Cheesy Spinach Meat Pie Recipes

SPINACH CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Press bottom pie crust into glass pie dish.
• In a large bowl, combine the spinach, salt, pepper, nutmeg, ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan, and Cheddar cheeses. Mix together well and pour into bottom pie crust. Place second pie crust on top of filling and trim edges.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 40 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes and cut into wedges.

CHEESY CREAMED SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add spinach and cook until wilted, stirring constantly. Remove from the skillet and drain in a colander. Try to squeeze out as much liquid as possible.
• Melt the butter in the skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and onions; cook and stir until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the spinach and stir in the heavy cream. Sprinkle in the provolone cheese and stir to melt and coat the spinach. Once the provolone has melted, stir in the Parmesan cheese and continue to cook and stir until thickened. Season with salt and pepper and serve hot.

CREAMY CHEESY SPINACH DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease a 1 1/2-quart shallow baking dish with 1 teaspoon olive oil.
• Heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until lightly browned, 4 to 7 minutes. Add spinach and simmer until spinach is hot, about 5 minutes. Drain any liquid from the mixture and transfer to a bowl.
• Pour milk into pot and return pot to medium heat. Melt cream cheese into the milk; cook and stir together about 3 minutes. Return spinach mixture to pot with 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese and Cheddar cheese; stir to combine. Season the mixture with Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish and top with 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven until bubbly and golden brown on top, 20 to 25 minutes.

SPINACH BEEF PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour and oats; cut in the butter until crumbly. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. Roll out dough to fit a 9-in. pie plate. Transfer to plate; trim and flute edges., Preheat oven to 400°. In a large skillet, cook the beef, onion, green pepper and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the ketchup and seasonings. Fold in the spinach; cool slightly. Stir in the eggs and 1 cup cheese until combined; spoon into crust., Bake until the center is set, 25-30 minutes. Sprinkle tomato and remaining cheese around edge of pie. Bake until cheese is melted, 5-10 minutes longer. Let stand for 5-10 minutes before cutting.

EASY CHEESY SPINACH BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Beat eggs lightly in large bowl. Add all remaining ingredients except the red peppers; mix well.
• Pour into greased 9-inch pie plate.
• Bake 40 minutes or until center is set. Top with peppers.

BASIC DOUGH (FOR SPINACH, MEAT, AND CHEESE PIES) MIDDLE EAST, PA

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm water (or milk). Sprinkle with sugar, cover, and let rise.
• In a large pan mix flour and salt. Add the yeast mixture and butter/shortening.
• Gradually add the lukewarm water, mixing and kneading until dough is smooth and tender.
• Cover with a blanket and put in a warm place for two hours or until dough rises.
• Cut dough into pieces 2" to 2 1/2" in diameter. Form into balls by tucking the dough underneath the balls to make them round and smooth. Let rest for 30 minutes between blankets. (This is where I spread the olive oil under the dough, and coated the ball with olive oil as well. I also left it uncovered. ).
• This dough is now ready to be used with various fillings. :).

GREEK DINER MEAT AND SPINACH POT PIES

Steps:

• For the filling:
• Heat the EVOO in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the meat, brown and crumble. Remove the meat and drain off the fat. Melt the butter in the same pot and add the zest, oregano, garlic, onions and some salt and pepper. Cook to tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Then add the fresh herbs, stir. Add the flour, stir a minute or so and then whisk in the stock. Cook to thicken a little. Add the meat back in along with the lemon juice and spinach. Combine. Turn off the heat, cool and store for a make-ahead meal. Reheat over medium heat until hot. Stir in the feta crumbles just before serving.
• For the puff pastry topper:
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Flour a work surface and lightly roll out the puff pastry. Cut the size and shape of 1 large casserole or up to 6 individual bowls or large ramekins, using sharp paring knife. Place the dough on a nonstick baking sheet and wash with egg. Bake until evenly puffed and deep golden brown in color.
• Serve the hot filling in a casserole dish or individual bowls topped with the pastry.

ITALIAN SPINACH CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch deep-dish pie plate.
• In a large bowl, stir together the spinach, ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, eggs and bell pepper. Spread in the prepared pie dish so that it is a little thinner in the middle.
• Bake for 40 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven, until the center is set, and the edges are lightly browned.

CHEDDAR CHEESY MEAT PIE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef with onion and garlic, drain fat off well.
• Stir flour, salt and pepper over browned beef.
• Spread mixture in pie shell.
• Spread cheeses over this.
• Whisk milk, eggs and worcestershire sauce together and carefully pour over ground beef and cheddar.
• Bake at 400 degrees F for 35-40 minutes.

CHEESY BEEF AND SPINACH MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Grease two 9-inch baking pans.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat stirring with wooden spoon cook the ground beef or bulk sausage meat with the onion until browned breaking up the meat while cooking (about 10-12 minutes the meat should be lightly browned) drain fat.
• Add in garlic and cook, stirring for 2 minutes.
• Transfer to a bowl then mix in the drained spinach, Parmesan cheese and ricotta cheese; set aside to cool (about 10-15 minutes).
• When the ground beef is cool add in mozzarella cheese, eggs, seasoned salt and black pepper mix well to combine, at this point you may season with more salt and pepper if desired and if you want more garlic flavor add in some garlic powder to the mixture.
• Spread about 1/4 to 1/3 cup marinara sauce onto the bottom of each baking pan.
• Carefully stuff each noodle with the beef mixture then place in one layer in the baking dish (you should have 7 in each dish).
• FOR ONE PAN; drizzle about 1-1/2 cups (or more) marinara sauce over shells, sprinkle about 3/4 cup or more of mozzarella cheese over sauce, then sprinkle with 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese on top; repeat with remaining pan.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (oven rack to to lowest position).
• Cover each pan with foil and bake 25 minutes, uncover and continue baking for another 8 minutes (allow to sit for about 15 minutes before serving).

EASY CHEESY SPINACH AND HAM QUICHE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Spray pan with PAM and cook mushrooms, onions and ham until onions are tender.
• Thaw spinach and squeeze out excess water. Add to pan.
• In a large bowl, mix mayo, milk, eggs and cheddar cheese.
• Cool hot mixture slightly and add to bowl with liquids.
• Pour into pie shell and top with parmesan cheese.
• Bake for 45 minutes until set and golden brown. Enjoy!

CHEESY SPINACH-STUFFED MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, lightly combine meat loaf ingredients. On a waxed paper, pat into a 14x10-in. rectangle. , In a small bowl, combine filling ingredients. Spread over rectangle, leaving 3/4 in. around edges. Starting with a short end, roll up jelly-roll fashion. Press meat mixture over filling at both ends to seal. Place loaf, seam side down, on a rack in a roasting pan. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 hour. Spread with ketchup; bake for 15 minutes longer. Sprinkle with cheese; let stand a few minutes. Cut into 1-in. thick slices.

CHEESY SPINACH AND BEEF CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large wok or frying pan heat oil and cook onion and garlic in a small amount of oil until transparent.
• Add spinach and cook until wilted. Set aside.
• Brown ground beef and season with garlic salt, salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
• Combine cooked pasta, spinach, ground beef, cheese (amount to your preference, my family likes it cheesy!) and soup.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Place in a large baking dish, cover in a layer of shredded cheese.
• Cover with tin foil and place in a 350°F oven for 30 minutes.
• Uncover and place back in oven for another 10 minutes.