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Spanakopita with chard and leeks recipe
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Spanakopita with chard and leeks recipe

13 ingredients 15 min + 50 min 4 people openrecipes

This version of the classic Greek dish replaces the spinach with chard and leeks, but hasn't forsaken the filo and feta.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

739
Calories
37g
Protein
54g
Fat
23g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 14 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Ricotta Cheese 1/2 cup (124g) part-skim 174
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Feta Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cottage Cheese 1/2 cup (113g) 2% 98
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Dill 5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried 4
Mint 2 tbsp fresh (3g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Chard not in our table 0
Pastry not in our table 0
Poppy Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 500 chard, tough stalks removed
  • g oil, for frying
  • 2 leeks, trimmed, sliced in half lengthways, then shredded
  • tbsp melted butter
  • 500 cloves garlic, crushed
  • g dried mint
  • 100 eggs
  • g ricotta (or cottage cheese)
  • 3 feta
  • 1 parsley, chopped
  • tsp dill, chopped
  • 4 packet filo pastry
  • 200 poppy seeds

Directions

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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