Italian Spinach Pie

This can be served as a brunch, lunch, or light dinner. For dinner, serve it with a tossed salad and some crusty bread.

1  9-inch  unbaked pie shell
1  pkg  frozen chopped spinach, cooked, drained, and squeezed out
4  Tbs  butter
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2  lb  ricotta cheese
3  eggs, slightly beaten
1/2  cup  finely grated parmesan cheese
1/2  cup  half and half

Prick the pastry crust and bake @450 degrees for 10 minutes. Cool.

Mix the spinach with the remaining ingredients. Pour into pie shell and bake @375 degrees for 30 minutes, or until set.