Mushroom, tomato and ham frittata

This fluffy frittata is speckled with mushrooms, tomatoes and ham. Egg are an important source of protein for kids. High in vitamin C and lycopene (anti-oxidant), tomatoes also add a vibrant colour.

Recipe serves 3-4
Difficulty: Easy
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes

Ingredients
4 eggs
2 cherry tomatoes, diced
6 button mushrooms, diced
1 slice smoked ham, diced
2 tablespoon shredded cheddar cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon butter
Garnishing: chives

Method
1. In a large bowl, lightly beat the eggs. 
2. Add cherry tomatoes, mushrooms, ham, cheese and season with salt and pepper. 
3. Heat butter in a small pan (use one that is oven-proof). Pour the egg mixture into the pan, and cook over medium heat until the sides are slightly firm. 
4. Use a fork to draw the egg from the sides to the centre so that large curds form. 
5. Lower heat and continue cooking for another 3–4 minutes. 
6. Transfer pan to a pre-heated oven at 180ْ C and cook for another 5 minutes or until the top is golden brown. 
7. Slice the frittata into squares or use a cutter to cut it into fancy shapes. 
8. Garnish with chives and serve.

Source: http://www.hungrygowhere.com/dining-guide/recipes/mushroom-tomato-and-ham-frittata-*aid-4a5f3101/

Meals for the Family: Breakfast

Whole Wheat Buttermilk Pancakes
Ingredients
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups low-fat buttermilk
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 large egg
1 large egg white
Cooking spray
3/4 cup maple syrup
3 tablespoons butter

Preparation
Lightly spoon flours into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Combine buttermilk, oil, egg, and egg white, stirring with a whisk; add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.
Heat a nonstick griddle or nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat. Spoon about 1/4 cup batter per pancake onto griddle. Turn pancakes over when tops are covered with bubbles and edges look cooked. Serve with syrup and butter.

Note: Keep cooked pancakes warm in a 200º oven while preparing remaining pancakes, then serve them with heated maple syrup.


One-Dish Blackberry French Toast
Ingredients
1 cup blackberry jam
1 (12-oz.) French bread loaf, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
1 (8-oz.) package 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, cut into 1-inch cubes
4 large eggs
2 cups half-and-half
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
Toppings: maple syrup, whipped cream

Preparation
1. Cook jam in a small saucepan over medium heat 1 to 2 minutes or until melted and smooth, stirring once.
2. Place half of bread cubes in bottom of a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Top with cream cheese cubes, and drizzle with melted jam. Top with remaining bread cubes.
3. Whisk together eggs and next 3 ingredients. Pour over bread mixture. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Cover tightly, and chill 8 to 24 hours.
4. Preheat oven to 325°. Bake, covered, 20 minutes. Uncover and bake 10 to 15 minutes or until bread is golden brown and mixture is set. Serve with desired toppings.


Brie-and-Veggie Breakfast Strata
Ingredients
1 large sweet onion, halved and thinly sliced
1 large red bell pepper, diced
1 large Yukon gold potato, peeled and diced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 (8-oz.) Brie round*
1 (12-oz.) package sourdough bread loaf, cubed
1 cup (4 oz.) shredded Parmesan cheese
8 large eggs
3 cups milk
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
1 teaspoon pepper

Preparation
1. Sauté first 3 ingredients in hot oil 10 to 12 minutes or just until vegetables are tender and onion slices begin to turn golden.
2. Trim and discard rind from Brie. Cut cheese into 1/2-inch cubes.
3. Layer a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish with half each of bread cubes, onion mixture, Brie cubes, and Parmesan cheese.
4. Whisk together eggs and next 4 ingredients; pour half of egg mixture evenly over cheeses. Repeat layers once. Cover and chill at least 8 hours or up to 24 hours.
5. Bake at 350° for 45 to 50 minutes or until lightly browned on top and set in center.
*2 cups (8 oz.) shredded Swiss cheese may be substituted.


Tomato-Herb Mini Frittatas
Ingredients
12 large eggs
1 cup half-and-half
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano
1 pt. grape tomatoes, halved
1 1/2 cups (6 oz.) shredded Italian three-cheese blend

Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 450º. Process first 4 ingredients in a blender until blended. Stir together chives and next 2 ingredients in a small bowl. Place 8 lightly greased 4-inch (6-oz.) ramekins on 2 baking sheets; layer tomatoes, 1 cup cheese, and chive mixture in ramekins. Pour egg mixture over top, and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese.
2. Bake at 450° for 7 minutes, placing 1 baking sheet on middle oven rack and other on lower oven rack. Switch baking sheets, and bake 7 to 8 more minutes or until set. Remove top baking sheet from oven; transfer bottom sheet to middle rack, and bake 1 to 2 more minutes or until lightly browned.
Tomato-Herb Frittata: Prepare recipe as directed, substituting a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish for ramekins and increasing bake time to 18 to 20 minutes or until set. Note: Mixture will rise about 1 inch above rim of baking dish. Hands-on time: 10 min.; Total time: 30 min.


Breakfast Enchiladas
Ingredients
Cheese Sauce:
1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup flour
3 cups milk
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Cheddar cheese
1 (4.5-ounce) can chopped green chiles, undrained
3/4 teaspoon salt

Preparation
Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over medium-low heat; whisk in flour until smooth. Cook, whisking constantly, 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk; cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, 5 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat, and whisk in remaining ingredients

Enchilada
1 (1-pound) package hot ground pork sausage
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
4 green onions, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
14 large eggs, beaten
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
8 (8-inch) flour tortillas
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeños
Toppings: halved grape tomatoes, sliced green onions, chopped fresh cilantro

Preparation
Cook sausage in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, stirring until sausage crumbles and is no longer pink. Remove from pan; drain well, pressing between paper towels.
Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add green onions and cilantro, and sauté 1 minute. Add eggs, salt, and pepper, and cook, without stirring, until eggs begin to set on bottom. Draw a spatula across bottom of pan to form large curds. Continue to cook until eggs are thickened but still moist; do not stir constantly. Remove from heat, and gently fold in 1 1/2 cups Cheese Sauce and sausage.
Spoon about 1/3 cup egg mixture down the center of each flour tortilla; roll up. Place, seam side down, in a lightly greased 13- x- 9-inch baking dish. Pour remaining Cheese Sauce evenly over tortillas; sprinkle evenly with Monterey Jack cheese.
Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until sauce is bubbly. Serve with desired toppings.


Savory Ham-and-Swiss Breakfast Pie
Ingredients
1 2/3 cups water
1 cup whipping cream
2 garlic cloves, pressed
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2/3 cup uncooked quick-cooking grits
1 1/4 cups (5 ounces) shredded Swiss cheese, divided
8 large eggs, divided
1/2 pound cooked ham, diced
4 green onions, chopped
1/2 cup milk
Garnish: chives

Preparation
Bring first 6 ingredients to a boil in a medium saucepan; gradually whisk in grits. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer, whisking occasionally, 5 to 7 minutes. Add 1/2 cup cheese, stirring until cheese melts. Remove from heat, and let stand 10 minutes. Lightly beat 2 eggs, and stir into grits mixture; pour into a lightly greased 10-inch deep pie plate.
Bake at 350° for 20 minutes; remove from oven. Increase oven temperature to 400°.
Sauté ham and onions in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until onion is tender. Layer ham mixture evenly over grits crust. Whisk together milk and remaining 6 eggs; pour over ham mixture. Sprinkle remaining 3/4 cup cheese evenly over egg mixture.
Bake at 400° for 35 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes, and cut into wedges. Garnish, if desired.


Sunny Skillet Breakfast
Ingredients
3 (8-oz.) baking potatoes, peeled and shredded (about 3 cups firmly packed)*
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 small red bell pepper, diced
1 medium onion, diced
1 garlic clove, pressed
3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
6 large eggs
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Place shredded potatoes in a large bowl; add cold water to cover. Let stand 5 minutes; drain and pat dry.
2. Melt butter with oil in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Add bell pepper and onion, and sauté 3 to 5 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute. Stir in shredded potatoes and 1/2 tsp. salt; cook, stirring often, 10 minutes or until potatoes are golden and tender.
3. Remove from heat. Make 6 indentations in potato mixture, using back of a spoon. Break 1 egg into each indentation. Sprinkle eggs with pepper and remaining 1/4 tsp. salt.
4. Bake at 350° for 12 to 14 minutes or until eggs are set. Serve immediately.
*3 cups firmly packed frozen shredded potatoes may be substituted, omitting Step 1.
Veggie Confetti Frittata: Prepare recipe as directed through Step 2, sautéing 1/2 (8-oz.) package sliced fresh mushrooms with bell peppers and onion. Remove from heat, and stir in 1/4 cup sliced ripe black olives, drained, and 1/4 cup thinly sliced sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained. Whisk together eggs, pepper, and remaining 1/4 tsp. salt; whisk in 1/2 cup (2 oz.) shredded Swiss cheese. Pour egg mixture over potato mixture in skillet. Bake at 350° for 9 to 10 minutes or until set. Cut into wedges, and serve immediately. Makes 6 servings. Prep: 20 min., Stand: 5 min., Cook: 16 min., Bake: 10 min.

Note: Soaking the shredded potatoes in cold water keeps them from turning gray before cooking. It also rinses off some of the starch. Drain and pat them dry, so they won't stick to the cast-iron skillet.


Cheddar Cheese Grits Casserole
Ingredients
4 cups milk
1/4 cup butter
1 cup uncooked quick-cooking grits
1 large egg, lightly beaten
2 cups (8 oz.) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Bring milk just to a boil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat; gradually whisk in butter and grits. Reduce heat, and simmer, whisking constantly, 5 to 7 minutes or until grits are done. Remove from heat.
2. Stir in egg and next 3 ingredients. Pour into a lightly greased 11- x 7-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese.
3. Bake, covered, at 350° for 35 to 40 minutes or until mixture is set. Serve immediately.


Source:
http://www.southernliving.com/food/whats-for-supper/breakfast-casserole-recipes

Meals for the Family: Slow Cooker Breakfast & Desserts

Maple-Hazelnut Oatmeal
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups fat-free milk
1 1/2 cups water
Cooking spray
2 Gala apples, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 3 cups)
1 cup uncooked steel-cut oats
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons butter, softened
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 tablespoons hazelnuts, chopped

Preparation
1. Bring milk and 1 1/2 cups water to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring frequently.
2. Coat a 3 1/2-quart electric slow cooker with cooking spray. Place hot milk mixture, apple, and next 5 ingredients (through salt) in slow cooker; stir well. Cover and cook on LOW for 7 hours or until oats are tender.
3. Spoon oatmeal into bowls; top with maple syrup and hazelnuts.

Tropical Bananas Foster
Ingredients
Cooking spray
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
3 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup light coconut milk
1/4 cup dark rum
1 cup (1-inch) cubed fresh pineapple
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 ripe bananas, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
1 3/4 cups vanilla light ice cream

Preparation
1. Coat a 3-quart electric slow cooker with cooking spray. Combine brown sugar and next 3 ingredients (through rum) in slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW for 1 hour. Stir with a whisk until smooth.
2. Add pineapple, cinnamon, and banana to sauce, stirring to coat. Cover and cook on LOW for 15 minutes. Serve immediately over ice cream.

Quick tip: Fresh pineapple is a treat, but sometimes for the sake of convenience, the precut variety is worth reaching for. Either way, you can't go wrong.


Brownie Pudding Cake
Ingredients
4.5 ounces all-purpose flour (about 1 cup)
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/4 cup Dutch process cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 large egg whites
2 large eggs
2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted
1/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted
Cooking spray
1 teaspoon powdered sugar (optional)

Preparation
1. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, and salt, stirring with a whisk.
2. Combine canola oil and next 3 ingredients (through eggs), stirring with a whisk. Add to dry ingredients, stirring until blended. Stir in melted chocolate. Stir in walnuts.
3. Coat a 3-quart electric slow cooker with cooking spray. Pour batter into slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW for 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until set around edges but still soft in the center. Turn off slow cooker. Let stand, covered, 30 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired.


Vanilla Bean Baked Custard
Ingredients
1 (12-ounce) can evaporated low-fat milk
1/2 cup 1% low-fat milk
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
1 large egg, lightly beaten
2 large egg yolks
1/3 cup sugar

Preparation
1. Combine milks in a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat; add vanilla bean paste, stirring with a whisk until blended.
2. Combine egg, egg yolks, and sugar in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk until blended. Gradually add hot milk, stirring vigorously with a whisk. Pour egg mixture through a sieve into a bowl.
3. Place 4 metal canning jar bands in bottom of a 6-quart oval electric slow cooker. Ladle egg mixture evenly into 4 (8-ounce) ramekins. Cover ramekins with foil. Set 1 ramekin on each band, making sure ramekins do not touch each other or sides of slow cooker. Carefully pour hot water into slow cooker to depth of 1 inch up sides of ramekins.
4. Cover and cook on HIGH for 1 hour and 45 minutes or until a knife inserted in center of custards comes out clean. Remove ramekins from slow cooker, and cool on a wire rack. Serve warm or chilled.


Cinnamon-Raisin Bread Pudding
Ingredients
3 large eggs, beaten
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup milk
1 cup whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
1 (1-pound) cinnamon-raisin bread loaf, cut into 1-inch cubes
1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted
Whipped cream (optional)

Preparation
Whisk together first 4 ingredients in a large bowl; stir in milk, cream, vanilla, and butter. Add bread cubes and pecans, stirring gently just until bread is moistened. Cover and chill 1 hour.
Pour bread mixture into a lightly greased 2 1/2-quart soufflé dish; cover with aluminum foil. Pour 1 cup water into a 6-quart round slow cooker; place a wire rack to fit cooker on bottom. Set soufflé dish on rack.
Cover and cook on HIGH 3 hours or until a sharp knife comes out clean. Cool slightly before serving. Serve warm with whipped cream, if desired.
Test Kitchen Secret: To quickly make 1-inch bread cubes, stack bread slices and cut vertically into thirds; then cut crosswise into thirds.


Rocky Road Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
1 (18.25-oz.) package German chocolate cake mix
1 (3.9-oz.) package chocolate instant pudding mix
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup sour cream
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 1/4 cups milk, divided
1 (3.4-oz.) package chocolate cook-and-serve pudding mix
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
1 cup semisweet chocolate morsels
Vanilla ice cream (optional)

Preparation
1. Beat cake mix, next 5 ingredients, and 1 1/4 cups milk at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes, stopping to scrape down sides as needed. Pour batter into a lightly greased 4-qt. slow cooker.
2. Cook remaining 2 cups milk in a heavy nonaluminum saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, 3 to 5 minutes or just until bubbles appear (do not boil); remove from heat.
3. Sprinkle cook-and-serve pudding mix over batter. Slowly pour hot milk over pudding. Cover and cook on LOW 3 1/2 hours.
4. Meanwhile, heat pecans in a small nonstick skillet over medium-low heat, stirring often, 3 to 5 minutes or until lightly toasted and fragrant.
5. Turn off slow cooker. Sprinkle cake with pecans, marshmallows, and chocolate morsels. Let stand 15 minutes or until marshmallows are slightly melted. Spoon into dessert dishes, and serve with ice cream, if desired.
Note:
This cake will look like it needs to cook just a little longer, but by the time the topping is set, it's ready to serve.


Peaches 'n' Cream Tapioca
Ingredients
4 cups fresh or frozen peach slices (about 2 pounds)
3 tablespoons uncooked quick-cooking tapioca
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup peach nectar
2 cups granola

Preparation
Stir together first 7 ingredients in a 3 1/2-quart slow cooker.
Cover and cook on LOW 4 hours. Stir well; spoon into dessert dishes, and top evenly with granola.
Peachy Keen: Fresh peaches are best. If you use frozen ones, just rinse off any ice crystals; there's no need to thaw them for this recipe.


Pineapple-Coconut Tapioca
Ingredients
Cooking spray
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup regular small pearl tapioca
2 (13.5-ounce) cans light coconut milk
1 large egg
1/2 cup finely chopped fresh pineapple
1/2 cup flaked sweetened coconut, toasted

Preparation
1. Coat a 4-quart electric slow cooker with cooking spray. Combine sugar, tapioca, and coconut milk in slow cooker, stirring with a whisk. Cover and cook on LOW for 2 hours or until most of tapioca is transparent. (Pudding will be thin.)
2. Place egg in a medium bowl; stir with a whisk. Add 1/2 cup hot tapioca mixture to egg, stirring constantly with a whisk. Stir egg mixture into remaining tapioca mixture in slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW for 30 minutes. Turn off slow cooker. Stir pineapple into tapioca mixture; cover and let stand 30 minutes. Serve warm or chilled. Top each serving with toasted coconut.


Cinnamon Apples
Ingredients
6 medium Granny Smith apples, peeled and cut into eighths
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries (we tested with Craisins)
1/4 cup butter, melted
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon cornstarch

Preparation
Combine apples and lemon juice in a 4-quart slow cooker; toss well to coat. Add brown sugar and next 5 ingredients, combining well.
Cover and cook on LOW 3 hours.
Stir together water and cornstarch in a small bowl; stir into apples.
Cover and cook on LOW 3 more hours or until apples are tender.
Prep: 16 minutes, Cook: 6 hours
Slow-Cooker Size: 4-quart


Walnut-Stuffed Apples
Ingredients
1/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
3 tablespoons dried currants
2 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, divided
4 medium Granny Smith apples, cored
1 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup apple cider

Preparation
Combine first 3 ingredients in a small bowl; add 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, stirring to combine. Peel top third of each apple; place apples in an electric slow cooker. Spoon walnut mixture into cavity of each apple.
Combine the remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 cup brown sugar, and apple cider in a small bowl, stirring to combine. Pour over apples. Cover with lid; cook on LOW 2 3/4 hours. Remove the apples with a slotted spoon. Spoon 1/4 cup cooking liquid over each serving.


Spiced Poached Pears
Ingredients
6 firm ripe Anjou pears (2 3/4 pounds), peeled
1 (500-milliliter) bottle Vino Santo or other sweet dessert wine
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup fresh orange juice
1 (3-inch) vanilla bean, split lengthwise
1/4 teaspoon juniper berries
1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick
6 tablespoons crème fraîche (optional)
Ground cinnamon (optional)

Preparation
1. Remove cores from blossom ends of pears, leaving stem end intact. If necessary, cut about 1/4 inch from base of each pear so it sits flat. Place wine, sugar, and orange juice in an oval 5-quart electric slow cooker; stir until sugar dissolves. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean; stir seeds and bean into wine mixture. Add juniper berries and cinnamon stick. Set pears in wine mixture. Cover and cook on HIGH for 3 hours or until pears are tender.
2. Remove pears from cooking liquid. Cut pears in half. Place pear halves in dessert dishes.
3. Pour cooking liquid into a sieve over a medium saucepan; discard solids. Bring to a boil; boil 20 minutes or until reduced to 1 cup. Drizzle sauce evenly over pears. Top with crème fraîche and sprinkle with cinnamon, if desired.


Blueberry-Orange Parfaits
Ingredients
1 1/2 tablespoons Demerara or turbinado sugar
1/2 teaspoon grated orange rind
2 (7-ounce) containers reduced-fat plain Greek-style yogurt
2 cups fresh blueberries
2 cups orange sections (about 2 large)
1/4 cup wheat germ

Preparation
Combine first 3 ingredients in a small bowl, stirring until blended. Spoon 1/4 cup blueberries into each of 4 tall glasses. Spoon about 2 1/2 tablespoons yogurt mixture over blueberries in each glass. Add 1/4 cup orange to each serving. Repeat layers with remaining blueberries, yogurt mixture, and orange. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon wheat germ over each serving; serve immediately.