Spanakopita

If you want to make this ahead of time, keep it wrapped in the refrigerator, and then serve it at room temperature or reheated.

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 3  cups  chopped yellow onions (2 onions)
• 2  teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper
• 3 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, defrosted
• 6  extra-large eggs, beaten
• 2  teaspoons  grated nutmeg
• 1⁄2 cup  freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 3  tablespoons  dry  plain breadcrumbs
• 1⁄2 lb feta cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1⁄2 cup pine nuts (pignoli)
• 1⁄4 lb salted butter, melted
• 6  sheets phyllo dough, defrosted

Directions

1. Preheat the over to 375 degrees. In a medium saute pan on medium heat, saute the onions with the olive oil until translucent and slightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Add the salt and pepper and allow to cool slightly. Squeeze out and discard as much of the liquid from the spinach as possible. Put the spinach into a bowl and then gently mix in the onions, egg, nutmeg, Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, feta and pignoli. Butter an ovenproof, non-stick, 8-inch saute pan and line it with 6 stacked sheets of phyllo dough, brushing each with melted butter and letting the edges hang over the pan. Pour the spinach mixture into the middle of the phyllo and neatly fold the edges up and over the top to seal in the filling. Brush the top well with melted butter. Bake for 1 hour, until the top is golden brown and the filling is set. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely. Serve at room temperature.