Saed News: Stay with us for the recipe of chicken and spinach borek. This is exactly the most delicious dinner you can make—light, tasty, and healthy.
According to the cooking service of Saed News, chicken and spinach borek is one of the delicious and popular dishes that originally comes from Turkey. Due to its tasty flavor and the nutritious ingredients, it is also highly favored among Iranians. Chicken and spinach borek can be considered either as a complete meal or as an appetizer.
To prepare chicken and spinach borek, phyllo dough (yufka) is typically used, which is layered in a pan. Then, a mixture of cooked chicken, spinach, onion, garlic, and various spices is placed between the layers of dough. After baking in the oven, it can be served hot. This dish can also be enjoyed with yogurt or various sauces.
Ingredients:
Spinach: 500 grams
Half a chicken breast (chopped)
Onion: 1, and optionally a few garlic cloves
Mozzarella cheese: 200 grams
Yufka dough: as needed
Salt and spices: to taste
Instructions:
After washing, chop the spinach. Dice the onion and sauté it with the garlic. Then, add the chopped chicken breast with salt and spices and cook together. Add the spinach and wait for the water to completely evaporate.
Remove from heat and, after cooling, mix in the mozzarella cheese with the other ingredients.
Brush the yufka sheets with a little oil or butter, place a spoonful of the filling, and roll them according to the video instructions.
Brush the tops with egg yolk, a little milk, and oil, and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Be sure to grease the baking tray and line it with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and bake for 25 minutes. To make the borek golden, turn on the grill for a few minutes at the end.
