If you have ever thought about making a Frittata before but figured it would be too difficult, here is an easy version anyone can make. It is basically a fancy word for what we Norwegian’s call an “egg bake”.
You can use a lot of different ingredients for this one, but here is what I used this time:
Pre heat the oven to 350 degrees.
4-5 slices of prosciutto or thick sliced bacon cut into chunks.
2 scallions thinly sliced
2 diced gloves of garlic
½ to 1 cup of frozen (defrost and drain) spinach
¼ cup of grated asiago or parmesan cheese
4-6 eggs beat well with a bit of milk.
Start out with a heavy skillet on the stove top – one you can transfer right to the oven. This important, because you don’t want to try and move it from a skillet to a pan that is oven safe, so use a heavy clad iron skillet.
Drizzle a little olive oil and butter in the pan on the stove top and start to soften/brown the prosciutto or bacon and garlic, cook for a few minutes or so until it starts to get crispy. Now it comes together quickly and the is just basically placement of the rest of the ingredients in the pan. Evenly spread the meat and garlic around the pan, now drop in the spinach, scallions and cheese on top. Then evenly pour over the egg mixture and pepper and salt. Put it right into the over and bake for 10-15 minutes.
It is really an easy and tasty dish. I have made it with all vegetarian items or added in a bit of frozen hash browns as well. Tomatoes are wonderful! The key is you just sear everything for a few minutes on the stove top before baking it and it locks in the flavors. When it is finished, just gently slide it out of the pan onto a plate and cut it up in slices.
