Another low cost meal on a budget...Spinach pie

                                                   
    Even if you're not a big fan of spinach this pie is really tasty!!






                                      SPINACH PIE

BASE:-   90G butter

                1 ½ cups finely crushed cheese biscuits (about 125g)

FILLING:-   1 bunch spinach(or 2pkts frozen spinach)

                    250g cream cheese

                 125g feta cheese

                 300ml sour cream

                 4 eggs, lightly beaten

                  6 shallots, chopped

BASE:-

1.     Melt butter for 40 seconds on HIGH (m/wave).Stir in crushed biscuits.

2.    Press 1 cup of biscuit crumbs evenly over base of greased 20cm springform tin. Refrigerate for 20 mins.

FILLING:-

1.  Chop spinach roughly. Cook for 5-6mins on HIGH (m/wave). Drain and press excess liquid from spinach.

2.   Preheat oven to 160 degrees Celsius.

3.    Beat cheeses in bowl with electric mixer. Add sour cream and eggs; mix well.

4.  Stir in spinach and shallots.

5.    Pour filling over biscuit base.

6.    Sprinkle with remaining biscuit crumbs.

7.    Cook for 35mins.

 

**I haven’t tried it but there is also a microwave method for this recipe, it is as follows:-

BASE:  1. Melt butter on HIGH for 40 seconds. Stir in crushed biscuits

        2. Press 1 cup biscuit crumbs evenly over base of greased pie 
          plate. 

          Refrigerate for 30 minutes.




FILLING:  Follow steps as above 1,3,4,5,6

Cook for 20-22mins on MEDIUM-HIGH.