New England Spinach Pie

Submitted by Cori Wall

"This recipe came from New England, I always loved it as a child and when I decided to make it for the first time for my husband, It brought me back to New England in one bite :)"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1⁄2 large white onion
• 1 clove garlic
• 2 (16 ounce) bags frozen spinach
• 3 -4 cans crescent roll dough
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 1⁄2 cups water
• olive oil (optional)
• 2 containers ricotta cheese

directions

1. Pre-heat your oven to 350.
2. Use the TBSP of butter to lightly grease the bottom and the sides of your casserole dish.
3. Chop onions and garlic into small to medium pieces and sautee them in remaining butter or Olive oil.
4. Once onions are transparent, and garlic is LIGHTLY browned, add your bags of frozen spinach.
5. While spinach is steaming with the onions and garlic, break open your cresent roll dough tubes.
6. Smooth together the cerrated edges in dough and cover bottom and sides if casserole dish.
7. Puncture dough with fork, and bake until golden brown.
8. Once crust is out of the oven, press down with CLEAN dishtowel until flat.
9. Stir spinach and ricotta cheese together in large bowl and add into casserole dish.
10. Use remaining cresect roll dough to the top of casserole dish.
11. Make small slits in the top to allow steam to escape.
12. Bake at 350 for 30-45 mins, or until a knife or fork comes out clean.
13. Let cool for 10 minutes and ENJOY!