Greek-inspired Chicken Spinach & Feta Pie is a twist on an old Greek recipe “Spanakopita” combining Chicken, organic Spinach, onion, fresh garlic, lemon, feta cheese, fresh herbs, and spices all contained in a rich buttery flaky Phyllo (Filo) dough.
Spanakopita or spinach pie is a Greek savory pastry with a filling of chopped spinach, feta cheese, onions or scallions, egg, and seasoning. The filling is wrapped or layered in filo pastry with butter or olive oil, either in a large pan from which individual servings are cut or rolled into individual triangular servings.
While the filo dough recipe is most common, many recipes from the Greek islands call for a crust made of flour and water to form a crunchier, calzone-like exterior in place of the flaky filo dough. The pastry is golden in color when baked, the color often enhanced by butter and egg yolk. Other white, fresh, preferably salted cheeses may also be mixed with, or substituted for, the feta cheese.- Source Wikipedia
I adore most Greek foods such as Spanakopita so I decided to add a tweak to the recipe to make a casserole serve for dinner without all the fuss and muss over cooking and cleaning– turns out this has been one of my better lazy concoctions that I’ve been making the last 4 years. I thought I would share it with you all, enjoy dinner and be the judge of it yourselves.
Below you will find my delicious Greek-inspired recipe for Chicken Spinach & Feta Pie with easy to find ingredients and simple to follow instructions…
Chicken Spinach & Feta Pie ingredients list :
- 14 sheets filo dough
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Zest of 1 lemon
- Juice of one lemon
- 1 medium sweet onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 – (6 ounce) grilled chicken breasts, cut into small pieces
- 1 large package or 24 ounces Organic Spinach chopped
- 1/4 of a cup of heavy cream
- 6 ounces crumbled feta cheese
- 1-2 teaspoons of chopped dill weed
- Kosher salt
- Fresh ground pepper
- 14 sheets Phyllo dough 1 roll
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter + more
- 1 tablespoon fresh Lemon Zest
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 3 6 ounce grilled boneless chicken breasts
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 6 ounces feta cheese crumbles
- 1-2 teaspoons fresh dill weed chopped
- kosher salt to own taste
- black pepper to own taste
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Remove the filo dough from the freezer; thaw dough overnight in a refrigerator.
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Preheat oven to 400°F.
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Zest 1 fresh lemon using a micro plane, be sure not to go into the white part- then squeeze the lemon you have just zested for juice. Chop 1 medium sweet onion and then mince cloves of garlic. Dice the 3 grilled chicken breasts.
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Thaw the spinach Microwave on defrost setting. Once done place spinach in a clean and dry towel to removes excess moister by gently but firmly squeezing spinach in a towel to remove all water
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Melt 4 tablespoons of unsalted butter on high for 30 seconds or until melted.
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Coat a large rectangular baking dish lightly with melted butter. Place one phyllo sheet in dish; brush lightly with butter; then repeat for a total of 7 bottom layers.
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Combine zest of 1 lemon, juice of 1 lemon, 1 medium chopped sweet onion, 2 cloves of garlic that have been minced, chopped chicken breasts, 24 ounces of chopped organic spinach, 1/4 of a cup of heavy cream, 6 ounces of feta cheese, dill weed, season with kosher salt and fresh ground pepper, spread mixture evenly over filo dough.
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Place one filo sheet in a dish on top of spinach and chicken mixture; brush lightly with butter, then repeat with a total of 7 top layers.
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Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden. Let stand about 8 minutes before serving.
This sounds so good! Dishes I have made similar to this have been vegetarian, so I know my husband would love for me to try your twist with the chicken it it.
Thanks so much I appreciate you dropping by! I bet yours is delicious too!
You, love anything with crispy filo dough!
Me too! Filo dough rocks!
This looks wonderful, it has all of my favorite things in it. Ok, it has feta and that’s all I need to be happy in life. 😉
Feta is so delicious! Thanks for stopping by and showing some love!
Being a Greek I was raised with spanakopita which is one of the most common pitas you can find in a Greek home. My mom yesterday actually made one. I love your chicken tweak, makes it a whole meal by itself!
I wish my future husband liked feta or green leafy veggies… I’d make this all the time!
Oh yum! I am going to have to give this recipe a try. I love recipes with spinach!
I love filo dough but need to make more things with it! This looks divine! Can’t wait to try it.
I could eat this all day long, amazing!!
Chicken and Spinach Feta Pie is the bomb!You definitely have to make it!
This recipe sounds amazing! Thanks for sharing with us at the #HomeMattersParty. We hope you’ll party with us again this Friday.
~Bonnie
Bonnie,
Thanks so much for having there, glad you enjoyed the Chicken Spinach & Feta Pie recipe
Besos
Heidy
Congratulations Heidy! Your Chicken Spinach Feta Pie has been featured at our Simple Supper Tuesday Linky Party at Moore or Less Cooking!!
LINK: http://mooreorlesscooking.com/2015/01/26/simple-supper-tuesday-linky-party-46/
OMG how awesome, thank you! You just made my night!