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Thursday, May 9, 2019

What Happens When I Clean the Fridge


Recently Aldi had a super sale on eggs and I bought 4 dozen, but we don't eat breakfast and I don't bake much anymore. I am not sure what I was thinking when I bought that many. I was going to make something from my menu plan but when cleaning the fridge I found a half jar of chunky salad, eggs, part of an onion, and about 1/2 pound chorizo (more or less) I make my own from this recipe, https://newhappeningsatthetable.blogspot.com/search?q=chorizo, and just about always have some either in the fridge or cooked  and frozen. The stuff in the fridge needed to be cooked and used that day, so my dinner  mostly planned itself.

Mexicanish frittata

8 eggs beaten
1/2 pound  browned chorizo
1/2 jar leftover chunky salsa, drained
1/2 onion chopped
1 can chopped green chilis, drained
1 cup monterey or pepper jack cheese, grated
1 cup pork skins crushed*

Spray the bottom of a deep dish pie plate with cooking spray.  Sprinkle the pork skins over the cooking spray.*

Mix the rest of the ingredients together and make sure everything is incorporated well. Pour it on top of the pork skin "crust", pop it in a 350 degree oven and cook until the eggs are set and there is no jiggling when the center is touched. (About 30 minutes) Let set for about 5 minutes before serving.

Since TheHub , DIl2, and Son 2 can eat bread they had toast, frittata and coleslaw. I just had the egg pie, grilled keto "bread" and slaw. (I may or may not have pouted since the toasted sour dough bread smelled fantastic.)

This was a truly delicious way to use random ingredients, and something I will make with intention next time, instead of simply trying to have no wasted food.  Try it, you might like it!

* If you are not doing keto and grains are not your sworn enemy, just sprinkle some bread crumbs over the non stick spray in the bottom of the pan. Because I am doing keto, pig powder is something I use on a regular basis. Ask me about fried catfish coated in pork skin crumbs!


24 comments:

  1. I do love frittata. It takes left overs and tired ingredients to a whole new level. I may be wrong, but I have never ever seen pork skin crumbs here.

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    1. I don't buy them crumbed here either. I just buy them and use a dough tamper to mash them into bits.

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  2. I, too, bought extra eggs when they were on sale. Frittata, it is, for dinner tonight. If I feel like it. :)

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  3. I make a frittata every friday with whatever is left over in the fridge

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  4. I've never made frittata but love quiche, I use a corn tortilla base (cut in pieces to form the crust, borrowed from Travel with Kevin and Ruth Blog (https://www.travelwithkevinandruth.com/2015/03/ruths-great-quiche-recipe.html#more). I don't think that is Keto compliant but it is sure tasty. I usually use ham, corn, cheese and broccoli with a few cooked onions. It's one of my favorite comfort foods.

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    1. Sounds really good. I can certainly try it on one of my non keto days. Hopefully I will not have any of those before July though!

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  5. I love eggs cooked this way in Sweden in is called piita pan.

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    1. Sounds so much fancier than frittata. I am not a huge egg fan and have to have a lot of components added to kill the egg taste and texture.

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  6. That sounds and looks good! I definitely will try your chorizo recipe as my son loves spicy sausage. I'm not sure I could get him to eat frittata but with eggs on the side I'm sure he'd enjoy it. Darn, I used up the last of the ground pork already this week...maybe next week!

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    1. I have made it with pork, chicken, turkey or beef. They are all good.

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  7. I'm glad you found a delicious way to use up some eggs and items found in the fridge! I've read that eggs can be frozen, to be used for scrambled eggs, etc., but have never tried.

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    1. I have heard the same but never tried them either.

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  8. Always love fittata love eggs any which way.

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    1. I am not an egg fan but will eat them if they are disguised well enough.

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  9. Your frittata sounds delicious.
    I've never used or even seen pork skins. I shout pay more attention when I'm at the store next time. :)

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  10. Sounds delicious to me! I love eggs about any way they're made except covered with Hollandaise sauce. Frittatas rule!!!

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    1. Frittatas are a good way for those of us who are not so thrilled with eating eggs to consume their over purchases!

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  11. I would have made deviled eggs!

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    1. Yeah most people would but I cannot eat hard boiled eggs without gagging.

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  12. Frittata is so very versatile and it would be amazing with chorizo.
    I should eat more eggs, they are delicious on sourdough

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    1. We had extra folks for breakfast this morning so I got rid of several more eggs.

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