February 25 2019 recipe & photo by Carolyn Ketchum![Carolyn Ketchum]()
, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE![Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE]()
in Recipes, Breakfast, Lunch, Meal
, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE
in Recipes, Breakfast, Lunch, Meal Jalapeño popper frittata
Frittata may be one of the easiest low carb meals you will ever make. And there are so many variations and flavor options. This recipe combines frittata with another keto favorite: jalapeño poppers. Add a side salad for a delicious low carb meal!
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Ingredients
Frittata
- 6 oz. 170 g bacon, chopped
- 3 3 fresh jalapeñofresh jalapeños
- 2 2 garlic clove, mincedgarlic cloves, minced
- 4 oz. (½ cup) 110 g (110 ml) cream cheese, chilled and cut into small cubes
- 8 8 eggeggs
- 1⁄3 cup 80 ml heavy whipping cream
- ¾ tsp ¾ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ½ tsp ground black pepper
- 1 cup (4 oz.) 240 ml (110 g) shredded cheddar cheese
Side salad
- 1 (1 oz.) 1 (28 g) Romaine lettuce, washed and chopped
- 1 (5 oz.) 1 (140 g) yellow bell pepperyellow bell peppers
- 1 (11 oz.) 1 (300 g) cucumber, chopped
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9" (23 cm) pie or tart pan.
- In a large skillet, cook the bacon until browned and crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove and sprinkle over the bottom of the pie pan.
- While the bacon cooks, chop the jalapeños and reserve a few sliced discs to decorate the top of the frittata. To tone down the spiciness of the jalapeños, remove the seeds before chopping. Mince the garlic.
- Add the chopped jalapeños and garlic to the hot skillet once the bacon is done, and sauté for 2 minutes. Add to the bottom of the pie pan. Sprinkle the pan with the cubed cream cheese.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, cream, salt, and pepper until well combined. Pour the mixture into the pan and top with the shredded cheese. Transfer to the oven and cook for 5 minutes, then remove and add the jalapeño slices to decorate.
- Return to the oven and bake another 15 to 20 minutes, until the frittata is puffed up on the sides and set in the middle. Remove and let cool 10 minutes before serving.
- Combine the chopped vegetables for the side salad and serve with the frittata.
Tip
You can also make individual egg muffins using a greased muffin tin. To do so, reduce the time in the oven to about 10-15 minutes depending on size.
Carolyn's notes
I often cook my frittatas right in a cast iron skillet, and you could do that with this recipe as well. But it also looks great in a pretty fluted ceramic dish, if you will be serving it to company. One word of advice: let it bake for a few minutes before adding any garnish to the top, or they will simply sink right into the egg mixture.
If you want to tone down the heat, simply remove the seeds and leave out one jalapeño to the mix. We served it with a side salad to round out the meal for an easy low carb dinner.
Carolyn, I have a couple of questions: After I fried the bacon, there was a lot of grease left in the pan. Your directions don't say what to do with it. After frying the jalapeno and garlic in it, should it be discarded or put in the dish along with the rest of the ingredients?
Also, the baking took longer than the directions indicated. This MAY have been the fault of my oven or the fact that I used a heavy stoneware baking dish. I'll have to make it again to find out! Yum!
Note: I used two jalapenos instead of three because my husband is a spice wimp, but it was still very hot and spicy!
Sure! That would be fine.
Hello! You can use the USDA Nutrient Database for figuring custom nutritional info! https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/