I recently got hooked on this recipe. Although usually I’m not a breakfast food kind of girl (I know, I know) this one is a keeper. You can’t go wrong with a frittata. It’s great when you have to make breakfast for a group of friends since it is basically one big baked omelet. It’s easy and best of all it can be made a hundred different ways.
Frittata
6 eggs
1 tablespoon of butter
2 cups of filling, your choice (read below)
Salt and Pepper
Fix time: about 30 minutes.
Feeds: about 4 hungry people.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Beat eggs together. Combine eggs and filling. Melt butter in an oven proof skillet over medium heat. Once the butter melts pour in the mixture. Cook until the bottom sets. Finish cooking in a 350 degree oven until the top sets. Serve hot or at room temperature.
Foolproof Fix
Ratio: The only thing you need to know in order to make this recipe foolproof is that for every 3 eggs you need 1 cup of filling.
Filling: Make sure any of the filling items you add are cooked through. I also recommend keeping the number of different ingredients to about 3 to 5; it’s easy to go overboard.
Cooking: Make sure the heat stays at medium (medium low would be better than medium high). You can speed up the cooking time by putting the skillet in the broiler instead of the oven, just keep an eye on it.
Fantastic Fixings
Filling: My personal favorite filling combination is roasted red peppers, diced and seeded fresh tomatoes, crumbled goat cheese, shredded mozzarella and fresh basil. There are so many options, so go nuts! Here are just a few examples of what you can throw in:
- Tomatoes (seeded and diced)
- Cheese (of any kind)
- Chicken (cooked and diced/shredded)
- Deli meat (diced)
- Sautéed peppers
- Caramelized onions
- Mushrooms
- Cooked, chopped veggies (asparagus, broccoli, zucchini)
- Salsa
- Fresh herbs
The list could go on forever! Here are some good combinations: (1) Peppers, onions, tomatoes and cheddar cheese; (2) asparagus, goat cheese and mushrooms; (3) ham, tomatoes, mozzarella and parsley.
You get the point - just throw in what you like.
Funds Factor (based on my favorite combination)
6 eggs - $1.49 for a dozen eggs
1 tablespoon of butter (you should have some butter left over from the mac & cheese!)
1 Tomato - $.49
Goat Cheese - $3.99 for 4 oz package
Roasted Red peppers - $2.60 for a 6 oz jar
Fresh Basil - $2.49 for a 2 oz package
Shredded Mozzarella - $2.89 for an 8 oz bag
Recipe can be made for as little as $13.86.
** Based on DC prices. Taxes not included.
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