Reviewed: Mar. 7, 2012

This has become one of my most frequented recipes, with a few major modifications. First, I only use about 1/4 cup of the butter, and you can cut it down further to make this dish a bit healthier. I also cut out the processed cheese food and add in 1 cup of mixed cheddar cheese blend. I also add in some minced garlic in addition to the garlic powder and 1/2 white onion. Delicious, and I use a bit of cooking spray on the top layer only to prevent burning. Works like a charm every time, and I always get recipe requests for this casserole!

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Marti

Reviewed: Jul. 30, 2011

Use 3 (10oz) pkgs. of frozen spinach. Replace velveeta with Muenster, layer spinach with phyllo dough several times (kind of like lasagne), use only a few tablespoons of butter to brush the phyllo dough with lightly, chop some 1 onion and 3 cloves garlic to add to the spinach. Omit garlic powder.

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Erinmoo526

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 12, 2011

Delicious! I used fresh spinach, rinsed them and hand dried. I also, use extra mozzarella and cheddar to compensate for the processed cheese. It was a HIT!

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Jennifer

Reviewed: Jun. 6, 2011

This was really good, but I am really glad that I halved the amount of better. I used 1/4 cup butter in the spinach mix and only about a tablespoon or 2 on top. On the layers, I used a few sprits of butter spray. I started off using 8 sheets of dough per layer, but then I got worried about started using 4. I wish that I had used the whole package of dough! It looks like too much dough, but it's not! I also used mild cheddar instead of "cheese food" (I don't know what that even is). Good recipe! I'd make it again!

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AngelKN9

Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2011

Loved the layered texture of the dish, but the vinegar was too much, it made the dish taste sour. We will try this recipe again minus the vinegar.

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hqtywil

Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2010

It is very good as a side dish but very rich. I added ham cube, mushrooms and a little chili peppers. The recipe could easily be cut in half for 2 people and should be baked in a shallow casserole dish.

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Chef_Julie

Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2010

Oh my gosh this was just what i was looking for. I used the butter just to brush on the phyllo. Used feta and mozz cheese and it was perfect. Thank you! Everyone asks me for this recipe!

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Soccer18

Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2010

My boyfriend and I thought that this was delicious! I added some chicken to the recipe, and used light cream cheese, reduced fat Velveeta, and 2% milk mozzarella cheese. I was a bit unsure of what "layer" of phylo meant (for the bottom of the casserole). So, I put about six sheets on the bottom, added some mix, put another six sheets of phylo, added more mix, and then put the remaining sheets of phylo on top. So good! We felt that the chicken was a nice addition, too.

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Kim C.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2010

Delicious. I skipped the processed cheese, but otherwise followed ingredients exactly. I did several sheets of phyllo, some filling, some more phyllo, then more filling and then topped with phyllo. Next time I will sautee the garlic as other reviewers suggested, but it was quite good with just the garlic powder (and faster that way!)

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BECKERJ

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2010

I'm giving 4 stars b/c like others, I made some changes. Here they are: to the spinach/cheese mix add 3 cloves garlic and 1 onion sauteed in olive oil. Skip the processed cheese and do 3 c. mozz instead. Use 1/2 c. butter TOTAL! That includes brushing the melted butter on the layers of phyllo. Hope you like the changes!! We sure did!

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