🇬🇷 Greek

Butter Beans Spanakopita

Name: Butter Beans Spanakopita
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 43 min
Total time: 61 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 200 ml Heavy Cream; to taste Salt; 1, sliced into rings Onion; 1 tbsp, for the dish Olive Oil; 3 Eggs; 1 tsp Dried Oregano; 200 g Feta Cheese; 100 g, grated Cheese; 1 handful Fresh Dill; 2 cans Butter Beans; 12 sheets Phyllo Dough

🇬🇷 Greek

An oven-born greek classic — butter beans under a savoury crust that crackles when served. 61 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 18 min Cook 43 min Serves 4 Hard

Ingredients

Heavy Cream200 ml
Saltto taste
Onion1, sliced into rings
Olive Oil1 tbsp, for the dish
Eggs3
Dried Oregano1 tsp
Feta Cheese200 g
Cheese100 g, grated
Fresh Dill1 handful
Butter Beans2 cans
Phyllo Dough12 sheets

Instructions

1
Heat the oven to 190°C and butter or oil a baking dish.
2
Layer the onion over the base, season, then nestle in the butter beans.
3
Pour the cream around the edges, scatter over the cheese and the dried oregano.
4
Bake for 30-35 minutes until bubbling at the rim and burnished on top.
5
Rest for 5 minutes so it sets, then spoon out with the pan juices and plenty of black pepper.

Chef's tip

Every oven runs hot or cold; start checking 5 minutes early.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Greek Butter Beans ( γίγαντες ) | Nina In The Kitchen · on YouTube