What is the difference between a fritatta and an omlette?

According to Wikipedia , a frittata is similar to an omlette in that they are both an egg based dish cooked in a frying pan or skillet. The frittata, which has a deeper filling, is cooked more slowly and finished in an oven. Whereas an omlette is folded over in the pan to finish.

What is the difference between a frittata and a quiche?

A quiche is a French egg dish with a pastry crust that is cooked in an oven. Keto and low carb recipes do have crustless quiches, which would be similar to a frittata, but they are usually cooked in a pie plate, not cooked in a skillet on the stovetop. My crustless quiche has broccoli and sun-dried tomato in it and cooks very quickly!

What to serve with sausage frittata?

The frittata is a very hearty egg casserole for breakfast or brunch. You can add some low carb berries alongside if you choose. For dinner, I would add a small salad such as my Butter lettuce salad or a Red lettuce salad . If you prefer have some bread alongside your frittata, my Keto rolls or Keto cornbread muffins would be delicious with this meal.

Sausage Frittata

Description

Sausage Frittata is a hearty egg dish filled with sausages, savory vegetables and lots of melty cheese. It's a healthy meal your family will enjoy for breakfast or brunch.

Ingredients

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3 sweet Italian sausage links, chopped *
2 teaspoon olive oil
1 small yellow, red or green bell pepper, seeds removed, finely diced
1 small yellow onion, finely diced
1/2 cup fire roasted canned diced tomatoes, drained*
10 eggs, beaten
1 cup of shredded cheese *
1/4 heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°F.
Heat a cast iron or other oven safe skillet over medium heat. Pour in olive oil to heat.
Saute' the sausage until brown. Remove to bowl. Leave the drippings in the pan.
Fry the pepper and onion in the skillet until softened. Add the tomatoes and sausage back to pan.
Stir the beaten eggs, cheese and seasonings together in a bowl and add into the skillet with the sausage and vegetables, stirring to combine over low-medium heat.
Cook for about 4 minutes. You will see the edges of frittata start to set up along the edge of the skillet.
Carefully place cast iron skillet in preheated oven. Bake for approximately 10-15 minutes or until it is light brown and eggs are set. *
You can also cut a small slit in the middle of frittata to make sure there isn't any runny egg.
Remove to a cooling rack for about 5 minutes to let it set before serving.
You will see that the frittata has puffed up while cooking. As it cools, it will settle and not be as puffy.

Notes

* Instead of Italian sausage, you can use chorizo, turkey sausage or ham.

*Some other vegetables to use might be spinach, mushrooms, broccoli, leeks or asparagus.

*I used a Monterey Jack shredded cheese for this recipe but you can use cheddar, parmesan,

*If you don't have an oven-proof skillet use a 9 x 13 baking dish that has been lightly sprayed with non stick baking spray.

* Covered leftovers will keep for up to 3 days in the refrigerator.