Spinach Frittata With Parmesan Cheese Food

SPINACH-PARMESAN FRITTATA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Heat dressing in large skillet on medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir 2 to 3 min. or until tender. Stir in spinach, herbs and garlic. Cook and stir 1 min. or until spinach is wilted.
• Beat eggs with whisk in large bowl. Stir in cheese, pepper and spinach mixture. Spoon into 4 (5-oz.) ramekins sprayed with cooking spray. Sprinkle with shallots.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until golden brown.

SPINACH FRITTATA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to broil.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, salt and pepper until smooth. Fold in the cheese and tomatoes and set aside.
• In a 9-inch, oven-safe nonstick frying pan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onion and saute until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the spinach and cook until wilted, about 2 minutes. Pour the egg mixture over the spinach, and cook until almost set, 2 to 4 minutes.
• Transfer the pan to the oven and broil until golden brown on top, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the oven and turn out onto a serving plate.

SPINACH FRITTATA WITH PARMESAN CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat the oils in an omelette pan that is ovenproof. Add the onion and cook until clear and tender.
• In a bowl, combine the eggs with half of the cheese, the oregano, pepper and spinach and mix well.
• Pour this egg mixture into the skillet with the onion and cook over very low heat until the edges are lightly browned.
• Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top and place under the broiler until the cheese is lightly browned.
• To serve, cut into wedges.

SAUTEED SPINACH WITH PARMESAN CHEESE

Steps:

• Thoroughly wash and dry spinach and remove stems.
• (I usually use the packaged, pre-washed spinach so that I don't get too much water in this dish. Otherwise, be sure to dry the leaves very, very well.) Using half the ingredients and working in batches, heat olive oil in a large skillet over moderate heat.
• Saute garlic about one minute.
• Add spinach leaves, increase heat to high, and stir until evenly wilted, about 2 minutes.
• Add salt, pepper, and tomatoes.
• Cook an additional minute.
• Stir in grated Parmesan, remove from heat, taste, and adjust seasonings.
• Serve immediately.
• If spinach releases too much water, you can drain mixture in a colander before serving.
• Taste and adjust seasonings again after draining.

SPINACH OR SWISS CHARD FRITTATA PARMESAN

Steps:

• Steam the spinach or chard in a large covered pot with only the water clinging to the leaves, until just wilted down. This will take about a minute for the spinach and 3 to 4 minutes for the chard; drain. When cool enough to handle, chop the leaves.
• Combine the eggs, spinach or chard, and Parmesan in a mixing bowl and stir together. Add a little salt and pepper and stir again.
• Heat just enough oil to coat the bottom of a 9-inch nonstick skillet. When hot, pour in the egg mixture. Cover and cook over medium heat until the bottom is golden brown and the top is fairly set, about 5 minutes.
• Slide the frittata out onto a plate. Invert the skillet over the plate and quickly flip over so that the frittata goes back into the skillet, uncooked side down. Remove the plate, return the skillet to the heat, and cook the second side, uncovered, until golden brown.
• Slide the frittata back onto the plate, let cool for a few minutes, cut into wedges, and serve.
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• Calories: 88
• Total Fat: 4g
• Protein: 8g
• Carbohydrate: 2g
• Cholesterol: 167mg
• Sodium: 165mg

SPINACH FRITTATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Cook spinach in 1/4 cup of water in a covered saucepan until just wilted, a couple minutes.
• Drain water and set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, and Parmesan cheese.
• Add in chopped sun-dried tomatoes, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Sauté onions in olive oil in an oven-proof, stick-free skillet, until translucent, about 2 minutes on medium high heat.
• Add garlic and sauté a minute further. Add cooked spinach and mix in with onions and garlic.
• Spread out spinach mixture evenly on bottom of skillet.
• Pour egg mixture over spinach mixture.
• Use a spatula to lift up the spinach mixture along the sides of the pan to let egg mixture flow underneath.
• Sprinkle bits of goat cheese over the top of the frittata mixture.
• When the mixture is about half set, put the whole pan in the oven.
• Bake for 13-15 minutes, until frittata is puffy and golden.
• Remove from oven with oven mitts and let cool for several minutes.
• Although the pan may be out of the oven for a few minutes, the handle is still very hot.
• To keep from accidentally picking it up by the handle while hot, take a piece of ice and melt it against the pan's handle to cool it down.
• Cut into quarters to serve.