One of my favorite dishes to cook is Frittata. Frittata is a great dish to serve for breakfast or even as the center of a sandwich between ciabatta bread and a nice sharp provolone cheese on the side.

RICK’S FRITTATA

Serves 6-8

INGREDIENTS:

  • 12 grade A large eggs
  • 1 cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese
  • 5 medium fresh basil leaves
  • ¼ cup milk
  • ½ lb sausage
  • 2/3 sweet onion sliced
  • 2-3 peppers (sweet medium or hot or mixed) cut into small pieces
  • 5-6 medium mushroom caps sliced thin
  • Sea salt
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Break sausage into small pieces and place in a skillet. Add three TBSP Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  2. Sautee until 2/3 cooked
  3. Add peppers onions and mushrooms
  4. Preheat Oven to 325 degrees
  5. Salt to taste
  6. Sautee until onions are slightly caramelized and mushrooms and peppers are cooked
  7. While ingredients are sauteing break 12 eggs into a large bowl and beat
  8. Add milk pecorino & basil beat until well blended
  9. Take a 11” Teflon skillet or glass dish of similar size and spray lightly with no stick and drizzle very lightly with Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  10. Pour egg mix into pan
  11. Add sausage and vegetables
  12. Spread evenly and place in oven. Allow to bake until center is firm (about 30 – 40 min) check after 20 min and rotate
  13. Allow to sit for 10 minutes and remove from pan or serve from glass dish

Buon Appetito!