Mini Frittatas

Posted in: Breakfast, Recipes ♦ Tuesday, September 6th, 2011, 5:13 pm ♦ 15 Comments

In eating low-carb, paleo “ish”, the hardest meal of the day for me is often breakfast. This may be because there’s only really one “breakfast” food, that is low-carb and a whole food…the egg.

And in striving to eat low-carb/grain free, its hard to find breakfast foods that don’t revolve around eggs. But then, I read this interesting paleo article reminding me that for breakfast, we don’t have to eat breakfast foods. We just need to eat.

So while, I’ve been grabbing whatever foods I can find in the mornings for breakfast, this week I decided to get serious about eating clean and feeling good again. ..we are going to Jamaica for a wedding in a little over a month after all. Bikini will be necessary.

But, whipping up scrambled eggs on a work morning isn’t something I always have time to do. My solution? Pre-baked mini frittatas, ready to be grabbed and devoured on the go.

Health Benefits

Eggs-high in protein, great source of choline for brain function and health, and reduce inflammation
Spinach-rich in glutathione, high in Vitamin K, C, and A. Promotes gastrointestinal health, and high in Lutein, which protects from eye diseases

I know from experience that unless you plan and prepare to eat healthy, you absolutely won’t. So do it. These take minutes to whip up, and provide a yummy, protein packed breakfast for your whole week.

What are frittatas you ask? They are basically an open faced omelet or something like a crustless quiche. For this recipe, I make them in individual muffin pans for easy, individual servings. You can basically add any ingredients that you may like, just as you would in an omelet. I opted for turkey bacon, feta, and spinach because it’s what I had:)

What’s your favorite healthy breakfast?

Mini Frittatas

Ingredients
7 eggs
1/3 cup milk
½ medium onion, diced
5 slices turkey bacon, chopped
1/3 cup feta cheese
1 cup spinach, chopped
Pinch of salt
Pepper

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 and spray muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat, add bacon and onion and cook until bacon begins to brown. Add in chopped spinach, and cook until just wilted. Remove from heat and set aside.
In a bowl, beat eggs with milk and add feta cheese. Once spinach mixture has cooled, stir into beaten eggs. Pour into muffin pan, filling 2/3 of the way full. Baked 25-30 minutes until center is firm. Enjoy!

Tags: breakfast, egg, feta, frittata, healthy, onion, spinach, turkey bacon

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15 Responses to “Mini Frittatas”

1. 
   Posted by: Amanda

   September 7th, 2011 at 11:29 am

   Hi! Did you use mini muffin pan for this recipe?

2. 
   Posted by: Healthy Housewife

   September 7th, 2011 at 11:45 am

   Amanda,
   Actually I used a regular sized muffin pan, but you could also do mini!

3. 
   Posted by: Amanda

   September 8th, 2011 at 9:35 am

   Cool! Your recipes are really delicious!!! Keep posting!!!

   Have a great day!

4. 
   Posted by: Healthy Housewife

   September 8th, 2011 at 2:59 pm

   Thanks Amanda! Glad to hear you enjoy them. Thanks for reading!

5. 
   Posted by: Andrea

   September 21st, 2011 at 5:18 pm

   Have you ever frozen these? Do they reheat well?

6. 
   Posted by: Healthy Housewife

   September 22nd, 2011 at 12:39 pm

   Andrea,
   They actually freeze really well! Just let them cool completely, then wrap tightly before putting in the freezer!

7. 
   Posted by: Sam Collins

   July 23rd, 2012 at 12:52 pm

   Hi there. I made and freezed a bunch if these. How do suggest is the best way to reheat them?

8. 
   Posted by: Healthy Housewife

   July 24th, 2012 at 3:20 pm

   I just pop em in the microwave!

9. 
   Posted by: Sarah

   August 8th, 2012 at 11:38 pm

   Hey, I just made these and they are delicious, but i had a hard time getting them out of the pan.. the bottoms were sticking even though i used a non stick pan AND coated it with olive oil. Any suggestions?

10. 
    Posted by: Lynne

    August 11th, 2012 at 7:37 pm

    I’m from New Zealand. Do you know what 350deg equates to in Celcius??

11. 
    Posted by: Healthy Housewife

    August 15th, 2012 at 1:44 pm

    176 celcius!

12. 
    Posted by: Healthy Housewife

    August 15th, 2012 at 1:47 pm

    Hmm I’ve never experienced that! What rack in the oven did you bake them on?

13. 
    Posted by: Sarah

    August 15th, 2012 at 4:09 pm

    Right in the middle. Maybe I will try moving it up one level..

14. 
    Posted by: Rachel

    September 24th, 2012 at 3:14 pm

    Do you have a total carb count for this recipe? It doesn’t look like it has many.

15. 
    Posted by: Jill

    November 5th, 2012 at 10:03 pm

    I made my second batch of these today! I was in a big breakfast rut… Not anymore! I love these!!