Best Low Fat Zucchini Frittata Recipes

LOW-FAT FRITTATA (FLAT BELLY DIET RECIPE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Heat heavy 8" ovenproof sauté pan over medium heat 1 minute. Add oil and heat 20 seconds. Add scallions and sauté, stirring periodically with spatula, about 2 minutes or until soft.
• Combine egg whites, eggs, water, tarragon, and salt in medium bowl. Whisk to blend. Season with freshly ground black pepper. Pour mixture into pan and lay salmon on top. Cook, stirring periodically, about 2 minutes or until partially set.
• Transfer pan to oven and cook 12 to 14 minutes or until firm, golden, and puffed. Remove from oven. Use spatula to release frittata from pan. Gently slide onto warm serving platter, slice, and serve with 2 tablespoons of the tapenade.
• Make it a Flat Belly Diet Meal.
• For a well-balanced dish, thaw 1/2 cup of frozen dark sweet cherries (45 calories) and combine with 1 cup of fat-free plain Greek-style yogurt (112 calories). Top with 1/4 cup of toasted whole oats (75 calories).
• Nutritional Info Per Serving:186 cal, 10 g pro, 1 g carb, 0 g fiber, 15 g fat, 2.5 g sat fat, 143 mg chol, 535 mg sodium.

ZUCCHINI OVEN FRITTATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large skillet or sauce pan, combine water, olive oil, salt, green pepper, zucchini and garlic cloves. Simmer until zucchini is tender, about 5 to 7 minutes.
• Drain off water and discard garlic. Stir in onion, mushrooms and butter. Cook until onion is transparent. Add eggs and stir; season with salt and pepper. Cook over low heat until eggs are firm.
• Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over eggs. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Place under broiler for 5 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting into wedges and serving.

LOW-CAL ZUCCHINI AND MUSHROOM FRITTATA

Steps:

• Spray a non-stick skillet with fat-free, calorie free non-stick cooking spray.
• Sauté onion and garlic for 3 minutes. Add zucchini and sauté for 3 minutes. Add mushrooms and continue to sauté all of the veggies until soft.
• In a large bowl, whisk eggs, salt, pepper, chili powder, cayenne pepper, and garlic powder until the eggs become slightly puffy.
• Drain vegetables and add to egg mixture.
• Fold veggies into egg whites and pour back into the skillet. Cook on medium for 8 minutes.
• Place a plate on top of the skillet and flip the frittata. Slide uncooked side down back onto skillet and cook for another 8 minutes.
• If you like the top to be crunchy, place the frittata under the broiler for an additional 10 minutes.

ZUCCHINI FRITTATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Whisk together eggs and salt., In an 8-in. ovenproof skillet coated with cooking spray, heat oil over medium heat; saute onion and zucchini until onion is crisp-tender. Pour in egg mixture; cook until almost set, 5-6 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese., Bake, uncovered, until cheese is melted, 4-5 minutes. If desired, sprinkle with pepper.

ZUCCHINI FRITTATA

Steps:

• Heat oil in a small fry pan. (I used a small saucepan.).
• Add onion; cook on low heat until translucent.
• Add zucchini, (I only used 1 zucchini) salt and pepper. Do not overcook. Zucchini should still have crunch.
• In a large bowl whisk eggs (I used 4 eggs ), and salt.
• Add the zucchini mixture; mix. (I put in eggs then added onion mixture).
• Add finely diced sage or basil now if using. Add only 1 leaf; don't go crazy.
• Coat bottom and sides of fry pan with olive oil. (I used Pam after I lifted out veggies, and took out most oil in a sauce pan with a little oil).
• Add zucchini egg mixture; have on low heat. Keep lifting up omelet and letting it run underneath; when almost dry on top, flip).
• Cover saucepan with a plate.
• Here is the hard part.
• SLOWLY, with the bottom part cooked, flip the mixture onto the plate and slide back into the pan, uncooked side down.
• Finish cooking.
• DO NOT BURN YOURSELF TRYING TO DO THIS.
• I have found a couple of seconds in microwave will set eggs nicely.

LOW FAT ZUCCHINI FRITTATA

Steps:

• Clean and slice the zucchini in half, lengthwise, then into 1/8-inch pieces.
• Dice onion and mince garlic (use as much as you like) Saute zucchini, onions and garlic in 2 tablespoons olive oil until onions and zucchini are limp.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Mix rice, Parmesan, grated mozzarella and eggs in a bowl.
• Stir in saute of zucchini, onion and the rest, salt and pepper to taste, Mix all ingredients well.
• Heat 9-by-12-inch nonstick fry pan between medium and medium-high heat, and add 2 to 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil.
• When pan is hot, pour contents of mixing bowl into fry pan, spread mixture evenly around pan, making sure that the rice and veggies are spread through the liquid.
• When the frittata is brown on the bottom, use a plate to turn it over.
• Cook until both sides are brown and firm.
• Slice and serve, It can be eaten hot or cold as an appetizer, slice into 1- inch cubes or if sliced larger, as an entree.