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Simple Cabbage Filo Pie

In case you're craving something delicious and comforting today, I have just the recipe for you: this simple cabbage filo pie. Quick, easy, and super yummy!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Choose Serving Size 8 +

Ingredients 

  • 200 g 7 oz. filo sheets
  • 500 g 5 ½ cups chopped cabbage
  • 1 large onion cut into feathers
  • 1 tsp dry thyme
  • 1 Tbsp smoked paprika
  • 20 g 1 ½ Tbsp olive oil
  • salt and ground pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Chop the cabbage and onion.
  • Add them to a saucepan with hot oil and fry for 10 minutes.
  • Add salt, pepper, smoked paprika, and thyme. Cover with a lid and, if necessary, add a little water as well.
  • Let them simmer until soft, stirring occasionally so the mixture don't stick - for approx. 15 minutes.
  • Grease a small ceramic pan with a bit of oil.
  • Place 2-3 sheets of filo pastry on the bottom, one on top of the other.
  • Add half of the cabbage mixture and spread it well.
  • Take the outer edges of the pie sheets and bring them over the composition, as if forming a packet.
  • Add another layer of 2-3 filo sheets over the cabbage. Seal the edges so as to cover the cabbage composition in the pan on all sides.
  • Add the rest of the cooked cabbage and cover with another final layer of 3-4 sheets of filo pastry. Seal the edges well.
  • Using a silicone brush, brush the pie with a bit of olive oil.
  • Bake the pie in the oven for approx. 30 minutes, or until it turns golden, at 180C.