Butternut Squash and Quinoa Frittata
Mmmmm, mmmm, mmmm am I loving Quinoa!! I made a big bucket of it over the weekend and have been throwing it in to just about everything all week long.
When I saw this recipe over at Anticiplate, I just knew I was gonna have to give it a go.
You see, before seeing this post I would have never thought to add butternut squash to eggs.... which is exactly why I love being inspired my my fellow bloggers... they're always showing me something new!
Since the "Food Focus" this month is Quinoa, I figured I would add some quinoa into this dish as well, so it would be an "all-in-one meal". You have your protein, carbs, and fat... it's like eggs and toast but all it one pan...yum!
I used half eggs and half egg whites, this is an easy way to cut back on the fat a little without losing any of the flavor.
Also, another good tip to keep in mind when trying to cut some "calorie corners" is to use BIG flavors that you only need a little bit of. So for example, the blue cheese crumbles; adding just a quarter cup of Blue cheese crumbles to this dish is enough to give the entire dish the perfect punch of salty, creamy, delicious flavor!
I had this meal for dinner and served it with an arugula salad tossed in lemon and olive oil (it seriously couldn't be any easier or any more delicious!), but you could easily enjoy this for any meal of the day.
It also makes a great leftover, remember... if you're gonna cook, you may as well cook once and eat twice!
I'd love to hear some of your favorite ingredients to throw into a Frittata... I'm hoping I'll hear some more that I would of never thought of :)!
Butternut Squash and Quinoa Frittata
Ingredients
1 tbsp olive oil1 medium onion, thinly sliced
3 cups of cubed butternut squash
1 tsp fresh chopped rosemary
A pinch of nutmeg
A splash of water
1 cup of cooked quinoa
3 eggs
4 egg whites
½ cup of skim milk
¼ cup of blue cheese crumbles
Salt and pepper
Directions
Preheat oven to 400.
Heat olive oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Add in onions and allow to cook for about eight minutes or so… you want them to be translucent and on they’re way to sweet.
In the meantime combine eggs, egg whites, milk, salt and pepper in a medium bowl.
Once the onions are ready, stir in squash, rosemary, and nutmeg. Add a splash of water and pop a lid on for about ten minutes or until just tender. Remove lid and stir in quinoa.
Once everything is well combined, turn the heat off and pour in egg mixture. Top with crumbled blue cheese and pop everything in the oven for about 20 minutes.
Serves 4.
Nutritional Analysis
Calories: 287; Fat: 12.3g; Saturated Fat: 4 g; Carbs: 30 g; Fiber: 4g; Protein: 16 gOther Recipes You May Enjoy:
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- Tagged with Blue Cheese, Egg Whites, Eggs, Frittata, Quinoa, Rosemary
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Leticia :
I still haven't tried quinoa...but after all these great posts...I think I may be inspired. BTW, your photos look GREAT.
posted on February 21, 2008 3:15 PM
Dianne :
That looks fabulous! I love Quinoa!
posted on February 21, 2008 4:37 PM
Krista :
I made my first batch of Quinoa yesterday and it is delicious! Threw it in with a regular salad - it was great and way more filling. I don't have any ingredient suggestions because I've never made a frittata before - but I'm going to now!
posted on February 21, 2008 7:22 PM
Anticiplate :
I feel so honored to have you try one of my recipes:) I would never have thought to put quinoa in it. You are so clever!
posted on February 21, 2008 7:44 PM
Dani :
Dianne - Me too!
Krista - Can't wait to hear about your frittata!
Anticiplate - Thanks!!! This was d'lishes!
posted on February 21, 2008 8:36 PM
Gretchen :
Thanks for all the wonderful Quinoa recipes. I have just recently gotten into eating it and I love it. I am making this for dinner tonight.
posted on February 22, 2008 6:44 AM
Dani :
Grtechen - You're welcome!! I hope you like this one!!
posted on February 23, 2008 7:58 AM
Kevin :
Blue cheese and squash fritatta sounds really good. I also really like the idea of using quinoa in a fritatta. I will have to try it.
posted on February 24, 2008 8:12 PM
Nicole :
I tried this with sweet potato instead of buttnernut squash because it was all I had lying around, and it was amazing! I highly suggest trying it.
posted on March 29, 2008 2:50 PM
Dani :
Nicole - I know! I have actually made this with sweet potato as well when I didn't have any squash around and it works really well! I'm happy you liked it...thanks for letting me know:).
posted on March 29, 2008 4:11 PM