My first personal training appointment of the day was at 6 a.m. so Ryan and I drove to the gym to workout at 5 a.m. By 6 a.m. I was done with my own workout and ready to meet with my client. (Ryan and I drove separate cars so he could drive home and get ready for work while I stayed behind for my appointment.) The time with my client absolutely flew by and a little after 7 a.m. I drove home ready to dig into breakfast.
Breakfast
I ate an apple in between my workout and personal training appointment but my hunger was raging by the time I arrived home. I wanted to use up some of the vegetables we had in our fridge in this morning’s breakfast since we’ll be heading out of town tomorrow and decided to make a veggie-packed frittata. With cheese! Always, always with cheese.
Mmm!
Broccoli Cheese Frittata
- Cook Time: 26 minutes
- Total Time: 26 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: breakfast, recipes
- Cuisine: Breakfast
Description
A simple recipe that is veggie-packed!
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 cups broccoli florets, finely chopped
- 1 cup cauliflower florets, finely chopped
- 2 cups fresh spinach
- 8 eggs
- 3/4 cup shredded part skim mozzarella cheese
- 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Heat a 10-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add oil; swirl to coat. Add onion and broccoli; sauté 10 minutes or until tender. Add spinach and cook for 90 seconds, or until spinach begins to wilt.
- Mix together eggs, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, salt and pepper. Pour egg mixture over vegetables, cooking until edges begin to set (approximately 2 minutes). Lift edges of egg mixture, tilting pan to allow uncooked egg mixture to come into contact with the pan and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 8 – 10 minutes until the center is set. Remove from oven, cut into six wedges and enjoy.
Notes
Recipe slightly adapted from Oxmoor House’s Spinach, Onion and Swiss Frittata
This was so delicious and reminded me of broccoli cheese soup. So warm and comforting!
I ended up eating two wedges so there are tons of leftovers which I am pretty sure will be reheated around lunchtime today.
The great thing about this frittata is that it can be made at night and easily reheated for breakfast the next day. I also think it would make a great dinner on the evenings when I’m craving breakfast for dinner. Feel free to play around and add your favorite vegetables, change up the cheese or add breakfast sausage or ham! Lots of possibilities with this one!
Enjoy!
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I love frittatas, I can’t wait to try this recipe! I’ll probably add mushrooms to mine because I add mushrooms to just about everything, but yeah swiss is my favorite cheese to add to frittatas and omelets 🙂 it looks soo good!
i thought you were at your parents place?
Nope – I drove back to Ocala last night after my meeting in St. Augustine. I was just there to drop off Sadie for the weekend.
oh ok!!
I love frittatas. If I make a frittata for dinner I like to pack it for lunch the next day with a salad on the side. It makes for great leftovers.
agreed! <3 them!
Looks yum. Now I’m craving eggs.
This frittata sounds great! I would eat this any time of the day! With a side salad, it would make a perfect meal!
Cheese makes everything better. I’m usually not an egg person, but I tried a Spanish omelet not too long ago and totally liked it!
Yay, that looks simple and delicious!
Am I crazy or does the 7th ingredient just say 1/4 teaspoon, 1/4th teaspoon of what? 😛
ah! my mistake. just edited the post. that should not have been there at all. 😀
Awesome, thank you!
I added the ingredients into the recipe builder using MFP and a serving came to about 200 calories if you cut it into 6 slices, and around 250 if you only cut it into 5 slices if anyone is wondering! Sounds good to me, definitely trying 🙂
This is making me crave Broccoli Quinoa Casserole. You need to give it a try!
http://thehealthyapron.com/2013/01/16/broccoli-and-quinoa-casserole/
I would love this! I am always looking for more ways to get my vegetables! I would love this with mushrooms and red peppers as well…and agree, it must have at least a little cheese! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Ummmm YUMMMMM!!! I’m so trying this tomorrow morning!! Maybe even for lunch! I’ll post the pictures of my attempts at this tomorrow morning 🙂
Omg this sounds fabulous! I love broccoli cheddar soup!
Yum that looks os good! I love a good frittata for breakfast or brunch :). Or any meal of the day really! How are you liking your new job? You seem to be jam-packed with clients already! So awesome for you 🙂
I love broccoli cheddar soup so this is right up my alley! Looks amazing!
Great idea for using up veggies! This would be perfect to make on a busy week. Make once at night and enjoy for a few days.
I’ve never made a frittata, but I’d like to. That sounds delicious!
That sounds delicious…Reminds me of a quiche that I really like. Now I’m hungry again 🙂
Yummmm! I love anything with eggs so def. trying this! I’m thinking of adding some tomatoes into it too.
love frittatas and breakfast casseroles! definitely have to try this – broccoli cheese is my favorite combo =)
Oh I love fritattas! They’re great for entertaining too – there’s an annual wine festival in SF and I always make a frittata for a brunch with friends beforehand. I like to make one with chopped bacon, spinach, gruyere, onions/shallots, nutmeg, eggs and fontina cheese on top.
I always loved having the early classes when I taught Pilates – so nice to be done and have the whole day ahead of you! 🙂
i add cheese to everything. i’m glad you do too!
yum, this looks like an easy and delicious meal! i LOVE eggs anytime of the day! brinner is my pretty much my favorite 🙂
Such a good idea! I have broccoli in the fridge right now….hmmmmm. 🙂
So I’m fairly new around the kitchen (I know, I know) but if we don’t have a cast iron skillet, what would be an alternative way to make this? I was thinking of combining the ingredients in a baking dish after they are prepared. That would work right?
I made Ina Garten’s fritatta for Mother’s brunch. It was heavenly. And i’m fairly certain the reason for my high cholesterol at my physical the day after. It was delicious!
This looks delicious! Thanks for the recipe!
I don’t eat frittatas very often…mainly because I have no idea how to make them. Maybe I’ll give this recipe a shot one day! 🙂
Looks yummy! Can it be made with egg whites too?
Yum, my mom is a huge quiche fan, so I know she would love something like this! Maybe will have to try it out this weekend!
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I love a good fritata, it’s like breakfast pizza! (I’m seriously going to miss happy endings)
This sounds so so delicious! I can’t wait to try it!
You must really be a morning person to be heading to the gym at 5 AM! Awesome. 🙂
Okay, I am pinning this one! That frittata looks delish!!!
I love frittata! I don’t make it the right way because I don’t have a pan that can go from the stove to the oven so I make it more like a casserole. It is still delicious every time!
This frittata looks delicious! I need to get a frying pan that I can also put in the oven.
That looks delicious!! And did you make in a cast iron skillet?? My husband is basically Paul Bunyeon so we have a huge collection of cast iron that needs to be put to use!! Definitely going to try this recipe sometime! Good call!
That frittata looks yummy! And the reason you were so hungry after your client is because you didn’t have any protein after your workout….you should bring a protein shake or something with protein to eat immediately after your workout if you have this situation again. (sorry, not a lecture, just trying to help!)
-AJ
FitTravelerAJ.com
Thanks for the recipe, it looks great! I love making frittatas for dinner and pairing them with a big salad! Easy meal that tastes like it took a lot of effort! Can’t wait to try this version 🙂
I have yet to ever make a frittata but this one looks delicious!