Kathy Lee
Valley Center, California
Looking for an egg dish? Serve your family, this spinach mixture and cheese spooned into baked shell sprinkled with nuts. Perfect if you love Italian cuisine.
Tuscan Spinach Torta
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 1 hr 10 min
- Ingredients 13
- Servings 8
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 crust from 1 box (14.1 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Pie Crusts (2 Count), softened as directed on box
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
Filling
- 2 to 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, regular butter or margarine
- 1 (9-oz.) pkg. frozen spinach, thawed, squeezed to drain*
- 1/2 cup chopped red onion
- 1/4 cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes without oil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs
- 8 oz. (2 cups) shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup pine nuts or slivered almonds, lightly toasted**
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 450°F. Prepare pie crust as directed on package for one-crust baked shell using 10-inch springform pan or 9-inch glass pie pan. Spread mustard over bottom of crust. Bake at 450°F. for 9 to 11 minutes or until crust is light golden brown. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.
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Step2Meanwhile, melt butter in large skillet over medium-low heat. Add spinach, onion and tomatoes; cook 5 to 7 minutes or until onion is crisp-tender, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Add Italian seasoning, oregano, garlic powder and salt; mix well.
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Step3Beat eggs in large bowl until well blended. Add spinach mixture and cheese; mix well. Spoon filling evenly into partially baked shell. Sprinkle pine nuts evenly over top, pressing in slightly.
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Step4Bake at 350°F. for 25 to 35 minutes or until filling and pine nuts are golden brown. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
300
Calories
20g
Total Fat
13g
Protein
17g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 300
- Calories from Fat
- 180
- Total Fat
- 20g
- 31%
- Saturated Fat
- 9g
- 46%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 130mg
- 44%
- Sodium
- 490mg
- 20%
- Potassium
- 230mg
- 7%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 17g
- 6%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 7%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 13g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 60%
- 60%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 25%
- 25%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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