Showing posts with label frittata. Show all posts
Showing posts with label frittata. Show all posts

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