What’s For Dinner?

Source:  Cooking Light, December 2001
Servings:  8 (3 frittatas/serving)

We made these for our New Year’s Eve party, and they taste great warm or at room temperature.   A frittata is like an omelet you cook in the oven, or a quiche with no crust.
They are also just fine without onion, which we left out since Julia was coming over, and also are fine without chives, which I couldn’t find at the Farmer’s Market.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup finely chopped onion

2/3 cup chopped ham

1/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese

2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives (where are these in the Farmer’s Market? the frittatas taste fine without them)

1/8 teaspoon dried thyme

1/8 teaspoon black pepper

4 large egg whites

1 large egg

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350.

Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat.  Add onion, saute 2 minutes or until crisp-tender.  Add ham; saute 3 minutes.  Remove from heat; cool 5 minutes.  Combine remaining ingregients in a large bowl; stir with a whisk.  Add ham mixture, stirring with a whisk.  Spoon mixture into 24 minuature muffin cups coated with cooking spray.  Bake for 20 minutes or until set.