Italian Three Cheese Spinach and Broccoli Pie with Puff Pastry

Italian Three Cheese Spinach and Broccoli Pie with Puff Pastry is one of the best brunch savory pies you will ever make with puff pastry.

This recipe goes back to the 1960s when mom would prepare this with homemade puff pastry dough and we all would wait in anticipation as the fabulous smell went through the house.

Fresh garlic, with the herbs and spices, was perfect with the spinach and broccoli folded in three different.

All these flavors all melded together perfectly and this meatless vegetable pie was served many times during the year for breakfast or dinner.

Mom made lots of different savory pies, one especially called Pizza Rustica at Easter, and then there was also an Italian Style Quiche we all loved.

This pie has a lot of steps to it, but don't let that stop you, it's easy with my step by step instructions below.

Scroll down to the recipe card for the printable recipe, and don't forget to check out our tips and photos.

this is a savory pie made with spinach, broccoli, cheeses, eggs baked into a puff pastry dough

Savory Pies

Using puff pastry was always a little scary to me, but once I tried it I just love the flaky pastry crust it makes.

This reminds me of a Greek puff pastry pie without the broccoli in it, called Spanakopita which is a really rich pie stuffed with spinach, onions, cheeses, and herbs that are all enfolded by crispy, flaky phyllo dough and very similar to how mom made her version.

Ours is quite a bit different in flavor but the same concept.

this is a puff pastry dough filled and baked with spinach and broccoli with eggs and cheese Italian style

Tips:

Thaw the dough in the refrigerator for 24 hours
When spreading the filling on the dough using the back of a spoon not to rip the dough
Bake until golden browned and crispy this may take longer than an hour in some ovens
All additions must be a dry vegetable if using zucchini blot it dry with paper towels

this is a delicious savory pie ready to be baked using puff pastry dough

Ingredients You Will Need To Make Italian Three Cheese Spinach and Broccoli Pie with Puff Pastry

Refer to recipe card for exact measurements

fresh chopped spinach or frozen spinach drained and water squeezed all out
fresh chopped broccoli or frozen chopped, steamed in the microwave for 7 minutes drained
cloves of fresh minced garlic
garlic powder and extra for top
dry parsley and oregano
fresh of chopped parsley
feta cheese
mozzarella
ricotta cheese
cayenne pepper
eggs
grated Parmesan or Romano cheese for garnish
package of puff pastry defrosted in refrigerator for at least 24 hours
flour to work the dough
butter melted
tap water

this is the spinach and broccoli filling poured into the puff pastry dough ready for baking

Other Addition Suggestions:

Onions minced
Artichoke Hearts chopped
Finely minced asparagus
Boiled chopped escarole
Shredded zucchini or eggplant blotted dry
Swiss Chard boiled
Steamed Kale
Chopped boiled eggs
Hot Capicola ham minced
Chopped Prosciutto
Crispy fried crumbled bacon
Italian loose sausage cooked and drained

this is the puff pastry dough laying on the pan

Tools You Will Need

Mixing bowls
Measuring cups and spoons
12 x 9 baking pan
Garlic press
Microwaveable dishes
Parchment paper
Knife
Pastry brush

this is the filling in a plastic white bowl for spinach pie

More Recipes To Try:

Mushroom Zucchini Quiche

Zucchini Tomato Tart

Low Carb Zucchini Cupcake

Bacon and Egg Biscuits

these are the ingredients to make a spinach pie with ricotta and other cheeses

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The Puff Pastry

If you really want to make this completed all from scratch, here is mom's Puff Pastry Recipe.

To save time, I do buy the one you will find in the frozen food section by Pepperidge Farms.

I would love your feedback if you try this delicious savory pie/quiche recipe, it's many years old and a favorite I make in mom's memory.