Quick Spinach Pie

This seems to be the time of year to have a Brunch. Maybe it's the Easter holiday...maybe it's the spring time baby showers...or possibly it's just because they're fun!

No matter your reason, this is a great recipe for a brunch - or even for dinner. We had it as part of our "Green" St. Patrick's Day dinner. My kids ate all of it - and didn't even complain about the spinach.

I found this recipe on Kraftfoods.com and changed it just a little bit (not much). So...here goes.

Ingredients:

5 large eggs, lightly beaten

1 container (16 oz.) low fat cottage cheese

1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, well drained

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

1 jar (7 oz.) roasted red peppers, well drained, chopped

1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese

1 tsp. dried oregano

4 strips bacon, cooked, cut into small pieces

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. pepper

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients until well blended. Pour into a greased 9-inch pie plate. Bake 40 minutes or until center in set.

* Here's a hint. To drain your spinach, let it thaw until it is soft, or if you are in a hurry, you can put it in small sieve and run hot water over it. Then, drain as much water as you can out of it using the sieve. Once you've done that, put the spinach into a doubled paper towel or a cheese cloth. Squeeze the spinach (like you would a dish rag) but be careful not to squeeze too hard. This should take out almost all of the water.

** Hint #2 - buy extra roaster peppers, only use half, and then use the rest on a panini. (Panini...yum....)

Here are my kiddos enjoying their St. Paddy's day dinner.