Chard Frittata Recipes

CHARD FRITTATA

Steps:

• Wash the chard thoroughly; put in a large kettle and steam over medium heat in the water that clings to the leaves. Cover pot while steaming. When chard is tender, after about 10 minutes, drain, reserving liquid for another use, like making a broth, and coarsely chop the tender leaves.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Put the butter and oil in a saute pan, a straight-sided quiche pan or a shallow baking dish that can go in the oven. When the butter has melted and the foam begins to subside, add the minced shallots and saute briefly until they are translucent but not brown. Add chopped chard and mix well. Remove from heat.
• In a bowl combine eggs, cream, salt and pepper and beat thoroughly. Pour this batter over the chard, lifting edges of the chard with a fork to let batter run underneath. Dot the top with cheese cubes and put in middle of oven. Bake 20 to 25 minutes.
• Remove and let cool slightly. To serve, cut into squares or wedges.

SWISS CHARD FRITTATA

Steps:

• Tomatoes: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a 9-inch pie plate, place tomatoes and garlic cloves. In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, balsamic vinegar, thyme, light-brown sugar, and salt. Drizzle over tomatoes and garlic and bake in the oven until tomatoes are wilted and caramelized, 40 to 45 minutes. Set aside.
• Frittata: Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees, with the rack in the upper third of the oven. Lightly beat eggs in a large bowl with a whisk. Season with salt and pepper; set aside.
• In a 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onions, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring, until tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and add the stems of the chard; cook until tender, 3 minutes. Add the chard leaves and stir to combine. Cook until wilted, about 1 minute. Pour egg mixture into skillet. Cook, using a heatproof spatula to gently stir and push eggs from edges to center of pan so runny parts run underneath, until eggs begin to set, about 2 minutes.
• Scatter cooked tomatoes on top of the frittata and evenly distribute feta cheese on top. Transfer frittata to oven and cook until top is set and has puffed slightly, about 15 minutes.
• Gently run a spatula around the edges and underneath the frittata and carefully slide out of the pan onto a cutting board. Slice into wedges and serve hot, warm, or at room temperature.

SWISS CHARD AND TOMATO FRITTATA

Steps:

• Chop the chard. In a skillet, sauté the garlic and onions in 1 tablespoon of the oil.
• Add the chard, cover and lower the heat and cook for 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and drain if juicy.
• In a large bowl, beat the eggs, salt and pepper until blended. Stir in the chard.
• Coat the bottom of a skillet with the remaining oil and return to medium heat.
• When hot, pour egg mixture and arrange tomato slices on top.
• Cover and cook until the edges are firm and the bottom is golden and beginning to brown. Turn frittata over and cook for about 5 more minute until eggs are cooked.
• Serve immediately or at room temperature.

SWISS CHARD FRITTATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475 degrees F.
• In a bowl whisk together first 5 ingredients (egg - pepper).
• Over medium high heat heat oil in oven-proof skillet. Stir in swiss chard stalks and onion cooking until onion is tender (3-5 minutes).
• Stir in the sliced leaves and cook stirring another minute or so.
• Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt and add the egg mixture, stirring to distribute vegetables evenly.
• Place skillet in oven and bake for 10-15 minutes or until eggs are set.

SWISS CHARD & GOAT CHEESE FRITTATA

Steps:

• Wash the Swiss chard; cut off stems, dice finely, and set aside.
• Chop the leaves.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a nonstick 9-inch skillet with an ovenproof handle. Add onion, ¼ teaspoon of salt, and rosemary. Sauté 10 minutes over medium heat, until the onions are very soft and just starting to brown.
• Stir in the Swiss chard leaves and the remaining ¼ teaspoon salt, and sauté 1 to 2 minutes, or until the greens are just wilted. Remove from heat, stir in garlic and Swiss chard stems, and set aside.
• Whisk eggs in a bowl. Add the Swiss chard mixture and goat cheese, and stir to combine.
• Wash and dry the skillet and return to stove top.
• Preheat the broiler unit in the oven.
• Heat the remaining tablespoon oil in the skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is very hot, pour in the vegetable-egg mixture and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the eggs are set on the bottom.
• Transfer the skillet to the preheated broiler and broil for about 3 minutes, or until the frittata is firm and golden on top.
• Loosen the frittata from the skillet and invert onto a large round plate. Cut into wedges and serve.

SWISS CHARD AND POTATO FRITTATA

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a saucepan.
• Add a slight amount of water, salt and pepper.
• Bring to a boil; cook for 5 minutes or until potatoes are tender; drain and set aside.
• In a large skillet, heat oil on medium-low heat.
• Saute onion for 5 minutes.
• Add chard and stir 1 minute or until chard is wilted.
• Remove from heat and cool slightly.
• In a large bowl, beat eggs and egg yolks.
• Stir in potatoes, chard mixture, green onion, cheese, milk, salt, and cayenne; spoon about 1/3 cup of mixture into greased regular size muffin cups or spoon 1 generous tablespoon into greased mini muffin cups.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 14-16 minutes for regular size muffin cups or 10 minutes for mini muffin cups, or until either is set and slightly puffed.
• Serve warm.