Best 7 Spinach And Feta Turnovers Recipes

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Spinach and feta turnovers are a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed as an appetizer, main course, or side dish. They are made with a simple dough that is filled with a flavorful mixture of spinach, feta cheese, and other ingredients such as onions, garlic, and herbs. Spinach and feta turnovers can be baked or fried, and they can be served with a variety of dipping sauces. They are a popular choice for parties and gatherings, and they can also be made ahead of time and frozen for later use.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

SPINACH-FETA TURNOVERS



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Look no farther than your own freezer for an anytime appetizer -- or a light meal. Either way, these Greek-style pies come in handy.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Appetizers     Finger Food Recipes

Time 1h15m

Yield Makes 8

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 medium onions, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 boxes (10 ounces each) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
2 cups crumbled feta (8 ounces)
2 to 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Coarse salt and ground pepper
1 large egg, beaten
All-purpose flour, for work surface
1 box (17.3 ounces) frozen puff pastry, thawed but still cold
2 tablespoons water, for egg wash

Steps:

  • In a medium skillet, heat oil over medium; add onions and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl; mix in spinach, feta, lemon juice, and cayenne. Season filling with salt and pepper, and set aside. (Feta can be quite salty, so be sure to taste the filling before adding more seasoning.)
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out each portion of dough (still folded in thirds) into a 12-inch square; cut each into quarters to form a total of 8 equal squares.
  • Dividing evenly, spoon filling onto center of each of the 8 squares. Lightly brush two adjoining edges of each square with some egg wash. Fold these edges over filling to form a triangle; press firmly to seal (dough should be tightly pressed around filling). With a floured fork, crimp edges.
  • Transfer turnovers to two baking sheets; brush tops with remaining egg wash. Bake until golden and puffed, 35 to 40 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through.

SPINACH FETA TURNOVERS



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These quick and easy turnovers are a favorite with my wife. The refrigerated pizza dough makes preparation a snap! -David Baruch, Weston, Florida

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 large eggs
1 package (10 ounces) frozen leaf spinach, thawed, squeezed dry and chopped
3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tube (13.8 ounces) refrigerated pizza crust
Refrigerated tzatziki sauce, optional

Steps:

  • In a bowl, whisk eggs; set aside 1 tablespoon of eggs. Combine the spinach, feta cheese, garlic, pepper and remaining beaten eggs. , Unroll pizza crust; roll into a 12-in. square. Cut into four 6-in. squares. Top each square with about 1/3 cup spinach mixture. Fold into a triangle and pinch edges to seal. Cut slits in top; brush with reserved egg. , Place on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 425° until golden brown, 10-12 minutes. If desired, serve with tzatziki sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 361 calories, Fat 9g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 104mg cholesterol, Sodium 936mg sodium, Carbohydrate 51g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 17g protein.

EASY GREEK-STYLE SPINACH AND FETA TURNOVERS



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To make it easy, purchase prepared refrigerated pizza dough or use your own favorite pizza dough recipe. You can cut this complete recipe in half to make 4 turnovers. Cooking the spinach in the microwave firstly is only optional, I prefer to use cooked spinach rather than raw, cooking it first will mellow out the strong taste of the spinach, if you do not mind a strong taste then omit this step. I have made this many times using puff pastry in place of the pizza dough!

Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 30m

Yield 8 turnovers

Number Of Ingredients 7

4 large eggs
2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed
1 1/2 cups crumbled feta cheese
1 tablespoon fresh minced garlic
black pepper (or use cayeene pepper)
2 (10 ounce) tubes refrigerated pizza dough (or use you favorite pizza dough recipe)
1 small egg, slightly beaten

Steps:

  • Place the two packages thawed spinach in a microwave-safe bowl with about 1/2 cup water in the bottom of the bowl, and microwave on HIGH for 8 minutes; cool to almost room temperature, then squeeze all of the moisture out of the spinch with your hands (to speed the cooling process up just run the spinach under cold water).
  • Set oven to 400 degrees.
  • Lightly grease a large baking sheet.
  • Whisk the eggs in a large bowl until blended, then add in squeezed spinach, feta cheese, garlic and black pepper; mix well to combine.
  • Unfold the prepared pizza dough onto prepared baking sheet and gently stretch to a 11-inch square.
  • Cut into 4 equal squares, repeat with the remaining tube of pizza dough.
  • Spoon about 1/3 cup of the filling into the center of each square.
  • Fold one corner of each square over the filling to the opposite corner (forming a triangle).
  • Press dough edges together tightly with a fork to seal.
  • With a shap knife cut 2 or 3 small slits in the top of each turnover to allow steam to escape.
  • Beat the small egg in a cup then brush over the tops of the turnover.
  • Bake until the filling is cooked through and the tops of the turnovers are golden brown (about 15 minutes).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 141.4, Fat 9.5, SaturatedFat 5.3, Cholesterol 150.3, Sodium 408.1, Carbohydrate 4.8, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 2, Protein 10.6

SPINACH AND FETA TURNOVERS



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Categories     Bake     Vegetarian     Quick & Easy     High Fiber     Feta     Spinach     Healthy     Bon Appétit

Yield 2 Servings; can be doubled

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 large eggs
1 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed dry
3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese (about 3 ounces)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 10-ounce tube refrigerated pizza dough

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 425°F. Lightly grease heavy large baking sheet. Whisk eggs in large bowl to blend. Transfer 1 tablespoon beaten eggs to small bowl and reserve for glaze. Mix spinach, cheese, mint, garlic and pepper into remaining eggs in large bowl.
  • Unfold dough on prepared baking sheet. Gently stretch dough to 11-inch square. Cut dough into 4 equal squares. Spoon 1/4 of spinach filling (about 1/3 cup) into center of each dough square. Fold 1 corner of each square over filling to opposite corner, forming triangle. Press dough edges together tightly with fork to seal. Using sharp knife, cut 3 small slits in top of each turnover to allow steam to escape. Brush tops of turnovers with reserved egg glaze.
  • Bake turnovers until filling is cooked through and tops are golden brown, about 15 minutes. Serve warm.

AIR-FRYER SPINACH FETA TURNOVERS



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These quick and easy turnovers are one of my wife's favorite entrees. The refrigerated pizza dough makes preparation a snap! -David Baruch, Weston, Florida

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 large eggs
1 package (10 ounces) frozen spinach, thawed, squeezed dry and chopped
3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tube (13.8 ounces) refrigerated pizza crust
Refrigerated tzatziki sauce, optional

Steps:

  • Preheat air fryer to 425°. In a bowl, whisk eggs; set aside 1 tablespoon of eggs. Combine the spinach, feta cheese, garlic, pepper and remaining beaten eggs. , Unroll pizza crust; roll into a 12-in. square. Cut into four 6-in. squares. Top each square with about 1/3 cup spinach mixture. Fold into a triangle and pinch edges to seal. Cut slits in top; brush with reserved egg. , In batches if necessary, place triangles in a single layer on greased tray in air-fryer basket. Cook until golden brown, 10-12 minutes. If desired, serve with tzatziki sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 361 calories, Fat 9g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 104mg cholesterol, Sodium 936mg sodium, Carbohydrate 51g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 17g protein.

SPINACH AND OLIVE TURNOVERS



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My cousin sent me a copy of the Essential Vegetarian Cookbook. It has so many delicious meatless recipes in it I know I'm going to have a great time trying them out. I didn't use any feta cheese, butter or egg in mine as I wanted to do a Vegan dish. Instead I replaced the Feta with vegan cheese, the egg with tofu and the butter with Earth Balance Vegan Margarine. I also added mushrooms, sun dried tomato and pine nuts to mine. I cooked the mushrooms and pine nuts together in my saute pan. I only got 2 dozen out of my recipe because I used a 4 inch round cookie cutter instead of a 3 inch one. I used 2 rounded teaspoons of filling for each. I served them with prepared mustard. The consistency of the dough was really nice and it was very forgiving and great to roll out. I made my filling while the dough was resting in the fridge the second time, but you can do it as per the instructions of this recipe too.

Provided by Chef Joey Z.

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 1h30m

Yield 30 turnovers

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 cups all-purpose flour
6 1/2 ounces butter (cut into small cubes)
3/4 cup water
1 egg (lightly beaten for glazing the turnover)
2 ounces english spinach leaves
3 1/2 ounces feta cheese
2 tablespoons black olives (pitted and chopped)
2 teaspoons rosemary (fresh and chopped)
1 garlic clove (crushed)
2 tablespoons pistachio nuts (shelled)
1 egg (lightly beaten)

Steps:

  • FOR THE TURNOVER DOUGH:.
  • Sift the flour into a large bowl and stir in the cubed butter until just combined.
  • Make a well in the center of the flour, add almost all of the water and mix with a wooden spoon to a slightly sticky dough with a knife, adding more water if necessary. Gather up the dough.
  • Turn the dough onto a well floured surface and lightly press together until almost smooth taking care not to over work the dough.
  • Roll out to a neat 8 x 16 inch rectangle, trying to keep the shape fairly square.
  • Fold the third top toward you, then the bottom 1/3 away from you to form a squarish shape. Give the dough a 1/4 turn making sure the finished seam is on the right.
  • Then, re-roll the pastry to an 8 x 16 inch rectangle taking the same care as you did with the first roll. Fold the top down and the bottom up once again and wrap in cling wrap and put in the fridge for 30 minutes.
  • Once the 30 minutes is up repeat the above step twice more. Refrigerate it again for another 30 minutes.
  • This folding and rolling gives the dough a flaky consistency.
  • Roll the dough to 1/8 inch thick and cut out your circles. You should get 30-3 inch circles.
  • Preheat your oven to 350'F.
  • Brush a large baking sheet with butter or oil.
  • FOR THE FILLING:.
  • Wash and dry your spinach leaves thoroughly. Then shred it finely and place in a medium bowl.
  • Crumble the Feta Cheese over the spinach and add the pitted olives, rosemary and garlic.
  • Spread the pistachio nuts on a baking tray and toast under a moderately hot grill for 1-2 minutes. Cool and chop finely.
  • Add to the spinach mixture with the beaten egg and stir until well combined.
  • Place two teaspoons of this mixture on each of the cut out dough circles and then pinch the edges to seal.
  • Place on the prepared baking tray; brush each turnover with the beaten egg and bake for 15 minutes until golden and crisp. Serve hot.
  • Bon Appetit!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 92.6, Fat 6.4, SaturatedFat 3.8, Cholesterol 30.4, Sodium 85.9, Carbohydrate 6.8, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 0.2, Protein 2

SPINACH-FETA TURNOVERS RECIPE - (4.2/5)



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Provided by mirelsonp

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 Tbsp olive oil
2 medium onions, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 boxes (10 ounces each) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
2 cups crumbled feta (8 ounces)
2 to 4 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
coarse salt and ground pepper
1 large egg, beaten with 2 Tbsp water, for egg wash
all-purpose flour, for work surface
1 box (17.3 ounces) frozen puff pastry, thawed but still cold

Steps:

  • 1. In a medium skillet, heat oil over medium; add onions and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl; mix in spinach, feta, lemon juice, and cayenne. Season filling with salt and pepper, and set aside. 2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees, with rack in upper and lower thirds. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out each portion of dough (still folded in thirds) into a 12-inch square; cut each into quarters to form a total of 8 equal squares. 3. Dividing evenly, spoon filling onto center of each of the 8 squares. Lightly brush two adjoining edges of each square with some egg wash. Fold these edges over filling to form a triangle; press firmly to seal (dough should be tightly pressed around filling). With a floured fork, crimp edges. 4. Transfer turnovers to two baking sheets; brush tops with remaining egg wash. Bake until golden and puffed, 35 to 40 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through.

Tips:

  • Use fresh spinach: Fresh spinach leaves are more flavorful and nutritious than frozen spinach. If using frozen spinach, thaw it completely and squeeze out any excess water before using.
  • Season the filling: Don't forget to season the spinach and feta filling with salt, pepper, and other herbs and spices. This will help to enhance the flavor of the turnovers.
  • Use a sharp knife: When cutting the phyllo dough, use a sharp knife to ensure clean cuts. This will help to prevent the dough from tearing.
  • Fold the turnovers carefully: Be careful when folding the turnovers to ensure that they are sealed properly. This will help to prevent the filling from leaking out during baking.
  • Bake the turnovers until golden brown: Bake the turnovers until they are golden brown and crispy. This will ensure that they are cooked through and have a delicious flavor.

Conclusion:

Spinach and feta turnovers are a delicious and easy-to-make appetizer or snack. They are perfect for parties, potlucks, or simply enjoying as a snack at home. With their flaky phyllo dough and savory spinach and feta filling, these turnovers are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them.

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