Spanakopita Recipe

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Spanakopita
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  1. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, then cook spinach, stirring, until wilted and tender, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and cool, about 10 minutes. Squeeze handfuls of spinach to remove as much liquid as possible, then coarsely chop. Transfer to a bowl and stir in feta, nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
  2. Preheat oven to 375°F.
  3. Melt remaining 1 stick butter in a small saucepan, then cool.
  4. Cover phyllo stack with 2 overlapping sheets of plastic wrap and then a dampened kitchen towel.
  5. Take 1 phyllo sheet from stack and arrange on a work surface with a long side nearest you (keeping remaining sheets covered) and brush with some butter. Top with another phyllo sheet and brush with more butter. Cut buttered phyllo stack crosswise into 6 (roughly 12- by 2 3/4-inch) strips.
  6. Put a heaping teaspoon of filling near 1 corner of a strip on end nearest you, then fold corner of phyllo over to enclose filling and form a triangle. Continue folding strip (like a flag), maintaining triangle shape. Put triangle, seam side down, on a large baking sheet and brush top with butter. Make more triangles in same manner, using all of phyllo.
  7. Bake triangles in middle of oven until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool slightly.
  8. Cooks' note: Pastry triangles can be formed, but not baked, 3 days ahead. Arrange in 1 layer in heavy-dty sealed plastic bags, then freeze. Bake frozen pastries(do not thaw) in same manner as above.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 77.88 Kcal (326 kJ)
Calories from fat 69.57 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.73g 12%
Cholesterol 23mg 8%
Sodium 97.13mg 4%
Potassium 90.98mg 2%
Total Carbs 0.92g 0%
Sugars 0.31g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.31g 1%
Protein 1.59g 3%
Vitamin C 4.2mg 7%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Calcium 54.1mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 257.2 Kcal (1077 kJ)
Calories from fat 229.75 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25.53g 12%
Cholesterol 75.95mg 8%
Sodium 320.79mg 4%
Potassium 300.48mg 2%
Total Carbs 3.05g 0%
Sugars 1.03g 1%
Dietary Fiber 1.02g 1%
Protein 5.25g 3%
Vitamin C 14mg 7%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 3%
Iron 1.8mg 3%
Calcium 178.7mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 2.1
    Points
  • 2
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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