Sharing Easy Summer Breakfast Frittatas
Summer activities mean easy to me. Things need to be simplified and just easy to grasp at a moment’s notice. That’s what brought me to think about how to make easy summer breakfast frittatas. One that could be created for individual tastes and added to freezer bags for a fast and easy breakfast reheat. Gluten free, Keto friendly, personalized for each person’s favorites..yes, please!
I am all about making foods freezer ready. If you have followed me long…you know that I love to freeze chili, meatloaf, roasted tomatoes to name a few.
When long summer days bring on more activities, freezer foods save time. They make for less heat in the kitchen and meals faster on the table.
So—that’s why an easy summer breakfast came to mind.
Benefits of Summer Breakfast Frittatas
- Nutritious breakfast option
- Quick & Easy preparation
- Variety of ingredients
My husband is in love with quiches and frittatas, so when the price of eggs went down this week, it was time to get breakfast foods created and added to the freezer. Ready when we have littles and bigs in that need breakfast in a hurry.
Some love just eggs and cheese.
Now, others love lots of vegetables.
Herb frittatas are a favorite, so a few of each kind will be added to the freezer.
What’s the difference in quiches and frittatas?
A quiche and a frittata are both egg-based dishes, but they have some notable differences in their preparation and ingredients.
Ultimately, the primary differences between a quiche and a frittata lie in the presence of a crust, the cooking method, and the order of combining ingredients. Quiches have a pastry crust, are baked in the oven, and typically have a more structured filling, while frittatas are crustless and offer more flexibility with ingredient layering. Although quiches are typically the ones with more dairy, my frittatas often have cheese and occasionally a bit of cream or half and half.
Frittatas often are begun on the stovetop and then added to the oven.
But, this recipe? An easy addition to large muffin tins and no crusts are our favorite.
A gluten free or KETO option that removes the crust from the entree.
Perhaps there are those of you who might argue that this recipe is more of a “crustless quiche”…either way, just enjoy them!
Faster, easier and less time consuming they are a wonderful breakfast option.
So how to make those great breakfast frittatas…
Simply mix the eggs, milk and seasonings. Grease each muffin well generously with butter.
Add favorite ingredients to muffin tins, pour in eggs and bake.
Now one of my favorite additions is roasted tomatoes. They truly are one of my favorites. If you haven’t made these yet, please do so! They are a favorite addition to pizza, pasta, omelets, frittatas. They even make mac and cheese better!
Then to have the breakfast frittatas ready for the freezer, just cool, wrap in foil and add individually to freezer bags.
You will want to remove air from freezer bags and label with the ingredients so that everyone can make their own choice.
A fast and easy breakfast solved.
Here you go with the recipe!
Summer Individual Breakfast Frittatas
Equipment
- 1 oven
- 1 large size muffin tin
Ingredients
- 12 large eggs
- 1/4 C milk, half and half or cream
- favorite herbs
- chives, scallions or onions
- favorite cheese
- salt and pepper
- favorite seasonings
- veggies, such as, mushrooms, bell peppers, tomatoes
- chopped cooked ham, bacon or sausage
Instructions
- Prepare all ingredients. Cook meats and dice veggies.
- Preheat oven to 375℉.
- In a large pourable mixing bowl, whisk eggs and milk. Add salt, pepper and any seasonings.
- Butter or grease muffin tin. TIP: Mini muffin tins make egg bites. Or regular or larger muffin tins give portion options on serving sizes. This recipe gives 6 large muffin sized fritatas.
- Add equal portions of your favorite ingredients such as, meats, veggies and then top with cheese. A sprinkle of each is truly enough.
- Pour eggs over ingredients to just below top of well.
- Place muffin tin in preheated oven and bake until eggs are set and look baked. (25 minutes for large muffin tins works well for me- regular or mini muffins will be ready sooner).
- Let frittatas cool a few minutes before removing. Frittatas will "drop" a bit after cooling. Serve immediately!
- Refrigerate extras to serve later. To freeze, wrap in foil and drop into freezer bags, labeled and dated. Just reheat in the microwave (foil removed if from the freezer). Use within a few weeks time of freezing.
Notes
Breakfast frittatas give everyone a choice and variety.
Simply add ingredients that each person loves. Mine is full of fresh veggies and herbs. My husband loves gouda cheese, bacon and chives. Some of the littles love just cheddar cheese and bacon. Others love veggies, herbs and sausage.
That’s the beauty of this recipe. Make them with favorite ingredients for those you are serving. Just make sure you label those leftovers or those that are headed to the freezer with the contents of each on the outside of the bag!
Which tin to use for the breakfast frittatas?
We love the large muffin tins for a perfect breakfast serving size. Add in fresh fruit and toast, if you prefer, and it’s so fast and easy.
Mini muffins have been made and taken for picnics or perfect bite sized portions. Regular muffins are easy to use, too.
It truly depends on what portion size that you want. We LOVE the large muffin tins. It’s the equivalent of 2 eggs per serving.
By the way, I am IN LOVE with USA pans! Here’s the link for my favorite. You can shop for the same great price that may help this blog with sharing more great ideas with you..
Large muffin pan favorite—
TIP: Butter muffin tins well for easy removal of the frittatas.
I love that these are quicker than quiche or crustless quiche and are individually portioned. Makes it so easy to bake and serve for quicker morning breakfasts.
Make sure that you pin this recipe! These are great for busy school year breakfasts, too.
Making them ahead saves so much time in the morning!
Just make ahead and add to the fridge for warming up quickly. The work is already done with a few seconds for warming in the microwave or oven.
Hope you love these! Won’t you share your favorite ingredients for these in the comments?
Happy Mornings, friends!
12 Comments
Anne from Simply2Moms
These look amazing! I’m loving those extra large muffin tins too. We’ll be sharing this recipe on our weekly roundup on Sunday!
Leslie J Watkins
Oh, thank you for sharing!! Hope you love them!
Cindy Walker
Sounds delicious! You’ve never steered us wrong yet. I so much enjoy your recipes. I’ll have to tweak the recipe just a little bit. Husband doesn’t like mushrooms. Can you imagine that?
Leslie J Watkins
Oh, my husband doesn’t like mushrooms either! The beauty of this recipe is that you add only things you want in to make it perfect for those you are serving. Just giving you suggestions of what things to use. Hope you love it!
Kim Hume
These look amazing, Leslie! Thank you for sharing! I’m going to make a batch to have on hand for low carb days!!
Leslie J Watkins
They are perfect for those with low carb, keto or gluten free needs! Plus you can add any of your favorite ingredients which makes the variations endless! Enjoy.
Martha+Wallace
Love frittatas! I had not thought of freezing them. Great idea!
Leslie J Watkins
Such a time saver. I’ve made a batch and just refrigerated and warmed for the week, too.
Jennifer
These look so yummy!
Leslie J Watkins
so easy to make to everyone’s preference! Enjoy!
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