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Frittata FAQ
We’ve already covered the answers to the most commonly asked question with ‘What Is A Frittata?’ and we address the second in How To Make A Frittata. Here’s a round up of some of the queries that are raised a little less often.
What size pan should you use for a frittata?
Obviously, you’re going [...]
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The often unavoidable Christmas tradition of coming up with one hundred and one ways to use up leftover turkey on boxing day can seem overwhelming when the family are already beginning to feel that they’ve seen enough of the bird, but once more, frittata recipes can help. The smell of this spicy turkey frittata sizzling [...]
It’s often been said of Chinese food that however filling it seems to be, you’ll be hungry five minutes after you’ve eaten it. Not so with an oriental style Chinese rice frittata though, especially with the addition of a little chicken added for extra protein,
Ingredients:
4 eggs, beaten
150g chopped, cooked chicken
1 bunch [...]
Another favoured flavour pairing, chicken and mushroom are commonly enjoyed together in soups, stews and pies. They’re just as enjoyable in a Chicken And Mushroom frittata, and very often quicker to make too!
Ingredients:
1 small green pepper, deseeded and chopped
1 small onion, peeled and chopped
100g mushrooms, sliced
100g cooked chicken, chopped into [...]
This distinctively flavoured bacon, blue cheese and spinach frittata is very easy to make, and decidedly moreish. Like any other frittata the leftovers can be refrigerated and served again the following day, but it’s unlikely the family will let it hang around that long!
Ingredients:
Four rashers of bacon, chopped and with rind removed
1 [...]
Tuna and sweetcorn are one of the most popular food combinations, although the relentless use of the pairing as a filling for baked potatoes and sandwiches can get a bit monotonous. Why not ring the changes by using these flavours in an easy sweetcorn and tuna frittata recipe instead?
Ingredients:
Six eggs
1 medium can [...]
These mini frittata appetizers will make a tasty change (or can even be served in addition to) the traditional pumpkin pie at your Halloween party. Why not be different this year?
Ingredients:
3 eggs
150g grated pumpkin
Small red pepper, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
150g cooked rice
50g Mozzarella cheese, finely chopped
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This baked frittata recipe incorporates pepperoni and courgettes with pasta for a delicious Italian slant, and is perfect comfort food for those dreary days when you dream of sunshine and far off climes.
150g small cooked pasta shapes
150g pepperoni, sliced
1 large courgette, sliced
1 small onion, chopped
1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
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Like many spinach frittata recipes, this one began life as an attempt to use up leftovers, but was good enough to become a keeper. Another good one for getting through that glut of garden produce.
250g spinach
100g cottage cheese
6 eggs
1 teaspoon Of dried oregano
Pinch of salt
A quarter of a teaspoon [...]
One of the more unusual cheese frittata recipes, Racy Red Frittata gets it’s name from the ingredients of red onion, red pepper and Red Leicester cheese that it includes, as well as a little chili powder and cayenne.
Ingredients:
25g butter
2 tablespoons oil
2 small red onions, sliced
Half a red pepper, seeded and [...]
So, you’d like to know how to make a frittata? Provided you stick to a few simple principles, it’s probably not as complicated as you’ve been led to believe. Firstly, your most obvious ingredient, the eggs. Most frittata recipes call for around six eggs, which sounds like a lot until you remember that unlike an [...]
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