Guest Blogger: Brandi

Hi everyone! I’m Brandi from Bran Appétit and am so excited to be guest posting on For the Love of Oats! I love Lindsay’s blog, so I’m honored to be guest posting this week.

I decided to have my guest post on one of my favorite things lately: Frittatas! They are so easy to make and easy to modify. As long as you have eggs or egg whites, you are on your way. I love that you can throw anything in it and have a tasty meal in less than 30 minutes.

The latest one I made is my Bacon-terranean Frittata – I couldn’t think of a better name for it since it has what is usually in a Mediterranean frittata plus a little bacon.

Bacon-terranean Frittata

* 1 slice bacon, diced

* 1/4 red onion, diced

* 4 eggs

* 1 cup egg whites

* 2 tomatoes, diced

* 10 or so black olives, sliced

* 2 Tbsp fat free feta

* oregano

* salt

* pepper

1. Cook bacon in pan until it starts to brown and crisp.

2. Add in onion and let cook with bacon until bacon is done.

3. Mix all the remaining ingredients together in bowl and pour over bacon/onion mixture.

4. Let cook 5 minutes on medium heat, then cover pan with lid and let cook until top is set.

5. Cut and serve!

This is a great one for the spring or summer with all the light flavors. It would be great without the bacon, too and lots of FRESH basil and oregano once I have some on hand!

The last one I made was awesome, too!

Bacon and Green Onion Frittata

1 slice bacon, diced

3 green onions, sliced

4 eggs plus 1 cup egg whites

salt

pepper

1 slice fat free cheddar

Cook the bacon, add the scallions. Scramble the eggs in a bowl and add in the cheese, salt and pepper. Pour egg mixture over bacon/onions and let cook until set.

I usually serve these with fruit, salad, and sometimes roasted potatoes or a hash of some sort.

I’ve made others in the past with all sorts of stuff, but have no pictures since they were pre-blog

Other good combos:

- Apple, bacon, cheddar

- Mushroom, tomato, peppers, cheese

- I have not made one, but I’m sure my husband would enjoy a meat-filled one at some point, too!

I hope you try these recipes or just use the technique and make your own! I love having simple, easy recipes to fall back on when I don’t have a plan or we just need a quick fix.

Thanks for reading and Hakuna Frittata!