Vegetarian Sweet Potato and Feta Pie
I’m always on the hunt for vegetarian meals that don’t break the bank. I’m particularly fond of meals that you can whip up just from things you happen to have lying around at home in the back of your freezer or hiding in your cupboards. Cheap and tasty – that’s my motto! What could fill that brief better than a nice, light vegetarian sweet potato pie?
It can be difficult to find budget friendly food in the summer months. That’s because a lot of those cheap meals we love so much are heavy and hearty, with the sole aim to fill us up quickly and cheaply.
However, during the summer, the last thing you want is a big bowl full of casserole or stew. You want something nice and light, full of flavour, and with a little healthy twist behind it. And you want all that without having to spend ages standing in a hot kitchen.
That is why this vegetarian sweet potato and feta pie is absolutely perfect for the summer months.
My sweet potato and spinach pie is quick to prepare thanks to the ready made pastry and my little microwave hack. Once the prep is done, it takes just 45 minutes in the oven. This sweet potato, feta, and spinach pie makes the perfect accompaniment to a big summer salad and is full of flavour thanks to the organic rosemary and tasty feta.
We’re creating this fantastic vegetarian meal using a whole bunch of food from our stores that can be cheaply purchased and will make your cooking life that little bit easier.
Budget Friendly Food Buying Tips
- I always stock up on pre-rolled short crust pastry when it’s on sale or has a yellow sticker on it. It keeps really well in the freezer and makes a great base for a whole host of meals.
- Believe it or not, most stores do a ‘supermarket own’ brand of feta cheese for a fraction of the price. Make sure you read the ingredients if you want to ensure that your cheese really is vegetarian. Look for “vegetable-derived rennet” in the list of ingredients, if the packaging just says “rennet”, it’s most likely animal derived and therefore not vegetarian.
- Garlic, onions and sweet potatoes are often on sale at supermarkets. I would recommend checking out stores such as Aldi, Lidl and ASDA periodically if you’re after some cheap kitchen staples.
- To avoid wastage, I always brush my pastry with milk as opposed to egg. The thought of throwing away most of a perfectly good egg because it’s got no further use horrifies me!
If you’re interested in trying out the recipe for this vegetarian sweet potato, feta, and spinach pie, you can find the instructions below.
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Feta, Sweet Potato and Spinach Pie
Equipment
- Rolling Pin
- Pie Dish
- Pastry Brush
Ingredients
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 1 Onion
- 4 Sweet potatoes
- 2 tsp Organic Rosemary
- 250 g Spinach
- 2 Eggs
- 1 pack Vegetarian Feta Cheese
- Milk/Egg to brush the pastry with
Instructions
- Peel (if preferred) and chop the sweet potatoes into cubes and put them in a microwaveable bowl. Place in the microwave on high for 10 minute or until soft.
- Put some oil into a large frying pan, or stir fry pan, and then add the sweet potatoes, rosemary, garlic and onions. Once the potatoes have started to gain some colour, add the bag of spinach to the pan.
- Let the spinach wilt, stirring occasionally. While this is cooking, grease your pie dish and place a layer of thin pastry over the top. Pat the pastry down and make sure it touches the sides of the pie dish. Cut off any excess pastry around the edges.
- When the spinach has wilted, pour everything from your frying pan into a mixing bowl. Crumble the feta cheese into the mix and add the two eggs. Stir until all the ingredients are combined.
- Pour the mixture into your pasty pie dish, making sure it's evenly spread. Roll out another layer of thin short crust pastry and layer this over the top of your mixture.
- Cut off any excess pastry and crimp the sides. Using a knife, poke a few holes in the top of the pastry to allow steam to escape. Brush the pastry with beaten egg or milk and bake in the middle shelf of the oven at 200 degrees for 45 minutes, or until golden brown on top.
Lukeosaurus And Me
Rachael is a 31 year old mum to 10 year old Luke and 5 year old Oscar. She lives in England and writes about family life, crafts, recipes, parenting wins(and fails), as well as travel, days out, fashion and living the frugal lifestyle.
55 Comments
Amy @ Arty apple
Wow this looks amazing! Absolutely going to try this one!
Lukeosaurus And Me
Thanks so much, I hope you enjoy it as much as we do. x
Nadia
This looks delicious. My OH doesn’t care for feta or spinach, but I love it so will cook this for myself and the toddler soon. Thanks for sharing.
Lukeosaurus And Me
Thank you so much, luckily my OH eats what I put in front of him most of the time…if only the same could be said about the toddler!
Rhian Westbury
I’m not a huge feta fan but a spinach and sweet potato pie sounds so yummy x
Lukeosaurus And Me
It’s lush, I’m sure you could substitute it with goats cheese or something similar if you wanted to. x
KATE
Holy guacamole this sounds absolutely delicious! I will definitely be making this very soon. Sounds gorgeous!!!
Lukeosaurus And Me
Haha, thank you so much! I really hope you enjoy it! x
carla
That looks so good! I always get the ready made pastry when it is on a buy one get one free offer and put it in the freezer so that we have pastry for when ever we want it. Tesco own feta is very good by the way.
Lukeosaurus And Me
That’s a good way to do it! It’s so much easier than having to make your own pastry everything you want to make something. Thanks for the recommendation.
Kay
I recently turned a vegetarian at the beginning of the year and I’m definitely going to try this! Looks so tasty! xxx
Lukeosaurus And Me
Oh, well done you! Hope you enjoy this xx
JADE BREMNER
The pie looks amazing I think I will give this a try. I’m guessing it will work the same if I switched the sweet potato out as I’m not much of a fan of that. Great recipe though thanks for sharing x
Mel
I’m becoming really jaded with my usual vegetarian recipes recently and I’m always down with a pie so I’ll need to try soon! It looks so good!
Totally with you on not brushing pastry with egg, I always use milk since there is no point in cracking an egg open!
Clare nicholas
Oh I love feta and spinach so this sounds wonderful.
Bookmarked to make with the kids at the weekend
A Norfolk Mummy
Oooooo this looks scrumptious l e been looking for more vegetarian meal ideas thank you
Lukeosaurus And Me
Well in that case, I’m happy I could help!
Donna
Oh yum this looks and sounds absolutely delicious! It’s not something I would think of making but I will now
JENNI
This looks really tasty and so much veg in too! I would prefer this over a meaty pie any day!
Helen
I’m a vegetarian and this looks delicious!! I love the combination of feta and sweet potato 🙂 #TwinklyTuesday
Sarah
I’m not always a fan of vegetarian meals, but this looks amazing! I do love a good pie!
Ashleigh Dougherty
I love eating spinach with feta cheese (also nice with goats cheese!), so definitely going to give this pie a try!
Janet T
I brush pastry with milk for the same reason! This pie has great flavour combinations.
kerry norris
This sounds yummy and includes lots of flavours i love x
Zena's Suitcase
I’m not a vegetarian but I would absolutely eat this, it sounds delicious, and it has a few of my favourite things in it too
Laura
Wow this sounds delicious! Might even make it this weekend!
chichi
its really a great fresh but hearty summer recipe, will give it a go!
Lukeosaurus And Me
It’s lovely, we had it was a cous cous salad last night and it was gorgeous!
Surrey maam
This looks delicious and some really good tips. We always have meat but I think we might try this as I am a big feta fan!
Lukeosaurus And Me
I’m a vegetarian, but my other half is very fond of his meat. It’s a big hit with him and we had this again for dinner last night.
Rachel George
Some of my favourite flavours. I didn’t know about the feta cheese tip before but will try an own brand next time.
Lukeosaurus And Me
Glad to be of help! 🙂
Helen
I am currently growing my own spinach (or trying to), so I will definitely be trying this out. Looks so yummy.
Lukeosaurus And Me
Oh that’s lovely! Is it easy to grow? I don’t have a garden, but I wouldn’t mind trying to grow it on the window sill in the kitchen…or is that better suited to the herbs?
JeAnnette @autismmumma
Looks really nice and something my meat-eating Hubbie would devour.
Great tip about freezing pastry, I grate and freeze cheese and use as needed, cuts down a bit on waste x
Lukeosaurus And Me
That’s a great (haha!) idea, I’ve heard about that before but I’ve not done it myself. The cheese never lasts long enough in this household.
Helen @Talking_Mums
I’ll be trying this one it looks so delicious x
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Lukeosaurus And Me
It really is tasty, thanks! 🙂
Katy - Hot Pink Wellingtons
This sounds wonderful! I love all three ingredients, but particularly sweet potato. Love that it’s so quick and easy too – I never make my own pastry – who has time for that? Thanks for joining us at #SharingtheBlogLove
Lukeosaurus And Me
I have recently found a super quick pastry recipe, it obviously still takes five/ten minutes to make, but it’s easy to do if you have empty cupboards. Having said that – I totally prefer to buy it pre-made!!
Laura - Dear Bear and Beany
This looks a nice quick and easy one to make, which is just what I need now my eldest is at school. It’s hard to get a chance to make dishes that take a long time. I never make my own pastry! Thank you for joining us at #SharingtheBlogLove
Lukeosaurus And Me
It’s easy to make and that’s one of the reasons why I love it so much. Just mix it all together, shove it in the oven and it’s all done!
Chloe
Oh, a real comfort dinner. I will give this a try using a vegan feta. I love that it’s quick and easy to do
susue at this is me now
This sounds great! Going to try it this week! Thanks xx
Rice Cakes and Raisins
Oh wow this looks delicious!! #SharingtheBlogLove
Alan Moore
This one recipe I have sooo saved for later:) thank you:))
Lukeosaurus And Me
You’re welcome! I hope you like it.
Kat (The Baking Explorer)
Oh my god this pie looks amazing!!
Lukeosaurus And Me
Thank you – it tastes amazing too! 😉
Ka
Thank you for the recipe! My family of 4 enjoyed it (we’re all healthy eaters) and I made some cheese twists from the leftover pastry so we had a little starter too 🙂
Lukeosaurus And Me
That’s great – I am so glad you all enjoyed the recipe! :
Emma
Used this recipe tonight and made my own shortcrust – beautiful! I keep a book of favourite recipes to make again and this will definitely be going in!
Lukeosaurus And Me
Oh I am so glad you enjoyed the recipe! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment. 🙂
Gigi at travelonthefly.com
Turned out so well!! Thanks! Just found your site and am loving it!
Keith Jones
Stumbled on this fabulous recipe yesterday and as I had all the ingredients to hand I set about constructing my first ever pie. It was dead easy to make and was amazingly tasteful.