Spinach-Cheese Triangles Recipe

  American Vegetable

Ingredients:
1 pkg (about 10 oz) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained
1 pkg (8 oz) feta cheese, crumbled
1 pkg (3 oz) cream cheese, softened
1 large onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
1 egg, beaten
1/4 tsp garlic powder
5 tbsps margarine or butter
18 sheets Pepperidge Farm phyllo dough, thawed

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 F.

In skillet over medium-high heat, heat 1 tbsp margarine. Add onion and cook until tender. Add spinach and cook 4 minutes or until liquid evaporates. Remove from heat. Stir in feta cheese, cream cheese, egg and garlic powder.

In cup melt remaining margarine. Unfold dough. Remove 2 dough sheets leaving remining dough covered with plastic wrap. Brush with margarine. Repeat with 4 more dough sheets stacking each on top of the previous sheet. Repeat with remining sheets making 3 stacks in all. Cut each stack crosswise into 5 (3 inch) strips. Place about 2 tbsps spinach mixture to form a triangle. Fold triangle over toward strip. Continue folding until entire strip is folded into a triangle. Place on greased baking sheet. Brush with margarine.

Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Makes 15 appetizers
If recipe preparation is interrupted, cover dough and plastic wrap with damp towel to prevent dough from drying.

Spinach-Cheese Triangles
 

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