Real Food – Frittata (how-to)

Frittata – an egg based dish similar to an omelet or quiche.

It has come to my attention {cough, cough –> Joanne}, that I have several EASY meals that I know how to make without digging out a cookbook and that not everyone does. I prefer, simple meals made from real food. We eat very little processed or frozen food here. In fact, I’ve even started baking my own bread (I’m bragging again).

I think it’s time that we stopped buying prepared foods and started making meals from REAL FOOD. You know … the kind of food your great-grandmother would recognize as food. This particular recipe takes 5 MINUTES of prep time. I doubt you can pull out of rush-hour traffic and get a fast food meal in less than 5 MINUTES.

One of my favourites is Frittata. It’s tasty, healthy and a great way to clean out the fridge (really). The basis of this dish is 8 eggs and 2 tablespoons of water, after that, the sky is the limit. The recipe below is indicative of what I had on hand (I really need to grocery shop), you could substitute or add all kinds of other meat and veg. For example: bacon (chopped), spinach, cilantro, basil, oregano, tomato, bell pepper …

I am sure you get the idea!

Prep: 5 minutes, Cooking: 30 minutes

Ingredients

* 8 eggs
* 2 tablespoons water
* 1/2 cup onion, chopped
* 1/2 cup ham, chopped
* 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese, divided
* 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
* 1/2 teaspoon each of salt, pepper, cayenne and chili powder

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Beat eggs and water with wire whisk in medium bowl. Stir in ham, 1/2 of the cheese (both cheddar and mozzarella), onion and spices.
3. Pour into greased 9-inch pie plate; sprinkle with remaining cheese.
4. Bake 30 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.

This recipe generally feeds our family of 2 adults and 3 children. It’s great served with a fresh salad.

MK xo
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