Brian’s Frittata aka Egg Pizza
Brian's Frittata aka Egg Pizza
This recipe comes from my good friend, Brian, in northeastern Thailand. This was his creation that follows keto diet rules and is based on simple intuitive cooking, which is how many cooks come up with new dishes. Keto or not, this sounds absolutely delicious! The Egg Pizza part of the name comes from my wife. I made this on 3 Mar 2019 exactly as written and we absolutely loved it, this recipe is a keeper! Links to the Shortcuts are listed in the Notes section.
Equipment
- Pie Dish (9 inch)
- Oven
Ingredients
- 10 eggs
- 8 strips bacon, cooked crispy, crumbled
- 1 bell pepper, diced, your choice of color
- 1 onion, diced
- 3-4 spring onions, whites sliced, greens chopped
- 125 grams Cream cheese, softened, ½ block, (4 oz)
- marinara sauce, or pizza sauce, as desired, Shortcut
- Mozzarella Cheese, shredded, as desired
- Italian seasoning, as desired, Shortcut
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180° C (350° F). Lightly grease a 9 inch pie dish with butter.
- Onion, bell pepper, and spring onions prepped while the bacon is frying.
- In a mixing bowl or pot, add all the ingredients except the marinara sauce, cheese, and Italian seasoning.
- Mix to combine, if there is a few lumps of cream cheese, no worries.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish and bake for 20-30 minutes or until the center is set (when a toothpick comes out clean), remove from the oven. Now at this point you have a great frittata, now we're going to take it up a notch.
- Spread the top with marinara sauce as desired, top that with Mozzarella cheese as desired, and sprinkle on some Italian seasoning. I got snap happy with the camera and took the photo before adding the Italian seasoning.
- Place back in the oven until the cheese is melted.
- Slice, plate, add another light sprinkling of Italian seasoning as desired, and enjoy!
Notes
Low cost per serving.
Shortcuts: Pizza Sauce, Italian Seasoning.
Variants: 1. Replace the marinara sauce with salsa and replace the Mozzarella cheese with Cheddar cheese and sprinkle with oregano or even taco seasoning - there, you have a Mexican variant, like a Breakfast Burrito without the tortilla. 2. Use plain tomato sauce, oregano, and Cheddar cheese, highly recommended. 3. Add more bacon and use a 7x11 baking dish, highly recommended. 4. Serve with choice of toast, biscuits, or crescent rolls.
I made this again on 29 Oct 2019 and used 560 grams (1 1/4 lbs) of diced ham and baked this in a 7×11 baking dish. For the sauce, I used just plain tomato sauce I had in the fridge, sprinkled with Cheddar cheese, and sprinkled with dried oregano. All highly recommended.
I prepared this on 1 Oct 2019 and used the variant for the salsa and cheddar cheese, and I must say, that was beyond expectations and will be common way I prepare this now.
I made this again on 11 Aug 2019 and made the original and a variant using the salsa and cheddar cheese as the topping, the variant was well liked, highly recommended!
This is very tasty!
Great pictures…I like the “AKA Egg Pizza” title
Thanks, Brian, it is tasty! Joky never heard the word frittata before so I explained it is basically an egg pie, then when she tasted it after the sauce and cheese, she said egg pizza, it stuck 🙂