Greek Vegetable and Feta Cheese Pie

Since being diagnosed with gestational diabetes I have been missing eating a "real meal". It has felt like I have just been eating things that have been thrown together, components, but not a meal. This weekend I set out to find something that was a real meal and still met the requirements of my meal plan. In my Eat Well Lose Weight magazine I scored and found this recipe.

GREEK VEGETABLE AND FETA CHEESE PIE

1 Tbsp olive oil

1 cup chopped onion

3/4 cup chopped red sweet pepper

2 1/2 cups thinly sliced zucchini

1 10oz package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/4 tsp salt

1 1/2 cups evaporated low-fat milk

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp fresh ground pepper

1/8 tsp ground nutmeg

10 sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed

Nonstick cooking spray

2 oz reduced fat feta cheese, crumbled

In a large skillet heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and pepper; cook about 4 minutes until vegetables are tender. Add zucchini; cook just until zucchini begins to brown. Add spinach, garlic, and 1/4 tsp salt. Cook 2 minutes more.

In a small bowl combine evaporated milk, eggs, 1/4 tsp salt, pepper and nutmeg.

Coat a 9-inch pie plate with cooking spray. Unfold phyllo dough. Place 1 sheet in pie plate, lightly coat with cooking spray, gently pressing into bottom and up sides. Repeat with remaining sheets in a crisscross pattern. Spoon vegetable mixture evenly over phyllo; sprinkle with cheese.Pour egg mixture over all. Fold overlapping ends of phyllo toward center of pie plate. Coat the top with cooking spray; gently press to hold shape.

Bake at 375 for about 40 minutes or until a knife inserted off center comes out clean (mine took about 15 minutes longer). Cool for 15 minutes on a wire rack.

RATINGS:

Heather - 10 - "WOW!!"

Brad - 14 - "Holy sh*t balls this pie is awesome" (via text message)

NOTES:

I didn't have quite enough zucchini so I threw in some asparagus as well.

My mom always used old papers when she using nonstick spray to contain the spray.

It makes clean up so much easier.

This was a HUGE hit. It is tasty, filling, light and easy to make. When I asked Brad if I should make it again he said "yes yes a thousand times yes".