Muffin Frittatas

Now here's a great idea for a Sunday brunch - Muffin Frittatas! It's time to pull out those old muffin pans, dust them off, and put them to good use.

The variations to this recipe are endless. You can saute the vegetables, you choose not to; you can choose what ever vegetables are to your liking; you can choose to use cheese - or not - or maybe a little; you can choose what kind of cheese. Like I said the possibilities are endless. I'll give you the basic recipe and you can take it from there. When I made these this morning, I used red and orange bell pepper, onion, and spinach. Because I was using spinach and wanted it wilted down, I decided to saute all of my vegetables. Again, the choice is up to you. One thing to keep in mind if you saute the veggies, is to make sure you drain the excess liquid before mixing the veggies in with the egg mixture. If you don't, you may end up with soggy muffins. Next time around, I think I'll do mushrooms, spinach, onions, and Feta cheese (if you use feta cheese, you may what to cut back on the salt in this recipe, as feta tends to be a bit on the saltier side). Yummy - I can hardly wait!

Muffin Frittatas:

Ingredients -

3 whole eggs

6 eggs whites

1/2 cup milk

1/4 tsp salt

1/8 tsp pepper

1/2 cup cheddar cheese (or what ever cheese is to your liking)

1 cup chopped vegetable of your choosing

1/2 small red onion (green onions would be lovely as well)

Directions:

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

If you are sauteing your vegetables, I would do that first. Add 2 Tbsp oil to medium skillet and heat on medium high heat. Add your veggies and saute for 2-3 minutes. If you are using spinach, I would saute the other veggies first. After a couple of minutes, add the spinach and saute for 1-2 minutes more, until the spinach is wilted. Remove from heat to cool.

While the veggies are cooling, beat the eggs milk, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Add the cheese and veggies; mix well.

Spoon the egg mixture into 12 greased muffin cups (about 1/4 cup each).

If you are wanting to decrease the overall cheese content, you could choose to simply sprinkle a little on top of each muffin before putting in the oven.

Bake at 350 degrees F about 20 minutes (just until set). Cool on a rack for about 5 minutes. Remove each cup and serve warm.

I figure about 3 muffins per person, which will give you four servings.

Serve with a side of whole wheat bread; maybe a little fruit, and you have a wonderful Sunday Brunch for your family.

Enjoy!