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Oct 2011

Fritatta Formula (By Request!)

October 31, 2011 By 2 Comments

I love “formulas”– Meaning recipes that you can simply plug in whatever ingredients you have on  hand to make something delicious. Frittatas make the perfect formula! I love that frittatas are easy enought to make for myself (and then saving the extras to reheat for a busy weekday breakfast) and yet “fancy” enough for company. Serve with a simple green salad and they also make a great brunch or lunch dish. A year and a half ago some friends came over one early morning for breakfast while our husbands went water skiing. It felt very 1950′s that we gathered in the kitchen with our kids while our husbands were out galavanting! ;) I made a frittata and my girlfriend Shannon has been asking for the “formula” ever since. Does it show how crazy life has been that I am just getting to it now?! Here you go Shanny! The Frittata Formula:

Here’s What You Need:* (4 small slices)
3 eggs
1 TBS fat free 1/2 and 1/2
1 cup of chopped veggies and/or meat**
1 tsp of olive oil
1-2 TBS of shredded cheese
Seasoning (I like Penzey’s Country French Vinaigrette)
Here’s What You Do:Preheat the broiler. Whisk the eggs with the 1/2 and 1/2 and season liberally-about 1 1/2 tsps). Heat a non-stick pan with olive oil over medium and then add the vegetables (except the spinach) and saute for about 2 minutes (or up to 5 minutes if you are using onions). Add in  the spinach if you are using it and saute for about 1 minute longer. Pour in the egg mixture and let cook to set (about 2 minutes). Evenly top with the cheese and put in the broiler for 4-5 minutes. Watch it carefully as it goes fast! Let it cool slightly and then using a spatula loosen the edges. Turn to flip onto a plate. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Slice and serve!
*This makes four small sizes using an 8′ pan. If making for company, double this recipe and use a 10″ pan.
**I suggest including a tomato to keep this moist. Also, if you do include spinach you will need more than 1 cup as the spinach wilts so much. Here I used 1 cup of spinach, 1 large tomato and 1 piece of deli ham. The cheese is mixed Italian. Asparagus and onion are great too!
Kid Tip:
I have a few ideas here. If your kids like scrambled eggs, I suggest cutting this into pieces and serving it to them so it looks like scrambled eggs. If they are sceptics, keep it in the triangle pieces and call it “egg pizza”!
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