A vegetarian friend of mine has been asking me for this recipe : ) My mom has been making this for as long as I can remember, and it is one of my favorite recipes of all time. It's so good that even the spinach haters in your life will be asking for seconds. Trust me, I know from personal experience.
1 pie crust
2 (10oz). packages of frozen chopped spinach
1 large minced onion
3 tbsp. butter
3 eggs
1/2 tea. salt
1/2 tea. pepper
2 cups ricotta cheese
1 cup milk or cream
1 cup parmesan cheese
Preheat oven to 350. Defrost spinach and squeeze to remove excess water. Saute onion in the butter over medium heat until translucent. Stir in spinach, salt and pepper. In a large bowl, combine eggs, ricotta, parmesan and milk. Mix thoroughly, then add the spinach mixture. Stir until blended, then pour into a pie crust. Bake at 350 for 50 minutes or until set and lightly brown on top.
Oh man I am about to have seconds right now.
Some notes:
I usually lighten up this recipe by using low fat milk and ricotta. You could omit the pie crust too, but I love it so I usually don't. Also, you can substitute crumbled feta for the parmesan - my husband loves when I make it like that.
Yum.
