Caramelized Onion Frittata - With 3 More Variations

Submitted by Ninna

"A Donna Hay recipe with the following variations - Pumpkin Frittata, Blue Cheese and Potato Frittata and Antipasto Frittata."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 3 onions, sliced
• 8 eggs
• 3⁄4 cup cream (or milk)
• black pepper
• 1⁄2 cup cheddar cheese, grated (aged)
• 1 tablespoon thyme leaves

directions

1. Place butter and oil in a 23 cm (9 inch) non stick frypan over low heat and cook until butter has melted; add onions to pan.
2. Cook onions, stirring occasionally, for 10-15 minutes or until onions are golden brown, soft and caramelized.
3. Place eggs, cream and pepper in a bowl and whisk to combine; pour egg mixture over onions in frypan and sprinkle with cheese and thyme and cook frittata for 5-6 minutes or until it is almost set.
4. To finish cooking, place frittata under a preheated hot grill for 1 minute; cut into wedges and serve with hot buttered toast or with a spicy chutney.
5. Pumpkin Frittata - Add 1/2 cup mashed pumpkin or sweet potato when whisking eggs.
6. Blue Cheese and Potato Frittata - When onions have cooked in the pan, sprinkle 1 cup cooked cubed potato over them, pour in egg mixture and sprinkle blue cheese instead of cheddar over eggs.
7. Antipasto Frittata - After adding eggs to the pan, top them with char grilled antipasto vegetables such as capsicum (red or green pepper), eggplant (aubergine) and zucchini (courgette), sprinkle frittata with cheddar and continue with steps three and four.

Reviews

[Sharon123]

Scaled this down to 2 egg just for me. Caramelized one onion, added some cooked grated potatoes and some sautéed green peppers. Used Monterey Jack cheese. Great breakfast! Made for Variety is the Spice of Life event.

 

[KerfuffleUponWincle]

Such a quick and easy dish ~ and delicious! I created my own variation using one onion, 8.5 ounces (drained) quartered artichoke hearts, several kalamata olives, two eggs, 1/4 cup half & half, parmesan cheese, feta cheese, pepper, and thyme leaves. Served with sliced Kumato tomatoes. Tagged for The Variety Event 2014.

 

[AcadiaTwo]

Wonderful! I made this for dinner! My variation to this dish was I added mushrooms and red bell pepper to the onions after caramelizing. I then cooked the peppers and mushrooms until tender, and added some bacon to the mixture. The cheese I used was Monterey Jack. It made for a delicious meal. Made for the Variety Event 2014.

 

[Bonnie G #2]

So good, loved the caramelized onions, made for such a flavorful dish. I reduced to 3 eggs as only DH and myself, added some fresh spinach and used a cheese mix of cheddar and Monterrey Jack. Forgot the thyme leaves, wish I hadn't but even without this was a winning recipe. Caramelizing the onions takes a little longer than our usual breakfast but the taste was sure worth it. Hard to believe this nice recipe hadn't been reviewed in so long, now that I've found it will be making again. Made for 2014 Spice of live event

 

[Baby Kato]

I really enjoyed this quick and easy to make frittata, it was perfectly seasoned and was light, tender, fluffy and rose beautifully. I served it with mini naan breads, spicy homemade mango preserves and watermelon slices for a great lunch. I made the potato version but used feta cheese instead of the blue cheese. Wow, was it good, the potatoes, caramelized onions, eggs and cheese blended beautifully together to create a memorable dish. Ninna, thank you so much for sharing this recipe with these wonderful variations. Made for Variety is the Spice of Life 2014.