Spinach And Cream Cheese Pie Recipe
Spinach Pie is an irresistible delicious side dish recipe. Try this Spinach Pie; I bet you will have a huge fan following among your friends and relatives.
Ingredients
1 small package (3 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1 cup half-and-half (light cream)
1/2 cup soft bread cubes, lightly packed
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup cooked (about 1 1/4 lbs. fresh) spinach, very well drained and finely chopped
4 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 large onion, finely chopped
1/2 pound mushrooms, finely chopped
1 teaspoon tarragon
About 3/4 teaspoon salt
Unbaked 9 or 10-inch pastry shell
Directions
Mash cream cheese with a fork and gradually blend in half-and-half.
Add bread cubes, Parmesan cheese, and eggs to cream cheese mixture and beat with a rotary mixer or wire whip to break up bread pieces.
Stir in the spinach.
Melt butter in a wide frying pan and cook onion and mushrooms until lightly browned, stirring frequently; add tarragon when vegetables are soft.
Blend hot vegetables with spinach mixture.
Salt to taste.
Pour vegetable filling into pastry shell.
Bake on lowest rack in a 400° oven for 25 minutes or until crust is well browned.
Add bread cubes, Parmesan cheese, and eggs to cream cheese mixture and beat with a rotary mixer or wire whip to break up bread pieces.
Stir in the spinach.
Melt butter in a wide frying pan and cook onion and mushrooms until lightly browned, stirring frequently; add tarragon when vegetables are soft.
Blend hot vegetables with spinach mixture.
Salt to taste.
Pour vegetable filling into pastry shell.
Bake on lowest rack in a 400° oven for 25 minutes or until crust is well browned.
