"light" Greek Ground Beef Roll

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 lbs extra lean ground beef, no more than 7% fat
• 1 garlic clove
• 10 ounces frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 1/2 tablespoons flour
• 1 1/2 cups nonfat milk
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 30 sheets phyllo dough
• butter-flavored cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 heat large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. add onion and meat and cook breaking up meat until all liquid eaporates and meat is browned. add garlic and spinach. cover and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 2 whisk together nugmeg, cinnamon, thyme, flour and milk. bring to a boil over medium-high heat stirring constantly for 2 minutes or until thickened. remove from heat. whisk in egg. place over medium heat and contine to stir for 2 minutes. set aside.
• 3 heat butter in small skillet over medium heat. add pine nuts and stir until golden-brown.
• 4 stir sauce, pine nuts and cheese into meat. season with salt and pepper and cool.
• 5 oamc: the meat mix may be frozen at this point for later use. to use, thaw overnight in the fridge before proceeding with the remaining directions.
• 6 preheat ove to 350.
• 7 lightly grease rimmed baking sheet. cover work surface with a towel.
• 8 place 1 phyllo sheet on towel with long edge nearest you. spray with butter spray. add 1 sheet of phyllo. sray with buttter spray. continue until 10 sheets are layered.
• 9 spread 1/3 of cooled meat mixture on phyllo leaving 1 1/2 inch border. using the towel as an aid, roll the phyllo lengthwise.
• 10 transfer, seam side down to baking sheet. repeat with remaining mix and phyllo. spray tops with butter spray.
• 11 the roll may be frozen at this stage as well. wrap in foil and freeze. do not thaw before baking.
• 12 bake until crisp and golden, about 50-60 minutes. if cooking from frozen may require an additional 10 minutes of baking. let stand 10-15 minutes before slicing.