Picnic Ideas - Mini Frittatas

With 100 days of sunshine expected you might be planning a few picnics in the park or tea times on the terrace and therefore seeking some tasty recipe ideas. Quiche Lorraine is a classic French dish, traditionally made from a savoury custard, which can be served hot or and cold and is perfect for parties or as a light lunch. This crustless version, or frittata in bite size pieces, is equally as delicious but minus the pastry and lower in calories. The mini portions are great for popping into your picnic basket to serve on paper plates in the sunshine and leftovers, if there are any, can go into lunch boxes the following day or into the fridge to be eaten as breakfast on the go.

Ingredients

(Makes 24)

8 medium eggs

200ml milk

60g strong grated cheddar

6 rashers of bacon

6 cherry tomatoes

Method

• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees

• Remove any fat from the bacon then dice and dry fry it in a pan over a low heat. Cook it until it's starting to brown and then move it to one side to cool slightly while preparing the rest of the dish

• Whisk together the eggs and milk in a bowl and then mix in the bacon and cheese

• Chop the tomatoes into tiny pieces and whisk these in too, or if you prefer you can divide them evenly between the muffin tray holes

• Pour the mixture into the 24 holes of a mini muffin tray and place in the oven. My tin is super non-stick but you might want to grease yours with a little butter first

• Cook for 18-22 minutes until springy to the touch, risen and golden

• Remove them carefully with a spoon

• Scoff!

These are incredibly versatile so if you're looking to boost your family's vegetable intake you can easily sneak in some broccoli, pepper, sweetcorn, shredded spinach or peas. If you want to make these specifically for breakfast you can add in some cooked sausage, onion and potato too.
You can pretty much combine whatever flavour combinations you like, or have available at home, to suit your taste. If you want them larger in size for bigger appetites just pour the mixture into a standard sized muffin tray and increase the cooking time accordingly and if you want to make this into a quiche pour the mixture into a 22cm pastry case and cook until set.

We are EggCentric ambassadors for British Lion Eggs so we will be sharing lots of egg based recipes both on my blog and over on the Egg Recipes website. You can see my Spicy Egg One Pot just here or take a peek at my Eggs with Chorizo and Asparagus recipe here. Eggs aren't just for scrambling - they are a great source of protein and vitamins so try something new with them today.

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What food do you take for picnics?

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