Air Fryer Breakfast Frittata

An easy way to make your breakfast table look attractive is by cooking tasty frittata in no time. The perfect combination of veggies and protein-packed together. This is actually the best way to start your day. Accordingly, the size of your air fryer takes a cake pan so that it can fit perfectly. It is the perfect way to enjoy your day as; if the starting is good, the whole day will for sure be okay.

Here, a simple, quick, but tasty recipe is explained to cook for you and your family in an air fryer. Suppose you are a busy person and like to have a fancy breakfast. This is it; you can cook this delicious recipe in no time. It has such amazing colors because of the presence of veggies.

The appearance of this dish is expensive, created from inexpensive ingredients. You will love to enjoy an inexpensive dish that gives the high-star restaurant vibes. The recipe is quick, easy, and tasty for every single person. You will love this dish once you try it; it is a healthy, delicious item for your breakfast.

Requirements for cooking frittata

If you are interested in making this quick, tasty breakfast, you are on the right page. Here are the cheap ingredients explained to you. All you need to do is to get these ingredients and cook them properly according to explained recipe. Ingredients are as follows

• ¼ pound of breakfast sausage completely crumbled
• Cooking spray
• 1 green onion finely chopped
• ¼ cup of shredded cheddar monetary jack cheese blend
• A pinch of cayenne pepper
• 4 eggs slightly beaten in a bowl
• 2 tablespoons of red bell pepper

Keep in mind that you can customize this recipe according to your taste. If you do not like any ingredient, you can replace it according to your taste.

You will need some tools to make this delicious frittata which are equally important such as:

• Air fryer to cook
• Cake pan
• Large-sized bowl

Simple, delicious, and quick recipe for cooking frittata in an air fryer

Cooking a tasty breakfast is not a task if you follow this recipe. It is easy, convenient, and, more importantly, it is quick. For a busy person, it is just an amazing way to start your day. The best thing is that this recipe is for an air fryer. You do not have to work with fire or the oven. No matter if you do not do cooking often, you can still make it in no time. All we need to do is to follow every single step. The easy, quick recipe for cooking frittata is explained here.

 

Preparing of air fryer

The first step is putting your air fryer on fore-heat at the temperature of 360 degrees F. Sprinkle some cooking spray in the air fryer. This will prevent from sticking of the mixture from at the bottom or basket of an air fryer.

Combine the ingredients

Gather all the ingredients, combine eggs, breakfast sausages, cheese, bell pepper, cayenne pepper, and green onion in a big bowl, and mix it all well. Continue mixing until every ingredient combines well.

Pouring of mixture

Now, take the cake pan; if you feel like your mixture will stick to it, first use some cooking spray. Pour all the egg mixture into that pan.

Cooking of mixture

Take the cake pan with the prepared mixture and place it in the preheated air fryer. Allow your mixture to cook for about 15 to 20 minutes.

Serve the frittata

You have to cook it until a perfect brown color appears. Observe the frittata after some particular time such that it will not overcook. Plate it and make some slices with the help of a cutter or knife. And serve it with your favorite item.

Frittata in an air fryer instructions

Here, we have explained some easy tips to help you cook delicious frittata. Although the recipe is super easy, there is no chance of any trouble. But, still, you can make this dish taste heavenly and amazing with just a little more effort and observation. Here are some important points that you must keep in mind while dealing with this recipe

Preventing from sticking

Like every single person, you will also not want to waste any of your ingredients. Yes, the mixture can be wasted if it gets stuck to the bottom. You must try to spray everything with oil so that the egg will not stick. Otherwise you may face some air frying errors. Use some cooking spray in an air fryer. Moreover, for the cake pan you can also use parchment paper; on the other hand, spraying oil will also do the same for it.

Customization

Suppose you want to add some other veggies to your recipe. You can freely add them. Just need to keep in mind to add those vegetables that are cooked quickly. If you add some slow-cooking veggies, it will give you an undesired taste, as if you wait for veggies to cook properly, the other mixture will get overcooked. But if we cook accordingly other mixtures, the veggies will be uncooked. So, the addition of veggies is your choice, but you have to be a bit careful for this task.

Perfect use of leftover

This is the best use of items that are left from last night’s meal. You can use leftover meat, bacon, or sausages; just finely chop all the ingredients. In this way, these chopped, diced, or shredded proteins will get easily mixed with all the other ingredients. If the pieces are bigger, it will create difficulty in mixing and even in cooking. It will affect the cooking because bigger slices will require more time to cook. So, you need to be careful.

Preserving of cooked frittata

If you have prepared this delicious frittata and still there is some leftover. There is no need to stay worried. You can preserve this leftover in a plastic bag; make sure it is air-tightened. This will prevent the dish from getting wasted, and you can enjoy it later. This is a dish that is delicious, either hot or cold. We can enjoy it even straight from the air fryer or also leftover from the freezer. But if you prefer hot frittata, just place it in the air fryer and wait until it is hot enough.

Freezing of frittata

You can also freeze this frittata. There is no need for some super protection; just wrap it in the freezer-safe plastic foil. If you do not have them, take an aluminum foil. Wrap your leftover or cooked frittata in it. Place it in the freezer. You know what? You can preserve it for more than three months in the freezer. It will not get wasted. If you are having a friend’s gathering, prepare some frittata before the meetup. Store it in the freezer and take it out when you need it.

Prevent over-brown color

Every person adores the appearance of food; golden or light brown color raises the appetite because of appearance. But the dark brown color appears as it is overheated. To get your desired color, first, cover the cake pan, having a mixture with plastic foil. As you feel like half the process of cooking is done, remove the foil and wait until completely cooked. The color will be amazingly brown.

Summarizing thoughts

It is the perfect way to start the day with a complete protein breakfast. This recipe is a healthy mixture of meat, eggs, veggies, and cheese. You can modify the recipe as per taste. The way of cooking this recipe is easy, quick, and tasty. It is prepared in no time and is a perfect way to have a tasty, effortless breakfast in a busy life.

Frequently asked questions

Although this recipe is easy, quick, and simple, some questions may pop into the minds of people. Here are famous questions and their solutions that are commonly asked.

How to reheat the frittata?

If you are about to use your frozen or preserved frittata, take it out from the freezer and heat it for 2 minutes per side at a temperature of 375 degrees F in the air fryer. If you are interested in using the microwave for this task, there is no need to worry; you can microwave it for 50 to 50 seconds. If you feel it is not properly hot, you can raise the temperature.

What can I serve with frittata?

You can serve this dish on its own by just cooking it properly. But, still, if you want to create your platter to look more attractive, you can serve this dish with various other items like hash browns, baked beans, roasted tomatoes, cheese, and bacon muffins, or anything you like to have with it.

 

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes

Total time: 35 minutes

Course: Breakfast

Servings: 02