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Layered squash, barley & spinach pie
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Layered squash, barley & spinach pie

21 ingredients 40 min Serves 4 - 8 openrecipes
Layered squash, barley & spinach pie

A spectacular veggie Christmas centrepiece - when sliced, it looks stunning, and the flavours go brilliantly with all your favourite trimmings

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1599
Calories
55g
Protein
74g
Fat
179g
Carbs

Counts 18 of 20 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 18 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Barley 1 cup cooked (157g) 193
Ricotta Cheese 1/2 cup (124g) part-skim 174
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Vegetable 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Sage 1 tsp ground (0.7g) 2
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Pumpkin not in our table 0
Chestnut 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

  • 1 small butternut squash (about 1kg/2lb 4oz), peeled and cubed
  • 3 tbsp olive oil , plus a little extra for brushing
  • 3 onions , finely chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves , crushed
  • 100g mushrooms , sliced
  • 85g whole cooked chestnuts , quartered
  • 100g pearl barley
  • 1.2l vegetable stock
  • 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • zest 1 lemon
  • 250g/9oz tub ricotta
  • 200g full-fat soft cheese
  • ½ x 20g/1oz pack sage , leaves picked and chopped
  • 400g baby spinach
  • 20g pack parsley , leaves chopped
  • 700g plain flour
  • 140g butter
  • 85g/3oz white vegetable shortening (we used Trex)
  • 100ml milk
  • 1 egg , lightly beaten
  • few bay leaves (optional)

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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