a deep-dish pie pan). Layer the mushrooms and spinach into the crust and top with the cheese.
• Whisk together the half-and-half, eggs and a good pinch of salt and pepper in a large bowl. Pour the egg mixture into the crust.
• Place the pan on a rimmed baking sheet. Lightly cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking until the quiche is set and the crust is golden brown, another 10 to 15 minutes. Let the quiche sit for 10 to 15 minutes, then remove from the pan, slice and serve.