Low Carb Spanakopita Cottage Cheese Casserole
This low carb spinach and cottage cheese casserole evokes spanakopita (spinach pie), but without the guilt.
Servings 6
Calories 177kcal
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- ½ medium sweet onion diced
- 1 large clove of garlic minced
- 16 oz bag of frozen spinach thawed
- 1 16 oz. tub of Friendship Whipped Cottage Cheese
- 6 large egg whites
- ½ teaspoon dill weed dry
- ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
- 4 oz. block Feta crumbled is o.k.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Place oil in skillet over med-high heat. Once hot add the onions and garlic. Saute. While onions are cooking, squeeze the spinach to drain out most of the water. (best done right in the bag). Once the onions are translucent, add the spinach and saute another 1 ½ to 2 minutes. Remove from burner and set aside.
- Mix together the cottage cheese, egg whites, dill weed and nut meg in large bowl, until well blended.
- Add the spinach mixture, and stir until evenly distributed.
- Cut the feta into small cubes, and gently mix in. Pour into greased or oiled casserole dish (mine was about 6x9)
- Bake for 45-50 minutes.
- Serve hot or cold.
Notes
*nutritional data is estimated.
Nutrition
Serving: 1/6 | Calories: 177kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 594mg | Potassium: 433mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 9050IU | Vitamin C: 5.6mg | Calcium: 261mg | Iron: 1.7mg