spinach cheese pie

Edmonds, WA
Updated on Sep 26, 2010
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Ingredients

  • CRUST INGREDIENTS
  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups sifted flour
  • FILLING INGREDIENTS
  • 1 large chopped onion
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 12 ounces grated jalapeno cheese
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 20 ounces frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
  • 1 - egg

How To Make spinach cheese pie

  • Step 1
    Crust: Mix the cream cheese and the butter and cut into the flour until the dough gathers together.
  • Step 2
    Press the mixture into two balls. Cover and chill until the dough is firm.
  • Step 3
    Roll out both dough balls into pie shell shapes and place one of the shells in a pie plate.
  • Step 4
    Reserve the other pie shell for the top.
  • Step 5
    Filling: Saute the onion in the oil.
  • Step 6
    Over very low heat, add the jalapeno cheese to the onion, stirring until the cheese melts.
  • Step 7
    Remove the mixture from the heat and add the remaining ingredients, stirring well.
  • Step 8
    Pour the mixture into the pie crust.
  • Step 9
    Lay the reserved pie crust on top of the mixture, pinching the dough together to secure the edges.
  • Step 10
    Prick the top of the crust with a fork to allow steam to escape.
  • Step 11
    Bake in a preheated oven at 325 for 70 minutes.

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