Broccoli Frittata

1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen, chopped broccoli, thawed
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. minced garlic
5-6 slices pre-cooked bacon, chopped
6 eggs
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1 cup shredded cheese
paprika

Preheat oven broiler.  In a large ovenproof nonstick skillet, heat oil.  Add broccoli, garlic and bacon.  Cook 4-5 minutes on medium, stirring now and then.  In a bowl, whisk eggs, salt and pepper.  Pour over broccoli and cook on medium for 5 minutes or until eggs are nearly set.  Sprinkle evenly with cheese and paprika.  Broil for 1-2 minutes, just until eggs are set and cheese is melted.  This can be served warm or at room temp.  Serves 6.

Comments:  I tell everyone to Think With Your Taste Buds and that is exactly what I did with this recipe.  The original called for asparagus but I'm not an asparagus fan but do love broccoli so I switched.  Also, while Thinking With My Taste Buds I decided to add some bacon.  These turned out to be a really good combination.  I added a touch of paprika over the cheese before broiling which made it even more appealing.  I've decided that the next time I make this dish I'm going to add a little onion to the broccoli and possibly even some red bell peppers.  Bet that will be good too.

Comments from Carol:  The Frittata was great!  I think that bacon, broccoli and cheese combo with the eggs is a super thing to put together for lunch or dinner and very useful.  Also very healthy!  I was also wondering how that would be with cauliflower and ham and cheese.  It's such a great vehicle for vegs!

Comment from Martha:  The idea for using cauliflower and ham and cheese sounds great.  You are now doing what I try to teach everyone... Thinking With Your Taste Buds

Breakfast Quiche Paprika

1 cup grated cheese
4 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled
3 eggs
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. nutmeg, optional
1 1/4 cups milk
1 tsp. dried minced onions
1/3 cup biscuit mix

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a 9" pie plate with non-stick spray. Sprinkle bottom and sides of pie plate lightly with paprika. Sprinkle cheese on bottom of pie plate. Sprinkle cheese with bacon. In a large bowl combine eggs, salt, nutmeg, milk, onion and biscuit mix. Beat with a mixer on med. speed about 1 minute thoroughly mixing. Pour over cheese and bacon in pie plate. Bake 30-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve hot. Makes 6 servings.

I have a Sunday morning coffee for some of my food testers. I always make a new dish to serve them. Sometimes it's a breakfast dish, sometimes it's some type of bread or cake. I never tell them what they are going to be eating and if I add a secret ingredient such as the nutmeg in this dish I don't tell them but wait on their response. When making this dish I doubled the recipe so there would be enough to go around. The nutmeg couldn't be detected so you may want to increase it to a little over 1/4 tsp. But I must say that this dish was a big hit. The biscuit mix I used was an inexpensive pouch but if you keep the box variety on hand that will work too. Now for changes. Use sausage or ham instead of bacon. As for cheese, change the flavor by using different blends and flavors of cheese such as pepper jack for spice and heat. This would also be good served topped with sour cream and a little salsa.