Mini Frittatas with Spinach and Red Pepper
Posted: 09/25/2013
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These mini frittatas will be perfect at your next brunch or even for breakfast tomorrow. Or my personal favorite, breakfast for dinner!
Frittata. I’m not even kidding you, every time I spell this frustrating word I have to look it up.
Frittata or Fritatta. They both look good, right? My WordPress spellchecker doesn’t like either one of them, so maybe we should just throw them both out. But my WordPress spellchecker also doesn’t like “buttercream” so we don’t want to go throwing things out all willy-nilly.
The funniest part is that WordPress wants to correct Fritatta (the incorrect spelling) to “irritating.”
You’re right, WordPress. It is pretty irritating.
About these mini frittatas
These mini frittatas are so flavorful, so fun and so easy to make! Even my daughter who hates scrambled eggs eats these fun egg cups. She loves spinach lately, so maybe that is a factor.
I can’t wait to use this recipe for a fun brunch or maybe even for breakfast tomorrow. I use half egg whites to lighten these up a bit and add a great fluffy texture.
They have so much flavor from the vegetables and a little sharp cheddar. If cheddar isn’t your thing (umm…we need to talk)…you could substitute other cheeses. I think feta or Parmesan would be a great twist.
You can also easily customize these based on what you have in your fridge or what vegetables you like. I like these sausage and broccoli mini frittatas. You could even do a few different flavors in one muffin tray to satisfy any picky eaters in your family.
Mini frittatas make a great meal-on-the-go. Make a bunch of them to last all week. No more drive thru breakfasts–these are so much better. Use the money you save to buy a really nice dinner out sometime. Consider it my treat!
Craving more frittatas?
Try these on for size (no pun intended):
- Turkey Sausage and Broccoli Egg White Frittata Muffins
- Asparagus and Leek Frittata
- Egg White Frittata with Spinach and Green Chiles
- White Pizza Frittata
- Egg Muffins with Sausage and Broccoli (similar to a frittata)
- Cheeseburger Frittata from She Wears Many Hats
- Asparagus Frittata from Simply Recipes
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mini frittatas
These mini frittatas will be perfect at your next brunch or even for breakfast tomorrow. Or my personal favorite, breakfast for dinner!
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1/2 red bell pepper, diced small (about 1/2 cup)
- 1/2 small yellow onion, diced small (about 1/2 cup)
- about 3 cups loosely packed spinach, roughly chopped
- 4 eggs
- 4 egg whites
- 1/4 cup skim milk
- 2/3 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease or spray a tin for 12 muffins.
- In a medium frying pan, heat the oil over medium high heat. When hot, add peppers and onions and saute until softened, about five minutes, stirring occasionally. Add spinach and stir gently until wilted. Remove from heat.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together eggs, egg whites, skim milk, cheese, salt and pepper.
- Pour egg mixture into prepared muffin tin so that each one is about 1/2 to 2/3 full. Add sauteed vegetables evenly to each of the 12 muffins.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until puffed up and golden brown. Leave in muffin tin for about 5 minutes before removing and serving.
Nutrition Information
Serving: 2mini frittatas, Calories: 199kcal, Carbohydrates: 6g, Protein: 16g, Fat: 13g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g, Cholesterol: 149mg, Sodium: 364mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 2g
This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.
Changes I would make: None are necessary, but like I mentioned, it would be fun to play with different flavors.
Difficulty: Easy!
Bree (Skinny Mommy) says
These look awesome! I have made similar ones and put them in cupcake holders so they were easy to grab in the morning. I have to try your flavor combo!
Bianca @ Confessions of a Chocoholic says
I’m always confused with the spelling, too! These look delicious – and adorable!
Katie | Healthy Seasonal Recipes says
Let’s hope there are not really any people who would say Cheddar isn’t their thing. And for the record I certainly can’t spell “frittata” either. Love these lil’ bites. My daughters would scarf them down too.
Kim | Just For Clicks says
These look great…. thinking they would be so easy to make for guests…. but also for busy school days. A batch of these could send my kids and hubby off with a great breakfast! Very fun idea.
cassie says
A muffin pan is brilliant for mini frittatas. Love this!
Tamara Coleman says
I like bite size foods and foods I can grab on the go! These are perfect. :)
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Rachel @ The Pescetarian and the Pig says
I love making little egg treats in mini muffin cups. They’re so EASY and quick and they always turn out looking so cute and actually impressive. Sometimes I make each one a different flavor combo, it makes me feel like a scientist ;)
I love spellcheck things and how they are so often wrong .Yesterday on my phone I tried to spelled “insufficient” 3 times… and every time my phone kept autocorrecting it to “unsudficient”… And that’s not even a real word…
Food, Faith, and Other Fabulous Finds says
Frittata may be hard to spell, but it’s so much fun to say! I’m kind of a word nerd, and this is one of my favorite to say (for no good reason at random times). Frittata!!
tahnycooks says
I love Brunch foods! These look so tasty good!
Amy @Very Culinary says
Lol. I have words like that. But I’d be too busy eating these to care how they’re spelled!
Terri C says
I’d just spell it “yum!”
Christina says
I love making frittatas. I made some in muffin tins last week with frozen hashbrowns mixed in. I’ll have to try with red peppers!
Jennie @themessybakerblog says
I’m happy to hear I’m not the only one that has to look up the word frittata every time I spell it. I just got down worcestershire, and that took me ages. These mini egg cups look delish.
Colleen @ What's Baking in the Barbershop?! says
Cheddar is totally my thing – and spinach and red pepper too! Love these little guys. You’re right – they’re perfect for breakfast or brunch, or even breakfast for dinner :)
denise says
love frittatas for dinner–my spellcheck doesn’t correct it :)