Frittata Bites with Chard, Sausage and Feta
Bite-size portions are just right for a cocktail party. And leftovers – if there’s any taste great for breakfast. I turn it into a breakfast sandwich!
Ingredients:
- Nonstick vegetable oil spray
- 1 12oz bunch swiss chard, stems and center ribs removed
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 8 oz mild Italian sausages (i use spicy) casings removed, sausage broken into 1 inch pieces
- 8 large eggs
- ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup crumbled feta cheese (about 4.5 ozs)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 325 F. Spray 8x8x2 inch glass baking dish with nonstick spray.
- Bring large pot of salted water to a boil.
- Add swiss chard and cook just until wilted, about 2 minutes. Drain.
- Finely chop chard, then place in kitchen towel and squeeze dry. Set aside.
- Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add onion to skillet and saute until soft 4-5 minutes.
- Add sausage and saute until brown and cooked through, breaking up with fork, 5-7 minutes.
- Remove from heat and cool.
- Whisk eggs, cream, salt and pepper in large bowl to blend.
- Add chard and cooled sausage mixture, then feta; stir to blend.
- Transfer mixture to prepared baking dish.
- Bake frittata until set in centre, 45 -55 minutes.
- Transfer baking dish to rack and cool frittata 15-20 minutes.
- Place platter atop dish with frittata. Using oven mitts, hold baking dish and platter firmly together and invert frittata onto platter; place another platter atop frittata and invert again so that frittata is right side up.
- Cut frittata into 20 pieces.
Can be made 1 day ahead. Place frittata pieces on rimmed baking sheet. Cover and chill. Rewarm in 325 F oven until heated through, about 10 minutes.
Serve warm, or at room temperature
Makes 20