Asparagus Frittata

The recipe Asparagus Frittata can be made in roughly 25 minutes. One portion of this dish contains about 21g of protein, 21g of fat, and a total of 298 calories. This recipe serves 4 and costs $1.92 per serving. Several people really liked this main course. 4314 people were impressed by this recipe. This recipe from Simply Recipes requires asparagus, eggs, unsalted butter, and shallots. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and ketogenic diet. Overall, this recipe earns a pretty good spoonacular score of 74%. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Asparagus Frittata, Asparagus Frittata, and Asparagus Frittata.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 10 minutes

Cooking duration: 15 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 pound asparagus, tough ends snapped off, spears cut diagonally into 1-inch lengths

6 large eggs, lightly beaten

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup minced shallots

1 cup shredded Gruyere or Swiss cheese

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Equipment:

frying pan

oven

broiler

oven mitt

Cooking instruction summary:

1 Heat butter into a 10-inch oven-proof frying pan over medium-high heat. Add shallots and cook, stirring occasionally, until they soften and turn translucent, about 3 minutes. Add asparagus, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook, covered, for 3 minutes. 2 Pour in eggs and cook until almost set, but still runny on top, about 2 minutes. While cooking, pre-heat oven broiler.3 Sprinkle cheese over eggs and put in oven to broil until cheese is melted and browned, about 4-6 minutes. Remove from oven with oven mitts and slide frittata onto a serving plate. Cut into wedges.

 

Step by step:


1. Heat butter into a 10-inch oven-proof frying pan over medium-high heat.

2. Add shallots and cook, stirring occasionally, until they soften and turn translucent, about 3 minutes.

3. Add asparagus, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook, covered, for 3 minutes. 2

4. Pour in eggs and cook until almost set, but still runny on top, about 2 minutes. While cooking, pre-heat oven broiler.3 Sprinkle cheese over eggs and put in oven to broil until cheese is melted and browned, about 4-6 minutes.

5. Remove from oven with oven mitts and slide frittata onto a serving plate.

6. Cut into wedges.


Nutrition Information:

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384k Calories
25g Protein
26g Total Fat
12g Carbs
13% Health Score
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Calories
384k
19%

Fat
26g
41%

  Saturated Fat
14g
91%

Carbohydrates
12g
4%

  Sugar
5g
6%

Cholesterol
342mg
114%

Sodium
494mg
22%

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Protein
25g
50%

Selenium
37µg
54%

Vitamin K
50µg
48%

Phosphorus
453mg
45%

Vitamin B2
0.68mg
40%

Calcium
393mg
39%

Vitamin A
1905IU
38%

Vitamin B12
1µg
29%

Folate
112µg
28%

Iron
4mg
24%

Zinc
3mg
23%

Vitamin B6
0.38mg
19%

Vitamin B5
1mg
18%

Vitamin E
2mg
16%

Copper
0.32mg
16%

Vitamin B1
0.23mg
16%

Manganese
0.3mg
15%

Potassium
508mg
15%

Fiber
3g
13%

Vitamin D
1µg
12%

Magnesium
47mg
12%

Vitamin C
9mg
11%

Vitamin B3
1mg
7%

covered percent of daily need
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