Spinach Casserole

Casserole or bake is very popular here in America. During morning tea at church, casseroles often make their appearances on the food line. The two variations that I usually see are potato casserole and spinach casserole.

Taken from Wikipedia
A casserole, from the French for "saucepan",^[1] is a large, deep dish used both in the oven and as a serving vessel. The word casserole is also used for the food cooked and served in such a vessel, with the cookware itself called a casserole dish orcasserole pan. In British English, this type of dish is frequently also called a bake, coinciding with the cooking technique used to cook casseroles.


The spinach casserole is something like a quiche, however without the pastry crust. I like to think of it as more of a frittata, an egg-based dish with ingredients thrown in, cooked on the stove and finished off in the oven by baking or grilling.

The casserole that I made was fuss free and convenient. You can throw everything together in under 5mins and the rest of the work is done by the oven.

Spinach Casserole

1 box (6 oz) frozen spinach, thawed 

4 eggs

1 cup milk

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 pkt (6 oz) shredded cheese (I used Swiss cheese)

1 tsp salt
a dash of black pepper
a dash of worcestershire sauce


Method
1. Pre-heat oven to 176 deg C / 350F.
2. Squeeze off excess moisture from spinach with your hands.
3. In a bowl, beat eggs and add in milk, flour, black pepper, salt & worcestershire sauce. Mix well.
4. Add in half packet of the shredded cheese. Mix well.
5. Add in spinach. Mix well.
6. Pour mixture into an oven-proof baking dish. Top with remaining shredded cheese.
7. Bake in the oven for 45mins and turn to grill/broil mode in the last 5mins.
8. Test with skewer or knife to check for doneness. If it comes out clean, it is ready!