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by Alea Milham
This Ham and Asparagus Frittata recipe makes a quick and easy weeknight dinner or a delicious brunch!
Enjoying dinner together as a family is an important aspect of staying connected with one another despite the busyness of our daily activities.
I like to start family time as I am preparing dinner by putting on dance music. The kids help me and we “Twist and Shout” while cooking and setting the table.
To make dinners easier during the week, I take advantage of leftovers from the weekend. If we are grilling on Saturday, I will put on extra meat to use in salads or a stir-fry during the week. I like to cook a roast, chicken or ham for our Sunday dinner and then use the leftovers in casseroles, soups, or frittatas. I also use the weekends to wash and prep extra vegetables, grate cheese, and batch cook rice or beans. Prepping on the weekends means I can quickly pull together dinner in less than 30 minutes.
I am sharing my fast and easy ham and asparagus frittata below. It is one pan meal which reduces the amount of time it takes to clean up after dinner.
Ham and Asparagus Frittata Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ cup chives, thinly sliced
- 2 cups asparagus, thinly sliced
- 1 cup diced ham
- 8 eggs
- ½ cup cheese
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon parsley
- ¼ teaspoon seasoned salt
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
Use kitchen scissors to quickly cut the chives. It is faster than using a knife and it doesn’t make your cutting board as dirty.
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to broil.
2. Add olive oil, chives, and asparagus to a 10” oven safe frying pan.
3. Cook the asparagus and chives over medium-high heat for 4 -5 minutes.
4. Add ham and cook for an additional 2 -3 minutes or until heated through.
5. Add eggs to a small bowl and beat with a fork. Add cheese, garlic powder, parsley, seasoned salt, and pepper to eggs. Mix well.
6. Pour the eggs over the asparagus mixture. Cook over medium-low heat until eggs are almost set, approximately 4 – 5 minutes.
The center is still jiggly, but the sides and bottom of the frittata are firm. To speed up the cooking process, I finish cooking my frittata under the broiler in my oven.
8. Place frying pan 4 –6 inches beneath the broiler. Broil for 2 –4 minutes or until the eggs are cooked through and beginning to brown.
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Ham and Asparagus Frittata
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A quick and easy weeknight dinner recipe.
Author: Alea
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: American
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ cup chives, thinly sliced
- 2 cups asparagus, thinly sliced
- 1 cup diced ham
- 8 eggs
- ½ cup cheese
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon parsley
- ¼ teaspoon seasoned salt
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
Directions
- Preheat the oven to broil.
- Add olive oil, chives and asparagus to a 10” oven safe frying pan.
- Cook the asparagus and chives over medium-high heat for 4 -5 minutes.
- Add ham and cook for an additional 2 -3 minutes or until heated through.
- Add eggs to a small bowl and beat with a fork. Add cheese, garlic powder, parsley, seasoned salt, and pepper to eggs. Mix well.
- Pour the eggs over the asparagus mixture. Cook over medium-low heat until eggs are almost set, approximately 4 – 5 minutes.
- Place frying pan 4 –6 inches beneath the broiler. Broil for 2 –4 minutes or until the eggs are cooked through and beginning to brown.
More Frittata Recipes
Pizza Frittata
Southwest Steak Frittata
Steak and Artichoke Fritatta
Mediterranean Garden Frittata
This was originally a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of GE Appliances and published on 4/14/14. It was updated on 1/11/19. The opinions, recipe, and text are all mine.
About Alea Milham
Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.
