byo frittata

A Frittata is such an easy, quick, delicious way to make dinner, using leftover ingredients. You can really use anything you have to create your own flavors. Just think of it like an omlette... it is perfect for making your own way. With a variety of ingredients in the fridge, I decided to make one for dinner. I just needed some eggs. $.99 cents for a dozen? Done!

Below I have listed the base recipe, as well as some sample versions. But for our dinner, I used the following items:
5 slices bacon
1 cup co-jack cheese (leftover from the Sweetie Pie's mac and cheese I made last week)
scalloped potatoes (leftover from this crock-pot recipe)
1/2 large onion, chopped
1 cup asparagus, chopped (Asparagus is only $.99 lb this week, so I bought five pounds to freeze as I plan get this oven roasted recipe into a weekly rotation)

Here is the base recipe I use:

Build Your Own Frittata

8 eggs (if you use egg whites, increase the total number of eggs to 12)
1 cup cheese
3-4 meat and/or vegtables
1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper

Turn on broiler in oven.

• Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in 10-12 inch non-stick skillet; add vegetables.
• In bowl, mix eggs, cheese, cooked meat and salt/pepper; pour into hot skillet.

• Cover and cook (w/o stirring), about 4 minutes, over medium-low heat until set on bottom and sides (will be runny in center).
• Wrap skillet handle with foil and place on top rack of oven. Broil 3-5 minutes until center is firm.

• Flip Frittata and serve on plate.

Here are some other sample recipes, if you are not feeling as creative to come up with your own:

Lorraine

1 small onion

1 c. asparagus

1 c. Swiss cheese

1 c. ham

Italian

2 c. sliced zucchini

1 c. diced potatoes

1 c. chopped onion

1 c. mozzarella

¼ c. Parmesan

top w/ marinara and basil

Tex-Mex

2 poblano peppers, chopped

1 c. chopped onion

1 c. cheddar

1/2 c. cilantro

1 c. corn kernels

top w/ salsa and cilantro

Vegetarian

16-oz pkg sliced mushrooms

¾ c. sliced scallions

1 c. Swiss cheese

2 cups chopped fresh spinach

top w/ chopped tomato and parsley or scallions

Potato, Bacon, Gruyere

3 medium baking potatoes, peeled

4 strips bacon

3 sprigs fresh thyme

1/4 cup grated Gruyere cheese