With off the kids back in school, Jeanette Chen has a great weekday, breakfast-on-the-go favorite. Frittatas are basically an open-faced omelet that is baked in the oven. The base is made of eggs and the toppings are endless – it’s the perfect medium for using up all the little bits and pieces of vegetables in your refrigerator.
Mini Ham and Cheese Frittatas
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup red bell pepper, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup onion, finely chopped
- 2/3 cup reduced salt ham, chopped
- 1/3 cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons chives or scallions, finely chopped
- 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme, Fines Herbes or your favorite dried herbs
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3 large egg whites
- 2 large eggs
- cooking spray
Directions
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Heat a large skillet with oil over medium heat. Add peppers and onions and saute until translucent, about 2 minutes. Add ham; saute 2 minutes. Remove from heat; cool 5 minutes.
- Combine cheese, chives, thyme, pepper, egg whites and whole eggs in a medium bowl; whisk together. Add pepper/onion/ham mixture and stir well.
- Spoon into 24 miniature muffin cups coated with cooking spray (use a non-stick pan and be sure to spray the cups well to prevent sticking).
- Bake for 15-20 minutes until set.
{adapted from Cooking Light}
Jeanette Chen, a resident of New Canaan for 20 years, is the busy mom of 4 boys and author of a popular health and wellness food blog, Jeanette’s Healthy Living. She was recently nominated for Best Health Blog by Healthline and is always looking for ways to make healthier meals for her family and friends.
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