I have such a love/hate relationship with dinner. I'm sure many of you ladies out there know what I'm talking about. I LOVE having a warm, yummy, balanced meal in the evenings- and I LOVE the dinnertime "pause" in the day, where everyone just slows down to eat and talk together. But I HATE spending hours in the kitchen every night and I HATE trying to come up with something to make every night. It gets exhausting, ya know? Plus, when you're a workin women and you get home at 5:30, you just really don't want to jump into hours of work in the kitchen.
To lean a little bit more to the "Love" side of the relationship, I try to (a) plan my meals out, and (b) pick easy, fast, one-dish type meals much of the time. These two steps make cooking a lot more enjoyable.
So, I've seen tons of pictures of "fritatta"s on Pinterest. They look SO GOOD in pictures. Like, seriously, so good. They're just pretty. Anyway, I've wanted to try and make one for a while, but I've been hesitant. Becaaaaaause, I hate eggs. I really, really hate them. Throw them in cookies and disguise them with chocolate chips and sugar, and they're great! But scrambled eggs? Boiled eggs? Egg salad? YUCK. I just don't like the overall taste or smell of them. Pretty sure the smell of eggs will make me barf when I'm pregnant.
BUT, frittatas just look so good, so I had to try. I knew if I was gonna have any chance of liking the final product, I had to put in some other, yummy flavors and keep the egg flavor to a minimum. So, this is what I ended up with. And let me tell you, it was goooooood. Yummy, easy, full of flavor, pretty healthy, and hearty, too. Plus, I'm trying to get more protein in my diet (especially for breakfast), because of my hypoglycemia, and so this is a win-win.
So, dive in. Whip those eggs, boil them taters, and brown that sausage, girl. You're gonna like this one.
Recipe:
- 8 eggs
- 3 TBSP milk
- 1 lb mild sausage ( I just buy those 1 lb tube things?)
- 1/2 onion
- 3 red potatoes
- a handful of spinach
- salt and pepper, to taste
- rosemary
Dice onion and cook on the stove with the sausage, until sausage is browned and onions are soft. Meanwhile, chop red potatoes into this slices and boil over medium heat 10 minutes, or until soft.
Whip eggs with milk until blended and beginning to froth. Pour egg mixture into greased pan (I used a circular oven-safe ceramic dish). Add sausage, onion, and potatoes. Add salt and pepper, to taste. Add spinach. Stir, just until ingredients are distributed throughout mixture. Sprinkle top of the dish with rosemary.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes, or until eggs begin to become golden brown. Enjoy!
