It’s British Pie Week! To celebrate we are posting recipes for our five favourite pie fillings all this week from Steak & Stilton to Goats Cheese & Butternut Squash. Today’s pie is another favourite: Butternut Squash, Spinach & Goats Cheese.

This pie is our go-to vegetarian pie, the combination of savoury goats cheese with sweet roasted butternut squash is a delicious take on the traditional Greek dish Spanakopita, a feta and spinach filo pie. The filo is intensely crisp and more-ish whilst being super easy to prepare.

Ingredients (serves 4):
1 butternut squash, peeled and cut into cubes
2 red onions, sliced
1 garlic clove, crushed
½ tsp chilli flakes
400g fresh spinach leaves
200g goats cheese, crumbled
4 sheets filo pastry
2 tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper

Method:
1: Pre-heat the oven to 220C, Gas Mark 7 and add 1 tbsp olive oil to a roasting dish.
2: Place the squash, onions, garlic and chilli flakes into the roasting dish and mix together well, ensuring an even covering of spices and oil. Roast for 30 minutes or until lightly browned.
3: Meanwhile wilt the spinach: put the spinach in a pan of just boiled water for 1 minute. Remove and immediately place in a bowl of iced water. Set aside.
4: Remove the roasting dish from the oven and tip contents into your pie dish, add the spinach and goats cheese and stir to combine.
5: Brush the filo sheets with the remaining olive oil and layer onto the top of the pie dish until completely covered, scrunch up the ends.
6: Bake for 30-40 minutes or until the pastry is crisp and golden. Serve immediately.

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