Spinach Pasta Pie

Total Time: 57 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 47 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 ounces spaghetti or 6 ounces linguine
• 2 tablespoons margarine or 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 4 ounces fresh spinach or 5 ounces packages frozen chopped spinach
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onion
• 1/4 cup snipped parsley
• 1 (8 ounce) package light cream cheese, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup skim milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a dutch oven cook pasta according to package directions.
• 2 drain.
• 3 return to the hot dutch oven.
• 4 add margarine or butter, toss till melted.
• 5 add 1 egg and parmesan cheese, toss till coated.
• 6 press onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 10 inch quiche dish or pie plate.
• 7 bake in a 375 degree oven for 7 to 10 minutes or til set.
• 8 meanwhile, rinse and chop fresh spinach.
• 9 in a medium saucepan cook spinach, covered with just the water that clings to the leaves about 2 minutes or till steam forms.
• 10 reduce heat and cook 3 to 5 minutes more or till tender, stirring frequently.
• 11 or cook frozen spinach according to package directions.
• 12 drain well.
• 13 stir in green onion and parsley.
• 14 in a bowl beat cream cheese and 2 eggs with an electric mixer on medium speed till combined.
• 15 stir in spinach mixture, skim milk, salt, oregano, and pepper.
• 16 pour into prepared pasta shell.
• 17 cover shell edge with foil.
• 18 bake in a 375 degree oven 25 to 30 minutes or til knife inserted near centre comes out clean, let stand 10 minutes.