Ingredients
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1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach (or 2 cups cooked fresh spinach)
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3 large eggs
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1/4 cup whole wheat flour (or any type of flour will work, gluten-free brown rice flour works well)
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1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese (or any cheese will do)
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salt and pepper
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feta cheese (optional topping)
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2 cups nonfat cottage cheese (or ricotta cheese)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Thaw spinach in the microwave. (Substitute - cook fresh spinach in skillet with a small amount of olive oil to make 2 heaping cups cooked).
- In a large bowl mix together cottage cheese (substitute ricotta if desired), eggs and flour. Then mix in the thawed spinach and shredded cheese and add salt and pepper to taste (about 4 shakes of salt and a couple shakes of pepper).
- Scoop mixture into 9" pie plate with our without pie crust and spread around evenly with a spatula.
- No Crust: Bake for 45-60 mins or until fork in the center comes out clean and it is slightly browned around the edges (depending on the depth of the pan, cooking time will vary).
- Crust: Bake for 1-1.25 hours. I do an 8" pie pan for 1 hour and 15 minutes. I recommend covering the edges of your crust with foil until the last 15 mins or so of baking (the thicker the crust, the less it will brown).
- Serve warm topped with crumbled feta cheese if desired.