Frittata Recipe and Mini Frittatas

A frittata recipe can be made with soft Italian cheese or hard Italian cheese. Actually, you can throw in everything but the kitchen sink when making a frittata.

Mini frittatas are a great way to make little snacks or a delicious breakfast sandwich.

You can make a vegetarian frittata with a wide variety of vegetables and Italian cheeses.

Cheese is usually added to a frittata, but can be added at the end instead of at the beginning. You could use a soft Italian cheese such as ricotta or a hard Italian cheese such as Parmesan.

Soft Italian Cheese

Ricotta is a fresh cheese and with a texture similar to cottage cheese. Unlike aged cheese, fresh cheese is very perishable.

This cheese has a slightly sweet taste and is a very popular cheese used to make Italian Desserts.

Mozzarella - a mild white semi-soft cheese made from cow or buffalo's milk.

This cheese will be found sitting in salt water or whey when you purchase it at the store. It is a very popular cheese used in Italian dishes such as lasagna.

Provolone - is considered an all purpose semi-soft cheese. It can be used in cooking as well as for grating.

It is a cow's milk cheese with a mild flavor and goes great in sandwiches as well.

Hard Italian Cheese

It is one of the best grating cheeses available and is made between the months of May and November.

True Parmigiano Reggiano must be produced in certain regions of Italy and be produced in accordance with strict regulations.

One of the regulations is that cows must be fed only grasses and hay.

Pecorino Romano - is a another hard Italian cheese only made from sheep's milk. This cheese is made between November and late June.

It has a salty sharp taste and is one of Italy's oldest types of cheese. It also makes a great cheese for grating.

Mini Frittatas

I love this idea for a quick breakfast or for a quick snack. I think that the smaller size makes it much more flexible and I love the idea of keeping some extra in the fridge.

You could make a breakfast sandwich for your children in the morning by toasting a muffin and then just sticking a mini frittata in between - viola breakfast!

Or, if you or your children need a snack when they come home from school, its already waiting in the fridge.

Vegetarian Frittata

If cooking in a teflon or metal pan makes you nervous, you can always use a ceramic casserole dish instead.

You could saute or steam your vegetables first and then just add them along with your eggs to the casserole dish - then bake at 350 degrees F until firm.

Well now you know what to do with your leftovers from home or when you go out to eat - make a frittata recipe!

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