We enjoy the “choose your own adventure” aspect of breakfast frittatas. We’ve tried to include a variety of optional ingredients and callouts in the instructions for customization opportunities. Something fresh should always be included, so we choose diced tomatoes, and you can’t go wrong with a Mexican cheese blend.
The Tofurkey Italian Sausage is a favorite for a more savory route, or we also like a fresh spinach + feta cheese option, because “everything is betta with feta!”
Breakfast Frittata
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Prep Time:
10m
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Cook Time:
35m
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Total Time:
45m
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp. Butter
- 1 tsp. Olive oil
- 1/2 Red onion, minced
- 2 Cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 Tomato, diced
- 6 Eggs
- 1/4 c Milk
- 1 tbsp. Creme fraiche
- Mexican cheese blend, grated
Optional Ingredients / Toppings
- Pepperjack cheese, small chunks
- 1/4 c Crumbled feta cheese
- 1/2 Tofurkey Italian sausage
- 1 Spinach, whole, destemmed, handful
- 1 tsp. Grated parmesan
- 1 tsp. Dried parsley
- 1 tsp. Dried basil
- 1 Green onion, sliced into rings
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 370F.
- In an 8" skillet, melt butter and olive oil (coat skillet), and sauté red onions and garlic on medium heat.
- When fragrant and onion is starting to turn translucent, add tomato. Cook for 1-2 minutes and reduce to low heat.
- In a separate bowl, lightly whisk eggs, milk and a dollop of creme fraiche.
- Salt and pepper the egg mixture to taste (3x salt to pepper).
- Pour egg mixture into iron skillet and mix together over low heat. Then stir in a couple large multi-finger pinches of Mexican cheese blend (and pepperjack or feta if you wish - be sure the chunks are small enough to melt, think 1/4" max thickness).
- As the cheese melts, add other ingredients such as fresh spinach, green onion, or we also enjoy a cooked Tofurkey branded Italian sausage (use 1/2 cut into 1/4" slices, then quartered).
- Cook until the edges start to change and firm up. The center of the mixture will still be quite liquid. Total stovetop time ~12 minutes.
- Bake at 370 for 20-25 minutes. Check at 15 minutes. It's done when the top starts to brown.
- When cooked, remove from oven and cut into 1/6ths.
- When serving, dust with grated parmesan, parsley, and/or basil.
Fresh spinach and feta:
Ready for baking:
Sprinkling some feta mid-bake:
A nicely-browned top:
Tofurkey Italian sausage
Ready for baking:
A nicely browned top:
