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Heartsick for Houston (Spinach Savory Pie)

Ingredients

This recipe is from the Friends Cookbook

  • 1 9 inch pie crust partially baked
  • You can use a store-bought pie crust if you like
  • 2 T unsalted butter
  • 1 small onion minced
  • 1 10 ounce package fresh spinach stemmed and washed
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/3 cup shredded Swiss cheese

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line pie crust with foil or parchment and weights. Bake 10 minutes. Remove weights and continue to bake for 2-5 minutes until pie crust begins to turn color and is set.
  • Set oven to 375 degrees.
  • Melt butter in a large pot, Add onion and cook over medium heat until soft, about 5 minutes. Chop damp spinach and add it to pan. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally until spinach is tender, about 5 minutes. Drain off any liquid in the pot, season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
  • In mixing bowl, whisk eggs and milk together. Stir in the spinach mixture and cheese.
  • Pour mixture into prebaked crust.
  • Place pie on a baking sheet and slide into oven. Bake until pie is golden brown , 35-40 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and let pie sit for approximatel;y 10 minutes before cutting.
  • Serve warm or room temperature.