Veggie Scram-tata

After a late night out last night, Jeremy and I were both pretty hungry this morning. So instead of our usual run to a diner for a huge plate of bad food, I decided to make a veggie scramble.  It turned into more of a fritata, hence the name. (Name courtesy of Jeremy... since he came up with it when I put the plate of food on his lap.)

This was really simple to make and fairly healthy too!  It definitely hit the spot this morning and did a good job of rejuvenating both of us.  :)  It was nice to have so many veggies in the eggs this morning.  And the combo I used was so pretty!

You could certainly substitute whatever veggies you wanted for this (or add some cheese or meat or whatever).  This was what I had on hand so it's what went into it.  I also made sweet potato cakes to go with them (like hash browns but baked...).  But they didn't turn out quite how I expected so I'm not including that recipe.  I'll have to keep working on that...

Recipe:
1/2 red onion, diced
1/2 red bell pepper, diced
1 c. baby spinach leaves
3 eggs
2 tbs. skim milk
salt and pepper to taste
1 tbs. margarine
1/2 tbs. vegetable oil

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Heat a 10" oven-proof frying pan over medium heat.  Add margarine and vegetable oil.  When the margarine is melted, add the onion and bell pepper.  Season with salt and pepper.  Saute until tender, 4-5 minutes.  Add the spinach and continue to saute until the spinach wilts.
2. Beat the eggs and milk together in a small bowl.  Pour the eggs into the veggie mixture and stir to combine.  Spread out the veggies so that everything is in an even layer.  Cook for 1-2 minutes on the stove-top until the bottom is set and most of the egg is cooked.
3. Put the frying pan into the oven and cook for 3-5 minutes until the egg is cooked through.  Remove from oven, slice and serve.