From: https://diethood.com/chicken-florentine-phyllo-pie/#wprm-recipe-container-35148
▢1 container cottage cheese or Ricotta Cheese- ▢2 garlic cloves , chopped
- ▢2 eggs
- ▢1/4 teaspoon lemon zest
- ▢1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- ▢salt and fresh ground pepper , to taste
- ▢1 tablespoon olive oil
- ▢3 cups (or less) cubed (cooked), (this is a great recipe for leftover chicken)
- ▢1 bag (6-ounces) spinach leaves
- ▢1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter, melted
- ▢16 phyllo sheets (approx)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375.
- If using cottage cheese, blend with hand blender until smooth.
- Blitz spinach as well.
- In a mixing bowl, combine cottage cheese/ricotta, chopped garlic, eggs, cheese, zest, lemon juice, salt and pepper; mix until combined and set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a frying pan and add cubed chicken pieces; cook for 4 minutes or until done.
- Add spinach leaves and continue to cook until spinach is wilted; about 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Add chicken mixture to the ricotta mixture and mix until thoroughly incorporated. Set aside.
- Brush a cast iron skillet with a little bit of the melted butter.
- Unfold phyllo sheets.
- Place a phyllo sheet on the bottom of the cast iron skillet.
- Brush with melted butter.
- Top with seven more sheets, brushing each sheet with melted butter before adding the next.
- As you work, keep the unused stack of phyllo sheets covered so they don’t dry up.
- Spread the chicken-ricotta mixture over the phyllo sheets.
- Top with remaining 8 phyllo sheets, brushing each sheet with melted butter, including the top sheet.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until top is browned and flaky.
- Let stand 10 minutes.
- Cut and serve.