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feta cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Ricotta provides a similar texture with fewer calories.

Swiss chard

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: kale

Spinach is more widely available and less expensive.

phyllo dough

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pastry dough

💰Cheaper: homemade dough

Homemade dough can be made from basic pantry staples.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil offers healthier fats while being versatile.

Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).

Wash and chop the Swiss chard finely.

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat and sauté chopped onions until translucent, about 5 minutes.

Add the Swiss chard to the skillet and cook until wilted, about 3-4 minutes.

Remove from heat and let cool slightly.

In a bowl, combine the sautéed mixture with crumbled feta cheese, eggs, salt, black pepper, and chopped parsley.

Lay out a sheet of phyllo dough and brush with melted butter.

Place another sheet on top and repeat the brushing.

Spoon the filling onto the dough, then fold the edges over to enclose it.

Roll the dough tightly into a log or shape it into a spiral.

Place the rolled börek on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Brush the top with more melted butter.

Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, until golden brown and crispy.

Let cool slightly before slicing and serving.

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