I love frittata! Being Italian, I was raised that any food can be added to eggs in the morning or made into a frittata.
My mother would make a frittata with vegetables, leftover meats or deli meats, we would eat the frittata as a side dish at dinner or in the morning as a natural “grab and go.” My mom had her favorite combination, potatoes, and ham with a little cheese; it was always delicious!
I took it for granted that everyone knew how to make a frittata and realized I was wrong when I recently put together a menu plan for a healthy cooking class and demonstrated how to make a frittata, recognizing others didn’t understand the simplicity of it.
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I was inspired to do my cooking classes by a trainer, Taryn Landberg of Dream to be Fit, Taryn recently lost a friend and was doing a 6-week challenge where she donated a portion of the proceeds to the family of her friend while creating a great program to lose weight. Her generosity so touched me that I offered to do cooking classes to help remind everyone to eat healthy and stay on schedule for the weight loss. It was gratifying for me to provide the classes, I had my “Sous Chef Tony” helping me, I created healthy recipes and I met some fantastic women.
Here is how you make a simple frittata, my recipe I used shallots, asparagus, zucchini and red onion (use what you have on hand at home)
sauté vegetables in pan in a little coconut butter, until tender
add beaten eggs (this photo was used before me beating them), the number of eggs will vary based on how many vegetables and the size of your pan, I used 8 eggs in a 10″ skillet (make sure your skillet can go in the oven though)
pour eggs over mixed vegetables and let it cook for 4-5 minutes when edges start to peel away, add the tomato slices, place in preheated oven for about 5-7 minutes
once the center is cooked through, add cheese and any fresh herbs
slice and serve
Again my recipe for frittata can be used as an appetizer, side dish or it’s great for a “grab and go” in the morning for breakfast. Frittata is great because you can play around with the ingredients, add deli meats (sliced turkey, ham or pastrami), vegetables (bell peppers, onions, pretty much anything) or a variety of both!
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Frittata with Veggies
Ingredients
- 1 small Shallot, chopped
- 1/2 cup Asparagus, chopped
- 1 small zucchini, chopped
- 1/2 cup Onions, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon Herbs de Provence
- 1 small Tomato, sliced
- 1/4 cup Goat Cheese (optional)
- fresh herbs (basil or oregano)
- 1 teaspoon Coconut oil
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Saute vegetables in coconut oil until cooked through, add herbs de provence. Beat eggs and pour over the sautéed vegetables. Allow eggs to cook through, the center of pan will "wiggle", remove from stovetop and place sliced tomatoes on top.
- Place pan in the oven and let it cook for 5-7 minutes or until the center is cooked through, remove, add herbs and cheese (optional), let it cool in pan for 15-20 minutes.
- Remove from pan, slice and serve! Enjoy!
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