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Two slices of pie on a wooden chopping board showing the green spinach and cheese filling.
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Spinach Pie

Easy spinach pie a simple but delicious take on Spanakopita with just 5 ingredients recipe using puff pastry and cottage cheese.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Family Dinner Ideas
Cuisine: New Zealand
Keyword: cottage cheese spinach pie, spinach and cottage cheese pie, spinach cottage cheese pie, Spinach pie
Diet: vegetarian
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 457kcal
Author: Stacey

Ingredients

  • 2 sheets puff pastry I used Edmonds, store bought
  • 250 g cottage cheese
  • 3 Eggs
  • 200 g Frozen spinach defrosted
  • 1 Cup grated cheddar cheese
  • Seasoning ½ Teaspoon Nutmeg, Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 200 degrees Celsius (400 F)
  • Line the bottom of a loaf tin with the puff 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 an egg wash (I never do this) or milk, (I sometimes do this).
  • Bake at 200 degrees celsius for 35 minutes or until pastry is golden
  • Leave to cool for at least 15 minutes 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.
  • Enjoy

Notes

  • The recipe is very very simple, the only real tip is to make sure you leave the pie to cool for a little bit before slicing.
  • This spinach pie reheats well in an air fryer, but leftovers are also lovely straight from the fridge.
  • I make this pie in a loaf tin, I find it an easy option and easy to slice. You could of course use a larger pie dish but you would need to scale up the recipe.
  • Puff pastry: I use store-bought. You could also use filo pastry as an alternative.
  • Cottage cheese: Full-fat cottage cheese works much better than lite cottage cheese due to its lower water content. You can also use ricotta cheese if you prefer.
  • Frozen spinach: You could use fresh spinach but it will need to be blanched
  • Cheddar cheese: Any hard flavoursome cheese will be fine. Feta cheese is also an option.
  • Seasoning:  Nutmeg is optional however the flavour it brings to the spinach and cottage cheese filling is delicious. A little onion powder can also be lovely in this pie.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 457kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 385mg | Potassium: 190mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 3206IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 173mg | Iron: 2mg