2. in another small bowl, combine the butter and remaining garlic. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Lightly oil. Make sure each layer is tightly pressed. 5 Add half the spinach mixture then top with the chicken. All of the ingredients you need are in the recipe title: phyllo dough, chicken, spinach, and feta.

Once the chicken thighs are cooked, cut them into small pieces and combine with ricotta mixture. Each phyllo sheet was dabbed with melted butter. This Chicken Spinach Filo Pie is one of those emergency, cleanup-the-fridge recipes. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed. Spread over the remaining spinach mixture. In a small bowl, combine the onions, mayonnaise, lemon juice, 2 garlic cloves and tarragon; set aside. Spread half of the feta spinach mixture on the bottom of the springform pan on top of the phyllo dough. Meanwhile, combine spinach, ricotta, and sprigs of thyme. 1. Because the filling is more dense, my phyllo chicken mushroom spinach pie took almost twice as long to cook as the baklava. Gather ingredients.

Preparation. Heat a little oil in a skillet and cook chicken thighs. Season mixture with salt and pepper. I like to cut my chicken breasts in half to make square size shapes, and pound them to about 3/4 inch thickness. A little black pepper never hurt either, but you likely won’t need salt, since the feta is brined. The distribution is different though.

Repeat, layering 7 more buttered sheets of phyllo, crisscrossing the layers until the pan is completely draped with phyllo. It is very versatile and can be adapted many different ways to accommodate what you have in the fridge.

Place the chopped tomatoes on the outer rim of … Shingle one layer of the sliced cooked chicken, and spread the other half of the spinach feta mixture. The Chicken Spinach Filo Pie is … Lay a phyllo pastry sheet on work surface. Brush 1 sheet of phyllo with butter and centre in pan so that the ends drape over the sides with overhang on both sides. I used 20 phyllo sheets (cut to fit an 8″x8″ baking pan)—10 for the bottom crust and another 10 for the top crust. The resulting concoction will be delicious no matter what. 1.