The easiest tastiest Frittata recipe! It’s made with plenty of eggs, rich bacon, vibrant brightly flavored tomatoes, fresh spinach and creamy Swiss cheese. What more could you want for breakfast?
What is a Frittata?
A frittata is an egg based Italian breakfast dish similar to an omelette. Generally frittatas are filled with pre-cooked vegetables and they’re started cooking on the stovetop until eggs are set on the bottom then finished in the oven.
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But I prefer to simplify it and this version is only cooked in the oven. Nothing complicated here. Everything is just mixed together and poured into a pie dish and baked just until set.
Technically this could probably be considered something between a crustless quiche and frittata because we skip the stove-top partial cooking of a traditional frittata but this doesn’t quite have the amount of milk or cream you’d find in a traditional quiche.
This frittata is a perfectly hearty, flavorful way to start the day! It’s also great for entertaining too.
Ingredients for This Easy Frittata Recipe
- Bacon
- Freshspinach
- Grape tomatoes
- Eggs
- Half and half
- Onion powder and garlic powder
- Salt and pepper
- Swiss cheese
This is my favorite blend of ingredients for a frittata but you can easily swap out the mix-ins I used here for other things you may have on hand. This is such a versatile recipe!
More Mix-In Options
- Mushrooms
- Onions
- Asparagus
- Fresh herbs
- Bell pepper
- Bottled artichokes
- Leftover baked potato (cubed)
- Sun dried tomatoes
- Ham
- Smoked salmon
- Fresh herbs (parsley, chives, thyme, basil)
- Sausage
- Feta, cheddar, mozzarella or provolone cheese
How to Make a Frittata
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9 – 10 inch deep pie dish, set aside.
- Place bacon in a 12-inch non-stick skillet and cook over medium-high heat, tossing frequently, until browned and crisp, about 6 – 10 minutes.
- Transfer bacon to a plate lined with several layers of paper towels to drain, leave 1 Tbsp rendered bacon fat in a skillet drain and reserve or discard excess.
- Return skillet to medium-high heat, add spinach and saute just briefly until it has wilted, about 15 seconds, transfer spinach to plate with bacon.
- In a large mixing bowl whisk together eggs, half and half, onion powder, garlic powder until well combined.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste (season lightly with salt as the bacon and cheese will add salt. I only needed about 1/4 tsp salt).
- Add cooked bacon, spinach and Swiss and toss mixture to distribute ingredients. Pour into prepared pie dish.
- Bake in preheated oven until just set, about 30 – 35 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve warm.
What is Half and Half and is there a Substitute?
Half and half is basically just a blend of half milk and half cream so you can just as well substitute 2 Tbsp milk and 2 Tbsp cream. If you want it nice and rich use all cream.
Can I Make this into Mini Frittatas?
This recipe will also work great to make individual mini frittatas using two muffin pans. To do so divide egg mixture among greased muffin cups, filling each about 3/4 full. Bake at 350 about 13 – 18 minutes standard size muffins or about 7 – 8 minutes mini muffins.
Can I Make it in a Cast Iron Skillet?
Yes. To do so saute the bacon and veggies into a 9-inch cast iron skillet as directed, then pour the egg mixture over veggie mixture with bacon and cheese in pan (while still hot). Transfer to oven and bake about 20 – 25 minutes until set.
Tips for the Best Frittata
- Don’t over beat the eggs. This will make the frittata puff up overly high and fall dense after baking. Plus over-beaten eggs can become tough.
- Pre-cook the veggie mix-ins.If the veggies aren’t pre-cooked they’ll end up crisp and still practically raw in the end.
- Remove excess moisture from veggies.If you go the route of using other vegetables that have excess moisture then dab dry with paper towels.
- Don’t over-cook. The key here is just to bake long enough to set for the perfect egg base.
- Make it ahead for breakfast prep. Frittatas are great for make ahead, store in the refrigerator then just reheat slices gently in the microwave for the next few days.
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Frittata (with Bacon Spinach Tomato and Swiss)
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The easiest tastiest Frittata recipe! It's made with plenty of eggs, rich bacon, vibrant brightly flavored tomatoes, fresh spinach and creamy Swiss cheese. What more could you want for breakfast?
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Servings: 6
Prep15 minutes
Cook40 minutes
Ready in: 55 minutes
Ingredients
- 8 oz. bacon, chopped (8 slices)
- 3 oz. fresh spinach, roughly chopped (3 packed cups)
- 8 large eggs
- 1/4 cup half and half
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
- 2/3 cup (2.8 oz) shredded swiss cheese
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9 - 10 inch deep pie dish, set aside.
Place bacon in a 12-inch non-stick skillet and cook over medium-high heat, tossing frequently, until browned and crisp, about 6 - 10 minutes.
Transfer bacon to a plate lined with several layers of paper towels to drain, leave 1 Tbsp rendered bacon fat in a skillet drain and reserve or discard excess.
Return skillet to medium-high heat, add spinach and saute just briefly until it has wilted, about 15 - 30 seconds, transfer spinach to plate with bacon.
In a large mixing bowl whisk together eggs, half and half, onion powder, garlic powder until well combined. Season with salt and pepper to taste*.
Add cooked bacon, tomatoes, spinach and swiss and toss mixture to distribute ingredients. Pour into prepared pie dish.
Bake in preheated oven until just set, about 30 - 35 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve warm.
Notes
- *Season lightly with salt as the bacon and cheese will add salt. I only needed about 1/4 tsp salt.
Try it with other mix-ins here's a few ideas:
- Mushrooms
- Onions
- Asparagus
- Fresh herbs
- Bell pepper
- Bottled artichokes
- Leftover baked potato (cubed)
- Sun dried tomatoes
- Ham
- Smoked salmon
- Cooked sausage
- Fresh herbs (parsley, chives, thyme, basil)
- Feta, cheddar, mozzarella or provolone cheese
Nutrition Facts
Frittata (with Bacon Spinach Tomato and Swiss)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 313Calories from Fat 225
% Daily Value*
Fat 25g38%
Saturated Fat 9g56%
Cholesterol 259mg86%
Sodium 375mg16%
Potassium 317mg9%
Carbohydrates 3g1%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 16g32%
Vitamin A 2010IU40%
Vitamin C 7.4mg9%
Calcium 166mg17%
Iron 1.6mg9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition values are estimates only. See full disclaimer here.
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Frittata
Author: Jaclyn
Categorized:
- Breakfast
- Main Dish
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- bacon
- eggs
- garlic powder
- half and half
- onion powder
- spinach
- swiss cheese
- tomatoes
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83 Comments
Jeanne
I made this for out-of-town guests and served with croissants and strawberries. Everyone was floored by how delicious it was, and it was not that difficult to prepare. Will definitely make again!
Peggy
Can another cheese be used besides Swiss?
Jaclyn
Yes definitely. Another soft melty cheese like cheddar, mozzarella, Gruyère, Muenster, Gouda etc.
Peggy
Great! I am serving this for a brunch this week. Sounds perfect!
Halie
is the bacon suppose to be cooked
Jaclyn
No, it will cook in the recipe listed there in step 2. Enjoy!
Barbara Foster
Delicious! A great way to use up leftover vegetables in the crisper!
I will definitely make this again..10 Stars!Maj
Made this frittata for Easter with just bacon and tomatoes (used 1 extra piece of bacon). I heated up the cast iron pan on the stove top with 1 Tablespoon of bacon grease, then poured the filling in as per the recipe. It turned out perfect! I do think it cooked faster in the cast iron, and set up in 20 min, rather than 25. Thanks for an easy, no fail recipe!
Ruth F. Bressler
Looks like an excellent Easter brunch recipe. Can’t wait to try it. Might substitute corned beef for bacon.
Carrie
Can I cook this in my cast iron pan?
Jaclyn
That should work fine as well.
Lisa
I made this for a bridal brunch shower. I omitted bacon and used 8 oz of ham chopped into pieces. Otherwise the rest was the same. I did sauté spinach in 1/2 T olive oil. Can’t wait to taste . Looks so good. It was made few days in advance.
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