Spinach Lovers Pie

I’ve always made spinach quiche, but never a spinach pie. This is attempt number one, and I’ll tell ya right now, you will see more versions of it in the future.

Spinach is my MOST FAVORITE vegetable of all time. If my family would let me, I would serve it every other day.

THIS IS ALL IT TAKES

Pie Filling

• 1 (10oz bag) frozen spinach, thawed & squeezed dry
• 1/4 cup minced onion
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan or Kraft Italian blend cheese
• 3/4 cup healthy egg substitute or 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup non-fat half-n-half (Land O’Lakes)
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Crust

• 20 Cracked Pepper & Olive Oil Triscuits crackers
• 2-3 tablespoons canola oil

Preheat oven 350F degrees - spray pie plate with high heat nonstick spray.

THAWING FROZEN SPINACH The fastest way to thaw frozen spinach is to put it in a mesh strainer and run it under very warm or hot water. Feel around for icy chucks of spinach and break them apart with your fingers. Turn off water, grab a handful of spinach and squeeze the water out back over the strainer. Depending on the recipe, it’s not crucial to make the spinach feel bone dry, unless you were using it to fill pastry or pasta. Since the spinach was going into an egg mixture anyways, one good squeeze worked fine.

Back to the Recipe
In a medium bowl, stir together spinach, onion, cheese, egg substitute, half-n-half, salt and pepper; set aside.

In a food processor using the large metal blade, pulse Triscuits into fine crumbs. Add oil, pulse 5-10 seconds until the Triscuits are moistened. Transfer to pie plate and press crumbs evenly on bottom and up the sides to form the crust.

Carefully spoon spinach filling into pie plate, so that you don’t move the crust. Distribute all the filling plus egg liquid evenly. The egg & cream will soak into the crust and help hold it together. BAKE 35 MINUTES.

Do anyone have spinach pie recipes they would care to share with me? I really want to get the hang of making these for light lunches, pot lucks and side dishes.
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