Tomato Frittata to Go

Pasta is just one destination for my summer marinara sauce. Stir it into beaten eggs and make this beautiful salmon-colored, intensely savory frittata that tastes terrific cold.

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 1 tablespoon milk
• Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
• ¼ cup marinara sauce
• 1 tablespoon, tightly packed, freshly grated Parmesan
• 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil

• Nutritional Information

  • Nutritional analysis per serving (2 servings)

    231 calories; 16 grams fat; 5 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 7 grams monounsaturated fat; 2 grams polyunsaturated fat; 3 grams carbohydrates; 0 grams dietary fiber; 2 grams sugars; 15 grams protein; 378 milligrams cholesterol; 381 milligrams sodium

  Note: Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available data.
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Serves 2

Preparation

1. Beat the eggs in a bowl with the milk and salt and pepper to taste. Beat in the marinara sauce and the Parmesan.
2. Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a heavy, 8-inch nonstick omelet pan. Drop a bit of egg into the pan and if it sizzles and cooks at once, the pan is ready. Pour in the egg mixture, scraping in every last bit with a heat-proof rubber spatula. Swirl the pan to distribute the eggs and filling evenly over the surface. Shake the pan gently, tilting it slightly with one hand while lifting up the edges of the frittata with the spatula in your other hand, to let the eggs run underneath during the first few minutes of cooking. Once a few layers of egg have cooked during the first couple of minutes of cooking, turn the heat down to low, cover and cook 7 to 10 minutes, until the frittata is puffed and just about set. From time to time remove the lid and loosen the bottom of the omelet with a wooden or heat-proof rubber spatula, tilting the pan, so that the bottom doesn’t burn. It will however turn golden.
3. If the frittata is still runny on the top, wearing oven mitts, slide the frittata out onto a plate or even better, a saucepan lid that has a handle, reverse the pan over the plate or lid, and holding the two together, flip the plate or lid so that the frittata goes back into the pan on its not-quite-cooked side. Finish for no longer than a minute, then reverse onto a platter. Allow to cool to room temperature, and serve, or chill. Cut into 4 wedges to serve. The wedges pack well and are very portable.

• Advance preparation: The marinara sauce will keep for 3 or 4 days in the refrigerator and freezes well. The frittata will keep for about 3 days in the refrigerator.

About 30 minutes