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Chicken baked with Phyllo & Feta Cheese (Kotopita)

Written by Published on Updated on May 24, 2019 in Main dishes

Happy Valentine’s Day Everyone!!! 🙂  Wishing everyone a lovely and loving day!!!

So, the weather has been good to us here, we have been having much sun but with low temperatures so this is great for taking long walks with Charlie and just enjoying the outdoors. 

When we returned from our morning walk, I had all the ingredients ready for this recipe on the counter.  If you have gone on vacation to Greece, I am sure some have tried the Chicken Pie, if not well here is a recipe that is put together very quickly.  The pie I made this morning has fewer ingredients than usual, reason being is that my hubby has an ulcer so, leek and onions are out of the question so I came up with this version..I hope you enjoy it!!

CHICKEN BAKED WITH PHYLLO & FETA CHEESE (KOTOPITA)

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Ingredients
  

  • 500 grams Chicken boiled & shredded
  • 2 medium size Eggs
  • 1/2 cup Feta Cheese
  • 6 sheets of Phyllo Dough

Instructions
 

  • Chop and boil chicken.
  • When the boiled chicken has cooled off shred with a fork.
  • Slightly beat 2 eggs before adding into the chicken.
  • Toss into the shredded chicken the cheese and eggs and a pinch of salt.
  • Brush baking pan with olive oil and start to slowly layer the 3 sheets of Phyllo.
  • Add in the chicken mixture.
  • Layer the last 3 sheets of phyllo on top of the chicken mixture and brush each sheet with olive oil.

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Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

33 Comments

  1. foodzesty
    February 14, 2018 at 11:52 am  ·  Reply
    Thank you Ben always with your kind comments. :)
  3. Diana Tyler (Eccentric Muse)
    February 14, 2018 at 2:14 pm  ·  Reply
    Another recipe to add to my collection! I can't wait to get started on some of these!
  4. dtills
    February 14, 2018 at 3:18 pm  ·  Reply
    Happy Valentine's Day my friend :)
  5. indianeskitchen
    February 14, 2018 at 3:25 pm  ·  Reply
    I have 2 boxes of phyllo dough in my freezer! Now I know what to do with it!! Thank you for sharing!
  6. a little Swiss, a little Canadian
    February 17, 2018 at 3:04 am  ·  Reply
    Looks delicious! Great recipe Sophie!😋
  7. kasiawrites
    February 18, 2018 at 3:38 pm  ·  Reply
    I love these but without the chicken! Cheese is my fave but also like the spinach ones 😍
  8. julie
    February 19, 2018 at 4:32 pm  ·  Reply
    This looks sublime! Just to clarify: The last 3 sheets of phyllo each get brushed with olive oil, but the first 3 don't?
  9. RhapsodyBoheme
    February 22, 2018 at 5:29 am  ·  Reply
    This looks so delicious. Once again I have to say what an amazing cook you are.

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