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Frittata Recipe For Time Poor Inspiring Mums

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Baked Frittata with Ricotta, Bacon & Vegetables

(This recipe was inspired by a combination of what I wanted and some recipes on www.taste.com.au – Their mobile App is awesome!)

Preparation Time

5 – 10 minutes

Cooking Time

25 – 35 minutes

: Final Result of the Frittata

Ingredients (serves 4 – 6)

1 Medium Zucchini Grated
1 Medium Carrot Grated
8 Eggs (9 pictured I put one back 🙂 )
1 & 1/2 Cups Ricotta Cheese
1/2 Cup of Vintage Cheese Grated
200g diced – about 8 slices of middle rasher Bacon with fat cut off
3/4 Cup Spinach (I used what I had just 3 cubes of spinach but you could use fresh)
1 Medium Tomato Sliced
Pinch of Salt (Pepper if just for adults)
1 Tablespoon Olive oil

Method

Making a Baked Frittata

Preheat oven to 200°C or 180°C fan-forced.

Grease the base of a baking dish (I used a large glass Pirex dish here) mine is about 5cm deep x 20cm x 20cm approximately. Line dish with baking paper is you like as it does stick in some areas (I didn’t use it).

Whisk the eggs in a bowl, add ricotta & cheese, mix well, set aside. You can use cream & flour if you like I didn’t.

Heat saucepan on medium heat, add a little olive oil and brown the bacon, 3-5 minutes should do it. Set aside.

Add the grated zucchini and carrot, if you move it around too much it won’t brown, just get some colour on it, then add the spinach. Cook for a 3-5 minutes or until you see the vegies are softening and browing a little. Add the bacon back in the saucepan and mix well into the vegies. Place in the baking dish.

Add egg mix to baking dish and vegies, mix gently.

Pat the tomato dry a bit and place on top however you like, sprinkle cheese over the top.

Place in the oven for 20-30 minutes. You can place foil over the top to stop the top from being burnt too quickly, then just take it off for the last 10 minutes.

To check if the centre is cooked, use a wooden skewer and poke around pull it out and if it comes out very wet you will need to place it back in.

Serve with parsley garnish, side of salad and a vino for you for all your hard work in the kitchen 🙂

Enjoy it was delish dish and my hubby loved it! He’s having it for lunch, my baby boy of only 9 months couldn’t get enough, Miss 5 didn’t like it but then again she likes nothing I cook! So she had to eat it! 🙂 Be careful of salt the bacon gives a natural salt to the dish. I didn’t use peppe because my daughter doesn’t like it, but you could)

Family Meal Planning – Inspiring Mums Style…

Mumma’s in da’house people, that’s right I’m shaking up our routine a little. With a new school and ever-changing baby routine, I just grabbed my old whiteboard from the office and wrote up some ideas for breakfasts, lunches and dinners.

Family Meal Planning

I did this for a few reasons:

I get really anxious at dinnertime with a fussy eater, a hubby who will eat anything but wants to lose weight (not that he needs to mind!), me who’s just watching portion sizes, sugar and fat intake and a baby that throws everything I give him on the floor… LOL! This keeps my anxieties down and I don’t have to think too hard about what I am doing!
I wanted to be more organised, when I did the groceries I shopped in a different way, I wrote down the MEALS I was having instead of a list of things I can throw together. I don’t forget anything, which means I don’t have to pack the kids in the car to shop again midweek and I feel better knowing I am organised.
Everyone wants different things so I wanted to make it more streamlined and for me seeing what I was going to do was better for me and I was able to just streamline meals a bit better.
I added in a few meals that would stretch over a few days and adding different things like salad or steamed veg to make it a bit more interesting.
It helped me to bag up lunches for my daughter for school and know what I was going to make for lunches and it helped me vary it up so she wasn’t being overloaded with too much bread and dairy. I simply bagged up 4 bags with a drink, fruit, crackers and put the in the fridge (a bit like Lite’n’Easy do it) then the night before I just make a sandwich, wrap or dip and vegies and cheese.

What’s on the Mumenu?

A few of my friends and connections on Instagram and Facebook wanted to know what is on the board, particularly for dinners. So here goes:

SUNDAY – Chicken Roast with vegetables (Peas, Beans, Sweet Potatos & Potatos) & gravy
MONDAY – Left over Roast Chicken in Risotto with Zucchini & Mushrooms (changed from sweet potato)
TUESDAY – Risotto with Tabouli salad (changed from steamed vegies)
WEDNESDAY – Baked Frittata with Ricotta, Vegetables & Bacon (see recipe above)
THURSDAY – BBQ Steak with Mummy’s (me) homemade Chips & garden salad
FRIDAY – Homemade pizza (get the kids to help) Ham & Cheese for kids – Chicken Breast with Feta, Spinach leaves, semi-sundried tomatoes
SATURDAY – Fuss Free Day – whatever goes!

This is just for one week I will be planning a months worth of meals and just changing the board each week.

I hope this has not only inspired you but helped you with your Family Meal Planning, I’m certainly no expert, just sharing what I do with you!

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