The baked fennel frittata. It is incredibly delicious! Tasty, delicate, easy to prepare, light, and economical!
Compared to more classic frittatas, it is much tastier. The oven baking makes it more flavorful and lighter.
Perfect to serve at the table as a main course or as a single dish, accompanied by a seasonal salad. If you like cooked fennel, you absolutely cannot miss it!
Just enough time to sauté the fennel, which cooks quickly, beat the eggs with the rest of the ingredients, and bake!
It is a light recipe, so you can enjoy it even if you are on a diet.
The ingredients indicated are for a fennel frittata prepared in a 9.5-inch diameter baking dish.
With few ingredients and few tricks, the frittata is done.
It is prepared in two steps, because we first make it in the pan and then put it in the oven. But it is really a simple procedure.
I used farm eggs that were gifted to me, oh yes… I know, I am very lucky, my neighbor gifts me fresh eggs from her father’s chickens every now and then, and today they arrived just in time.
Fennel is delicious and now it is in season, so I am trying to vary its preparations. They are very versatile and lend themselves to many recipes. And I must say that this new recipe was very much liked in my house.
For this reason, I thought of sharing it with you.
And now let’s see together how to prepare it!
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very economical
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Stovetop, Electric Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 195.38 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 2.35 (g) of which sugars 1.88 (g)
- Proteins 17.60 (g)
- Fat 12.31 (g) of which saturated 6.52 (g)of which unsaturated 5.85 (g)
- Fibers 2.94 (g)
- Sodium 897.22 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 150 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for the Baked Fennel Frittata
- 3 fennel bulbs
- 6 eggs (5 if they are large)
- 3 tablespoons Parmesan
- salt
- pepper
- Half glass water
Tools
- Frying Pan
- Baking Pan
- Parchment Paper
Steps for the Baked Fennel Frittata
Clean the fennel by removing the hard outer part, slice them thinly, and wash them.
Place the fennel in the frying pan with a drizzle of oil, a bit of water, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and cook for about 10-15 minutes over medium heat.
(Cooking time may vary depending on the size of the pieces).
If needed, add a little water during cooking.
In a bowl, beat the eggs with the Parmesan, a bit of salt, and pepper.
Add the fennel mixture to the egg mixture and mix well.
Line a 9.5-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
Spread all the fennel evenly covering the entire bottom of the pan.
Pour the beaten egg mixture over it.
Level it well and bake in a fan-assisted oven at 356°F for 20 minutes.
(If you don’t have parchment paper, pour 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a baking pan and spread it evenly)
Serve the fennel frittata warm or at room temperature, it is delicious, my word!
No need to flip the frittata. It cooks well on both sides.
When it’s ready, remove it from the mold with the help of a large plate.
Serve immediately. It should be eaten hot, or warm it is delicious.
Enjoy
Notes
If you want to make the dish lighter and less caloric, you can use only egg whites, eliminating the yolks completely.
If you want to make the fennel frittata even lighter, boil the cloves for 5 minutes or steam them instead of sautéing.
If you want to make the fennel frittata even lighter, boil the cloves for 5 minutes or steam them instead of sautéing.
Tips
It will be useful to know that washing eggs removes their protective coating, making the shell porous and more susceptible to bacterial attack.
Therefore, if the shell is dirty you can clean it dry [for example with a sheet of kitchen paper] before storage, and only at the time of use, you can clean it with a damp sheet of kitchen paper.
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