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A light, rich and delicious Zucchini Onion & Tomato Frittata that makes a fancy and flavorful breakfast or brunch treat.

Not only is this Zucchini, Onion & Tomato Frittata beautiful to look at, you’ll be amazed at the light yet rich flavor.

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It’s packed with healthy vegetables then baked in the oven to get the eggs to set and finished with a quick flash under the broiler to get the edges that crisp, golden brown.

A great light way to start your day.

Now, you all know my long, difficult history with cracking eggs.  If you don’t remember, you can read about it, and the proverbial ‘training bowl’, in these posts: Applesauce Muffins, Fortune Cookie Lips and Chocolate Stout Cupcakes.

So, you can imagine how worried I was about the mess I was going to make when I tried to tackle this 8 egg filled frittata!  Yikes!

Zucchini Onion Fritatta | Inspiration KitchenFriends, before I even got started with the recipe, I committed to becoming the best egg cracker ever.  So, believe it or not, I headed over to YouTube to see what I was doing wrong!

Thank you YouTube!  8 eggs, no shells.  not.one.single.shell.  Success!

As it turns out, I learned that I was hitting the eggs on the counter top way to softly, causing smaller shards of cracked shell, which loosened just enough for the larger pieces to break off and fall into the bowl.

Who knew?  🙂

Zucchini Onion Fritatta | Inspiration KitchenI was feeling so proud of myself,  I decided to have a little fun in the kitchen and play with the food!

Tada!  Zucchini flowers.  🙂

Really, it’s the little things.

But, tell me – don’t you love how absolutely adorable these cut zucchini look?  See…flowers!

Zucchini Onion Fritatta 04 | Inspiration KitchenIf you take away anything from this post, just know this:  If you can crack eggs, this Zucchini Onion & Tomato Frittata is simple to make, tastes amazing and will look gorgeous on your table.

Zucchini Onion Fritatta | Inspiration Kitchen

Enjoy!

Zucchini Onion Fritatta | Inspiration Kitchen
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Zucchini, Onion & Tomato Fritatta

A light, rich and delicious Zucchini Onion & Tomato Frittata that makes a fancy and flavorful breakfast or brunch treat.
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Total Time35 mins
Course: Main
Servings: 6
Author: Kristi

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 2 medium zucchini thinly sliced *(see note)
  • 1 medium onion cut in half and sliced
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese divided
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes sliced in half
  • 8 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil

Optional

  • 1 roma tomato diced (approximately 1/2 cup)
  • Garnish: chopped seeded roma tomatoes

Instructions

  • Melt butter with oil in a 12-inch ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add zucchini and onion, and sauté 12 to 14 minutes or until onion is tender. Remove from heat, and stir in 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese and tomatoes.
  • Whisk together eggs and next 3 ingredients at least 1 minute or until well blended. Pour over vegetable mixture.
  • Bake at 350° for 15 minutes or until set; increase oven temperature to broil, and broil 5 1/2 inches from heat 1 to 2 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove from oven and sprinkle evenly with remaining 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese and basil.

Garnish

  • Top with diced roma tomato for garnish, if desired.

Notes

*Note: my zucchini was a 1 pound 3 and 5/8 ounce zucchini.

Recipe modified from Cooking Light My Recipes @ Zucchini-Onion Fritatta.

 

Comments

  2. Monica says

    Beautiful zucchini slices, for sure! ; ) And so happy you tackled your egg-cracking problem. I love eggs so much…just bought 2 boxes this morning to replenish my stock. I need to make a frittata like this very soon. I love how you can fill it with so many different things and it makes great leftovers, too.

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  12. Ashley says

    haha yay for your egg cracking success! 🙂

    And big yay for this frittata – I always seem to forget about frittatas yet I certainly love them. This sounds delicious!

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