Frittata

Frittatas are a really quick and easy meal and a great way to use up what you have in the fridge

Servings

2

Ready In:

30 min

Lever:

Beginner

Skills covered

Knife skills, Seasoning, Egg Cooking, Cooking a Meal

Frittata

By: Chloe Coker

Frittatas make a fantastic quick meal / snack option.  You can add whatever you have in the fridge, they are great for picnics and they are gluten free.  Eat them hot with a side salad or cool them and keep them in the fridge for a quick snack

Instructions

Follow this simple step by step and add anything you like – just make sure that the ingredients are either pre-cooked or are fried for a couple of minutes in the pan before you add the eggs

 

 

Ingredients

Method

1

2 tbsp oil

Place an 8” frying pan (ideally with an oven proof handle) over a medium heat and add 2 tbsp olive oil

2

2 handfuls of vegetables:  onion / pepper / broccoli / courgettes / asparagus / cherry tomatoes

Bacon / chorizo

Quick cook additions: spinach, sweetcorn, peas

Dice the onion and chop the vegetables into bit size pieces.  Add any meat 

Fry for 5-10 minutes until soft

Add anything that only needs a minute or 2 to cook such as spinach / sweetcorn / peas for the last couple of minutes

3

Optional: 200g cooked potato

Add the potato to the pan and fry for a minute

4

3 eggs

Generous pinch of salt

Crack the eggs into a bowl.  Add the salt and beat with a fork

5

Optional: handful of grated cheddar / crumbled feta / goats cheese

Add any cheese to the egg mix

6

 

Tip the contents of the frying pan into the egg mix and stir until well coated

7

 

Wipe out the pan and add 2 tbsp oil.  Preheat the grill or turn on the oven to 160*c

Pour the frittata mix into the pan and cook over a low heat until set around the bottom and edges

8

 

Transfer the pan to the grill / oven (make sure it has an oven proof handle) and cook until the egg is set

9

 

Loosen the frittata around the edges of the pan and turn onto a plate.  Cut into wedges and serve with salad

 

Some flavours to try:

–        Broccoli, asparagus, potato and goats cheese

–        Onion, pepper, choizo and potato

–        Potato, onion, pea, ham, cheddar and sweetcorn

–        Onion, cherry tomato, spinach and cheddar  (fry the onions and tomatoes until the tomato skins burst, fry the spinach until it wilts, then add the egg)

–        Roasted vegetables and goats cheese or feta

 

 

 

Tips, Tricks and Teaching Info

Egg Cooking

Cook eggs at a low temperature to prevent them from overcooking – overcooked eggs go rubbery and eggy

Leftovers

A frittata is a good way to use up leftover roasted veg or chorizo from our roasting dish dinner recipes.