Wednesday, May 4, 2011

from veggie leftovers to clean-out-the-fridge-frittata

I rarely run out of eggs.  I always say that as long as I have eggs, I will have a meal to throw together.  I also never like to waste food.  I love figuring out ways to get multiple meals to coordinate with the same ingredients.  Enter the clean-out-the-fridge-frittata!

Here are my leftovers.  Zucchini and potatoes-both grilled with onions and garlic...and a little bit of leftover bacon (and do I see mushrooms in there?).


I arranged my grilled potato slices in my hot, oiled skillet.  Sometimes I use torn up pieces of bread.



I whisked 6 eggs with a little bit of milk.  I've got some hungry mungries I need to feed.



I recruited some small hands to crumble up the bacon for me.



I have 3 small kids who eat some veggies pretty well, but, for added assurance, I often puree their veggies into our meals.  I used my immersion or "stick" blender. 


I mixed it into the egg mixture.


I poured it on top of the potatoes in the skillet.  Then, when the bottom of the eggs started to set, 


I sprinkled parmegiano-reggiano all over it and


put it into the broiler to finish it off.


I may have had to change one too many diapers after putting it in the broiler and let the cheese get a tad too browned.  It happens easily around here.  


It made a great dinner, though.


The best part is that our leftovers weren't forgotten about or wasted!

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