Frittata sounds really fancy, but it’s fairly quick and easy to make.
So what is a frittata?
A frittata is an Italian egg dish that looks like an open-faced omelet. It’s simply a whisked egg mixture filled with vegetables or other ingredients partially cooked in a skillet on the stovetop, then finished in the oven or under the broiler until lightly golden brown.
For filling/topping ingredients you can use bacon, sausage, cheddar, feta, or parmesan cheese, tomatoes, peppers, onions, chopped greens, chives, or any interesting leftovers you may find in your refrigerator!
This frittata is a perfect early morning dish that doesn’t have a multitude of ingredients or take an hour to bake. Hence the name “Farmer’s Frittata!”
Farmer’s Frittata
Ingredients:
8-10 Eggs
1/4 cup Whole Milk
Salt and Pepper
Toppings
Instructions:
Prep your toppings and set aside. Preheat a 10” cast iron skillet (or other oven-safe skillet) over medium heat.
Beat the eggs and milk together in a mixing bowl.
Grease the preheated skillet with a tablespoon of butter or tallow. Swirl to coat the bottom.
Pour the egg/milk mixture into the skillet and DO NOT STIR. Season with salt and pepper.
Cover the pan with a lid and let the eggs cook for about five minutes, until the sides begin to set.
While eggs are cooking, turn your oven onto broil on the high setting.
Remove the lid from the skillet and add the toppings, if using cheese, put that on last.
Place the pan in the oven under the broiler for 5-10 minutes, until the top of the frittata is cooked through and cheese is lightly browned. Watch closely. You don’t want to burn your toppings.
Remove the pan from the oven. Let the frittata cool for about 5 minutes before serving.