How to make Savory Cheese and Meat Pie(Plăcintă cu brinza și carne)

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and calories.

ground meat

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

Prepare the pie crust by mixing flour, salt, oil, and warm water until a dough forms.

Roll out the dough and fit it into a pie dish.

In a skillet, heat oil and sauté chopped onion until translucent.

Add ground pork and cook until browned.

In a bowl, combine feta cheese, beaten eggs, and the cooked meat mixture.

Season with additional salt if needed.

Pour the filling into the prepared pie crust and cover with another layer of dough, sealing the edges.

Cut slits in the top crust for steam to escape.

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown.

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