Zucchini Egg White Frittata Recipes

EGG WHITE AND FRITTATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Brush zucchini with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill over medium heat in a grill pan until tender and marked. Allow to cool and dice.
• In a 12-inch cast iron skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add pancetta and cook until crisp. Add garlic and allow to cook until fragrant. Stir in the grilled zucchini, tomatoes, and fresh herbs. Slightly beat egg whites in a large bowl and add to the pan. Turn the heat off, stir in the Swiss cheese and season with coarse salt and 1 teaspoon of black pepper. Place in oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until egg is set. Remove from the oven and serve.

ZUCCHINI FRITTATA

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler.
• Start by crushing some garlic and heating it in some olive oil in a medium nonstick saute pan on the stove. While that is heating up, very thinly slice the zucchini on a mandoline. When the oil and garlic are heated, tear some basil into the pan and add all the sliced zucchini. Cook until the zucchini is tender, but not cooked through, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Blend eggs in a blender with a little bit of milk and some salt and pepper. Blend on the highest speed.
• Pour the egg mixture into saute pan and let it sit for 1 minute. When there isn't much loose egg left in the pan, grate some Parmesan on top and place pan in the broiler for 1 minute.
• Take pan out of broiler, let it cool and set in pan for 5 minutes. When cool invert a plate on top of pan and turn over. Slice and serve.

ZUCCHINI EGG WHITE FRITTATA

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat; cook and stir shallot and garlic in the hot oil until softened, about 5 minutes. Add zucchini; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk egg whites, salt, and thyme together in a small bowl; mix into zucchini mixture.
• Cook, undisturbed, over low heat until frittata is set, about 2 minutes. Flip frittata and cook for 1 more minute. Season with salt and pepper.

SPINACH & ZUCCHINI FRITTATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C).
• In non-stick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook until onion is tender. Add zucchini; cook, stirring, for 5 minutes.
• In bowl, combine cheese, parsley, eggs, spinach, salt, pepper and nutmeg; stir in zucchini mixture.
• Spoon into lightly greased 9-inch (23 cm) pie plate.
• Bake in preheated 325°F (160°C) oven until set but still moist in centre, 35 to 45 minutes. Serve hot or cold.

MUSHROOM ZUCCHINI FRITATTA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the onion, zucchini and mushrooms in butter until tender; drain. Transfer to an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray., In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, mustards, salt and pepper; pour over vegetable mixture. Sprinkle with cheese and bread crumbs., Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 18-22 minutes or until set. Let stand for 5 minutes.

EGG WHITE FRITTATA WITH TOMATOES AND SCALLIONS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Grease an 8-inch oven-safe skillet (such as a cast iron skillet) with butter.
• Whisk the egg whites with salt, pepper, and garlic powder until foamy. Add the Parmesan and whisk to incorporate.
• Heat the skillet over medium heat, about 3 minutes. Pour the egg mixture into the warm skillet. Allow it to cook for about a minute.
• Arrange the tomatoes and scallions on top of the eggs. Keep cooking until the bottom is set, about 2 more minutes, then transfer the skillet to the oven to finish cooking for about 10 more minutes. The frittata is done when puffy and golden and a toothpick inserted in its center comes out clean.
• Carefully loosen the edges of the frittata with a spatula, slice and serve.

ZUCCHINI FRITTATA

Steps:

• Heat oil in a small fry pan. (I used a small saucepan.).
• Add onion; cook on low heat until translucent.
• Add zucchini, (I only used 1 zucchini) salt and pepper. Do not overcook. Zucchini should still have crunch.
• In a large bowl whisk eggs (I used 4 eggs ), and salt.
• Add the zucchini mixture; mix. (I put in eggs then added onion mixture).
• Add finely diced sage or basil now if using. Add only 1 leaf; don't go crazy.
• Coat bottom and sides of fry pan with olive oil. (I used Pam after I lifted out veggies, and took out most oil in a sauce pan with a little oil).
• Add zucchini egg mixture; have on low heat. Keep lifting up omelet and letting it run underneath; when almost dry on top, flip).
• Cover saucepan with a plate.
• Here is the hard part.
• SLOWLY, with the bottom part cooked, flip the mixture onto the plate and slide back into the pan, uncooked side down.
• Finish cooking.
• DO NOT BURN YOURSELF TRYING TO DO THIS.
• I have found a couple of seconds in microwave will set eggs nicely.

ZUCCHINI EGG WHITE FRITTATA

Steps:

• 1. Spray an omelet pan or small skillet with cooking spray. Make sure you coat it nice and thick so the frittata doesn't stick. Heat pan on med. high heat.
• 2. Saute zucchini until tender and slightly wilted.
• 3. Pour egg whites over zucchini. Top with parmesan cheese.
• 4. Cover and cook until eggs are opaque and firm.
• 5. Remove from heat. Slide a plate upside down over the top of the skillet. Quickly flip the skillet and plate upside down, so the frittata is now zucchini side up on the plate.
• 6. Sprinkle with parsley and black pepper for an elegant look.