Torta Pascualina (Argentine Spinach Pie)
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 1 pastry for double-crust pie (top & bottom)
- 1 1⁄2 cups frozen spinach
- 1 chopped onion
- 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup grated swiss cheese
directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Place the bottom crust in your pie plate.
- Cook the spinach, drain it, and chop it finely.
- Saute the chopped onion in a little cooking spray.
- Mix together the spinach, the onion, and the rest of the ingredients.
- Pour the mixture into the pie crust.
- Add the top crust and seal.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes.
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Reviews
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We enjoyed this spinach pie, I did change it some. I cut out the top crust, didn't feel it was necessary. As it turned out the cheese kinda came to the top and made a very nice crust of it's own. Also added one chopped seeded jalepeno pepper, and used fresh chopped spinach, I happened to have in, instead of frozen. We liked the nutmeg oregano combination but what really made it was the swiss cheese. I think another time I would add more chopped veggies like bell pepper, and other egg. One note for others: there is no size given for the pie crust, I used a 9 inch pie plate, any thing larger would make a very thin filling, it would have been even better if it were smaller. All in all, a good basic recipe that could be tweeked to use what you have on hand. Thanks for sharing.
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I love this! Here's how we make it: in addition to the beaten eggs called for in the original recipe, we make about 4 or 5 "wells" in the spinach mixture. Into each indentation we carefully crack one whole egg, then place the top crust on. When the pie bakes, you have hard-cooked eggs nestled in the spinach/cheese mixture. Try it, it's really good that way! This is also delicious with Swiss chard instead of (or mixed with) spinach. We also use whole wheat pastry crust.
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I love this! Here's how we make it: in addition to the beaten eggs called for in the original recipe, we make about 4 or 5 "wells" in the spinach mixture. Into each indentation we carefully crack one whole egg, then place the top crust on. When the pie bakes, you have hard-cooked eggs nestled in the spinach/cheese mixture. Try it, it's really good that way! This is also delicious with Swiss chard instead of (or mixed with) spinach. We also use whole wheat pastry crust.
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ladypit
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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