Spinach Potato Top Pie

Spinach Potato Top Pie

Ingredients

1 cup rice, cooked
8-10 potatoes, peeled and chopped
1- 2 bunch of spinach
1 -2 onion, diced
1 -2 egg, whisked
1/4 cup olive oil/peanut oil
1 cup cheese, grated

2tbsp-1 cup of milk (in mashed potato, to taste)
A very large nob of butter(add more to taste)
Salt and pepper to taste

Method

1) Preheat the oven to 180°c for a fan forced oven. Grease a large 8 cup baking dish with oil.

2) Cook the rice according to packet instructions (either boiling or absorption method). Boil the potatoes.
3) While the rice and potatoes are cooking, slice the spinach close to the stalks, discard the stalks, then finely shred the leaves. Put the shredded leaves in a very large bowl.
4) Add cooked rice, onions, oil, half of the cheese, eggs, salt and pepper to the shredded spinach. Mix until well combined (I just use my hand unless rice is boiling hot). Put the spinach mix into the greased baking dish.
5) Mash the potatoes with 2 tbsp milk and a large nob of butter. Spoon the mashed potato on top of the spinach mix and spread with a fork. 

6) Spread the rest of the cheese on top of the mashed potato.
7) Bake for 45-60 minutes at 180°c until cooked through. (Bake on the bottom rack of the oven so the cheese doesn't burn.)

8) Serve with tomato sauce.