Greek Spinach Chicken Casserole in Phyllo
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
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1 casserole
- Serves:
- 6-8
ingredients
- 1 (10 ounce) packet frozen chopped spinach (thawed)
- 2 chicken breasts (cooked and shredded)
- 2 chopped fresh garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon parsley
- 1 cup low-fat mayonnaise
- 1⁄2 cup milk or 1/2 cup half-and-half
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 6 sheets phyllo dough
- 1⁄2 cup melted butter
- 1⁄2 cup grated parmesan cheese
directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In large mixing bowl, combine spinach, shredded chicken, garlic, parsley, mayo, and milk.
- Layer this mixture evenly in 9x9" glass dish.
- Sprinkle mozzarella evely over top.
- Tear phyllo into pieces about the size of the palm of your hand and layer over cheese.
- Pour melted butter over phyllo and cover dish with foil and bake 30 minutes covered; try not to let foil rest on phyllo, but create a little "tent".
- After 30 minutes, remove foil and sprinkle with parmesan.
- Broil for 5-10 minutes until phyllo is golden and crisp.
- Serve with green salad and fresh rolls!
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Reviews
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This is definitely something for spinach lovers. I doubled everything to accommodate my families size and it turned out great. There were just two small things that I will change next time. 1. the garlic flavor was a bit too intense and almost overpowered the other flavors, so next time we'll use a bit less. 2. even though I doubled the recipe I melted only 1/2 cup of butter as instructed. I spooned it onto the phyllo to get an even, light coverage and still had about 2/3 of the butter left afterwards. Had I used the whole 1/2 cup everything would've been swimming in butter. These are just some tiny adjustments though, otherwise we loved it and will definitely have it again.
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