"light" Greek Ground Beef Roll
- Ready In:
- 1hr 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
18
ingredients
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 lbs extra lean ground beef, no more than 7% fat
- 1 garlic clove
- 10 ounces frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground thyme
- 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 1⁄2 tablespoons flour
- 1 1⁄2 cups nonfat milk
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 1⁄4 cup pine nuts
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese
- 30 sheets phyllo dough
- butter-flavored cooking spray
directions
- Heat large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and meat and cook breaking up meat until all liquid eaporates and meat is browned. Add garlic and spinach. Cover and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Whisk together nugmeg, cinnamon, thyme, flour and milk. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat stirring constantly for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat. Whisk in egg. Place over medium heat and contine to stir for 2 minutes. Set aside.
- Heat butter in small skillet over medium heat. Add pine nuts and stir until golden-brown.
- Stir sauce, pine nuts and cheese into meat. Season with salt and pepper and cool.
- OAMC: The meat mix may be frozen at this point for later use. To use, thaw overnight in the fridge before proceeding with the remaining directions.
- Preheat ove to 350.
- Lightly grease rimmed baking sheet. Cover work surface with a towel.
- Place 1 phyllo sheet on towel with long edge nearest you. Spray with butter spray. Add 1 sheet of phyllo. Sray with buttter spray. Continue until 10 sheets are layered.
- Spread 1/3 of cooled meat mixture on phyllo leaving 1 1/2 inch border. Using the towel as an aid, roll the phyllo lengthwise.
- Transfer, seam side down to baking sheet. Repeat with remaining mix and phyllo. Spray tops with butter spray.
- The roll may be frozen at this stage as well. Wrap in foil and freeze. Do not thaw before baking.
- Bake until crisp and golden, about 50-60 minutes. If cooking from frozen may require an additional 10 minutes of baking. Let stand 10-15 minutes before slicing.
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I live in Tampa, FL with my husband and 6 year old daughter. I work full time which leaves me little time for other activities, however my weekends are filled with cooking. In what little time I have left over after all my other responsibilities I enjoy reading and watching a little television.
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