Frittata

I am extremely lucky and blessed to have a husband that loves to cook too. When we were dating he probably enjoyed it more than me, even! Whenever I went to visit him I would beg and pout and stomp my feet to get him to take me out to dinner. (Okay, maybe not that dramatically, although I'm sure he would beg to differ.) For the sake of his pocket book and sanity, he would tempt me with a really yummy meal that he would cook instead. One of his specialties was frittata, which is where I learned to make it.

Frittata is a funny dish. It is so easy, so elegant, and so delicious. It pretty much works with whatever your favorite ingredients are, or better yet, what you have in the fridge. It also looks super impressive, bonus!

Below is what I like to typically include in my frittatas, but you can swtich it up with what YOU like! Yay!

What you need: 
6 eggs
1 cup milk
1 lb sausage, browned
1 medium onion, chopped
1 roma tomato, chopped
1 handful fresh herb (parsley or cilantro)
2 cloves of garlic, minced 
Dash of red pepper flakes
Dry herbs of your choice (hubby and I like dried mint) 
1/2 cup diced fresh mozzarella cheese
Handful fresh parm cheese to grate on top
Salt and pepper to taste

How to make it:

Preheat the oven to 350. 

First, you need a large deep skillet pan that can go into the oven. Pretty heavy duty one, yup. Brown the sausage over medium heat and break it apart. Once it is browned, remove it from the skillet and put into a large bowl. Next, sautee the onion, garlic, and tomato in the same skillet in the juices from the sausage. Add them to the same bowl with the sausage so they can cool a little bit.

Meanwhile, beat the six eggs and milk in another larger bowl. Add your spices and any dry herbs you would like. Add the chopped up mozzarella. Add the sausage onion tomato garlic mixture once it has cooled a bit and blend with the egg mixture. Add you fresh herbs now too!  I like to use a whisk.

 

Now you can return the egg mixture to the skillet, which is still over the medium heat. Let it cook for a few minutes and scrape down egg as it cooks, almost like a really big omelette thing. Make sure the sausage and stuff doesn't settle down on the bottom and is spread pretty evenly.

After the frittata has cooked a little bit on the stovetop, put it in the oven and bake it for about 20 minutes. If you check it and its still really jiggly, it isn't ready yet. You will know its ready if it is set and form and you can put a fork in it and it comes out clean. Then, its ready! yay!

Sprinkle fresh grated parm on top.... mmm.

Way easier than quiche.... you don't need a crust and it is just as good if not better.

I hope you enjoy, I'd love to hear your unique frittata ideas!