Easy Spanakopita - Spinach Pie

This is a recipe that I stumbled my way to inventing... Oh... 3 years ago. Coming from a Greek family but thoroughly detesting how complex some of our recipes can be, I set out to make a simplified spanakopita (spinach pie), without sacrificing any of the taste. Please be aware, though, that you will need feta cheese. If you're not going to use feta, then you might as well not even bother. That and the phyllo dough are as exotic as it's going to get, though. The rest of this stuff you should be able to find in your average grocery store:

1 package phyllo dough
5 oz. crumbled Feta cheese
8 oz. chive and garlic cream cheese
1 Egg
Butter (or Olive Oil)
1/2 lb. Fresh spinach

You will also need:
A mixing bowl
A spatula or your hands
A baking sheet
An oven, preheated to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
A cutting board
A knife
Anything else you feel you might need

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Step 1: Fixing the Filling

Wash, drain, and chop the spinach. Leave the stems in, it's perfectly alright. It doesn't have to be cut too finely, as you'll want your greens to have some substance in the dish.

Make sure the cream cheese is soft before you beat in a whole egg. Toss the spinach in and mix well.

Now add your feta. Feta cheese is notoriously salty, so be aware of that if you plan on adding any extra spices for whatever reason (weirdo).

tholopotami says: Jun 9, 2012. 12:28 PM

I am waiting fro someone to make a decent musaka instructable!

julia7778 says: Jun 9, 2012. 10:14 AM

It seems very tasty

poofrabbit says: Jun 8, 2012. 7:48 PM

OH this looks so good!!!

rammses says: Jun 9, 2011. 2:14 AM

This pita is straight from Bosnia not from Greece, And the recipe is exactly my mom's recipe, however i would eat it with same passion even it's something from Greece or Bhutan.

yota (author) says: Jun 9, 2011. 11:02 AM

How cool that your Mom and I came up with the same recipe! Haha! Also, sorry, but Spanakopita is totally Greek (phyllo, feta, and the very name); this of course, is not meant to be taken as the traditional Greek Spanakopita recipe, though, so, y'know, different regions come up with different variations! Thanks for the comment!