Veggie Frittata

 

This is an easy dish to prepare for any meal, and a really good way to use up produce that is in your refrigerator!  On this occasion I used asparagus, mushrooms, onion and green pepper, but you can use any vegetable according to your taste!

I start by adding olive or grape seed oil to the cast iron skillet and then add the veggies along with garlic salt and pepper (to taste), and saute over medium high heat until they are crisp tender.

While the vegetables are cooking, I mix the eggs, cream cheese, parmesan cheese and milk in the food processor.

Pour the egg mixture into the skillet over the veggies, and then add the additional cheese.  

Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 10 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

Veggie Frittata
Recipe Author:  Carolina Food and Fitness

6 large eggs
2 oz. cream cheese
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
olive or grape seed oil
1/2 lb. asparagus
1/4 large onion
1/2 green bell pepper
1/2 lb. mushrooms
1/2 cup asiago cheese
1/2 cup sharp provolone cheese
garlic salt
pepper

Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

Veggie Quiche

I have started saving the scraps from my homemade pie dough.  Just roll them into a ball, place in a zip-lock bag, and refrigerate until you are ready to use, in this case for a quiche for dinner tonight.  The purpose of posting this recipe (and not giving exact measurements with the vegetables) is to encourage you be creative with your own taste in making a dish like this!

I lightly saute a selection of vegetables in olive or grape seed oil.  Tonight it was mushrooms, onion, a carrot, and asparagus.  The best thing about a quiche, is that the possibilities are endless!  

Mix the eggs, cream cheese, and romano cheese in a food processor.

Add the veggies, and then the egg mixture to the pie, then top with your choice of cheese.

Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes.

Veggie Quiche
Recipe Author:  Carolina Food and Fitness

Ingredients:
1 pie crust
5 eggs
4 oz. cream cheese
1/4 cup romano cheese
1/2 cup provolone cheese
1/2 cup asiago cheese
1/4 large onion, diced
1 carrot, diced
asparagus
sliced mushrooms
garlic salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Lightly saute veggies in olive or grape seed oil.  In a food processor, mix eggs, cream cheese and romano cheese.  Pour the vegetables in the crust, then add the egg mixture.  Top with cheese.

Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes.