Spanakopita In Pastry Cups

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (10 ounce) box puff pastry shells
• 2 (10 ounce) boxes frozen chopped spinach
• 3 tablespoons margarine or 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 2 1/2 cups low-fat milk
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 8 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
• 1/4 teaspoon dried dill
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• salt
• 1 1/2 cups cubed cooked turkey or 1 1/2 cups cooked chicken

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400º.
• 2 bake the pastry shells according to package directions.
• 3 meanwhile, place the spinach in a microwave-safe bowl and microcook 15 minutes, covered on high, until defrosted and hot.
• 4 melt the margarine in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• 5 add onion to skillet and cook until soft, about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 6 when onion is soft, reduce heat to medium. sprinkle flour over onion and cook for 1 minutes, stirring constantly.
• 7 add the milk, a little at a time, stirring constantly. cook stirring frequently, until the sauce thickens, 3-5 minutes.
• 8 reduce the heat to low. add feat, dill, lemon uice, pepper and salt.
• 9 stir to melt cheese, about 1 minute.
• 10 remove from heat.
• 11 drain spinach well and add to skillet along with turkey. return to heat and stir well to mix and heat thru.
• 12 remove tops from puff pastry shells. remove the uncooked portions from inside of shells and discard.
• 13 fill each shell with 3/4 cup spinach mixture. replace the tops and serve.