HOW TO MAKE A FRITTATA WITH INGREDIENTS YOU HAVE ON HAND
Learn how to make a frittata using ingredients you already have at home, like eggs, milk, sausage, potatoes, and cheese! Customize it to your family’s likings!
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Tired of the same old breakfast options? Broaden your family’s horizons with the breakfast frittata.
It is a quick breakfast to throw together that the whole family will enjoy!
WHAT IS A FRITTATA?
Sometimes compared to a quiche, omelet, or egg casserole, a frittata begins cooking on the stove and then is finished baking in the oven. Using an oven safe skillet like this cast iron is great.
Believe it or not, they actually are very easy to make!
An omelet is cooked over the stove, filled with toppings, and then flipped to form a half circle. A quiche is an egg casserole that is baked in a pie shell. An egg casserole is baked in the oven without a crust. They are all similar, but the cooking method sets them apart.
INGREDIENTS IN FRITTATA
EGGS– A basic item to always have on hand.
MILK– You can use milk of your choice. I like to use cow’s milk while cooking.
MEAT– Whatever meat you have on hand you can use here. Some of our favorites are sausage, bacon, ham or a meat lovers combo!
VEGETABLES– Use what you have on hand. Fresh or frozen spinach, peppers, onions, mushrooms, etc.
POTATO– Our family is partial to the sweet potato and sausage combo. You can use any type of potato though, or omit completely.
CHEESE– You really can’t go wrong with your choice of cheese. Pepperjack, swiss, cheddar, gruyere, really any shredded cheese you have on hand would be a great compliment to these flavors. Of, you can always omit.
SPICES– Adjust these if you want, but we use ground mustard, salt, pepper, and paprika in our breakfast frittatas and have been pleased.
HOW TO MAKE A FRITTATA
1. If you are using sausage in your frittata, fry up your meat in an oven safe skillet and drain. If not, skip to step 2.
2. Saute any veggies and potatoes that are pretty firm for a few minutes to soften them up.
3. Add meat, spices, and any other veggies into skillet. Mix well.
3. In a separate bowl, crack open the eggs. Add the milk and whisk together.
4. Pour into the hot skillet and help the egg mixture get into all parts of the pan.
5. Top with cheese and bake for 10-15 minutes.
Basic Egg Frittata
Ingredients
- ½ lb sausage
- 1 sweet potato
- 8 eggs
- ½ cup milk
- ½ tsp paprika
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp mustard
- ¼ tsp pepper
- ½ cup spinach
- ½ cup cheese pepper jack, cheddar, Swiss, or Parmesan
- veggies of choice peppers, onions, mushrooms
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Fry sausage in an oven safe skillet. Drain and remove most of the grease from the pan.
- Satue the diced potato pieces in the skillet for a few minutes to get them soft. Add in any other vegetable to soften, like onions, mushrooms, peppers, spinach. Stirring occasionally.
- In a separate bowl, whisk eggs and milk.
- Add meat and spices into the skillet and give one last stir.
- Pour the egg mixture into the pan trying to get all parts covered. You might need to tilt the pan to move the egg mixture into some cracks. Top with cheese. Bake for 10-15 minutes.
- Top with parmesan cheese for garnish.
OTHER RECIPES I THINK YOU MIGHT ENJOY
- Homemade granola bars
- Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal
- Blueberry Pie Oats
- Oven Baked Blueberry Pancakes
- How to Make the World’s Best Pancakes
- Apple Pie Baked Oats
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