Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Whatever we had in the fridge frittata

Obviously I'm off school for a snow day- hence the reason for the multiple posts. Today is Jason's birthday so to celebrate I decided to make breakfast. I wanted to make waffles, but we didn't have any milk - we didn't have any breakfast meat either, so I came up with this frittata. I actually really enjoy making fritattas (mostly because I like the name), and I usually do get pretty creative with the ingredients. Today, I basically used whatever I could find in the fridge; interesting to say the least.

Ingredients - the problem is I didn't measure anything - this is my best guess
  • half of a red pepper - diced
  • half of a red onion - diced
  • 1 portobella mushroom - diced
  • 1 shallot - chopped
  • spoonful of chopped garlic
  • 1/4 cup sundried tomatoes in oil -chopped
  • 1 cup frozen artichoke hearts - thawed then chopped
  • handful of chopped fresh Italian flat leaf parsley
  • 1 cup (or more) cooked shrimp - chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups egg substitute (or 6 large eggs)
  • 1 cup reduced fat (2%) Italian cheese blend
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
  • Kosher salt
  • fresh ground pepper
  • tablespoon extra virigin olive oil OR margarine

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Heat olive oil or margarine in an oven safe skillet (cast iron works perfect). When skillet is hot sautee the cut up vegetables with salt and pepper until tender
  • Add shrimp and parsley to skillet and sautee until warmed through
  • In a bowl whisk together egg/egg substitute, water, Italian seasoning, and cheese
  • In the skillet, flatten out the vegetables, and pour the egg mixture over the top
  • Transfer the skillet into the oven and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes - until the eggs are firm
  • Remove skillet from the oven and let the frittata rest 5 minutes before serving

Things you could add if you have them - just cut back a little on some of the other ingredients so it all fits in the skillet!

  • spinach
  • bacon
  • feta cheese
  • diced or shredded potatoes

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