Olive Garden Pasta Frittata

Submitted by senseicheryl

"I received an email this morning with a couple Olive Garden Copycat Recipes in it. This is one of them."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 1 1.5 quart baking dish
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 12 ounces spaghetti, cooked, cut into 2-inch pieces
• 3 ounces green onions, sliced
• 3 ounces bacon, cooked and chopped
• 3 tablespoons fontina, shredded, heaping
• 3 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated

• FOR THE FRITTATA BATTER

• 6 medium eggs
• 2 1⁄2 cups half-and-half
• 5 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 dash salt
• 1 dash nutmeg

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. FRITTATA BATTER: Beat eggs, half and half, cornstarch, salt and nutmeg thoroughly until all ingredients are completely blended.
3. Blend the 2" spaghetti pieces, green onion rings and bacon pieces in a bowl until evenly mixed.
4. Coat a 1-1/2 qt round baking dish, including walls, with spray or margarine.
5. Empty the spaghetti mixture into the baking dish and spread evenly. Add the frittata batter to cover the filling mix.
6. Bake for about 25 minutes until center is set. When center is set, cover the frittata evenly with the Fontina and bake until cheese is golden. Turn off the heat and open oven door. Let the frittata sit in the open oven for 15 minutes for the batter to set more firmly and make removing from the dish easy. Before serving, sprinkle with Parmesan and cut into 4 wedges.

Reviews

[LonghornMama]

As written, this did not work for me. There was way too much liquid. I used a 2 quart baking dish, so mine should have been ready faster. Baking time was completely off, after about twice the time stated, I ran up the oven setting and baked until done. Until then the center was completely liquid. Not much cheese to add flavor for this much pasta, it was pretty bland. The result was more like spaghetti with some scrambled eggs mixed in than the frittata I expected. Maybe there's a typo?In any event, I always enjoy trying new recipes. Thanks for sharing!