Frittata made with Eggplant and Feta Cheese

Frittata made with Eggplant and Feta Cheese (serves 6-8)

By DearGaby, on May 25th, 2009

I love to have breakfast everyday. It is the most important meal of the day. I try to make my omelets, frittatas, etc with egg whites only. It reduces the fat and calories in this dish making this a very healthy recipe. This has approximately 300 calories per serving and is high in dietary fiber, potassium, selenium, vitamin a, and vitamin c. It has approximately 18 grams of protein per serving. I would keep the salt to a minimum. I like to serve this for brunch with sparkling water served in champagne flutes and topped with a little pomegranate juice. In this recipe I use eggplant and bell peppers, but you can add what ever combination of fresh veggies that you like such as zucchini, mushrooms, asparagus, broccoli, etc. Also feel free to omit the cheese or replace the Feta cheese with goat cheese or freshly grated parmigiano cheese.

Eggplant and Feta Cheese Frittata

Ingredients:

16 ounces egg whites beaten
1 teaspoons olive oil
1 eggplant (peeled and diced, tossed with 2 teaspoons olive oil and baked in the oven at 450° F for 15 minutes)
1 bell pepper diced
2 Morning Star farms breakfast sausage patties (optional) crumbled
1/4 onion diced
4 ounces feta cheese crumbled
1 tomato diced
3 cloves garlic
4 tablespoons assorted fresh herbs such as oregano, parsely, and/or basil
Salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 450° F. In a non stick 10 inch skillet, saute the onion, bell pepper and garlic in olive oil until softened (8-10 minutes) over medium heat. Add the baked eggplant, cook for another 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, breakfast sausages if using, fete cheese and fresh herbs. Cook for 3-5 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add beaten egg whites cook until eggs start to firm up on the sides. Then place into preheated oven to finish cooking and eggs have completely set. (about 5-8 minutes). Remove from oven. Let cool for a few minutes before serving.

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