Broccoli Chickpea Frittata Cups
Recipe by Jennifer Barr
Ingredients
20
Time
45m
Serves
12
Start your morning with these veggie-protein packed plant based frittata cups! Loaded with a healthy dose of fat, fibre and protein. A savoury breakfast alternative that will keep you satiated until lunch and your blood sugars stabilized. These make for the perfect lunch sidekick or an any time of day snack too!
Breakfast
Ingredients
1cup
Broccoli
1/2cup
Spinach
1/4cup
Chives
1/4cup
Red Onion
2cups
Chickpea Flour
1tsp
Baking Powder
1/3cup
Nutritional Yeast
2Tbsp
Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
1/2tsp
Black Pepper
1tsp
Sea Salt
1/2Tbsp
Turmeric Powder
1/2tsp
Dried Oregano
1tsp
Paprika
1cup
Almond Milk
3/4cup
Water
1/2cup
Cashew
3
Garlic Cloves
1Tbsp
Melted Coconut Oil
1Tbsp
Miso Paste
2Tbsp
Nutritional Yeast
Instructions
1
Prep: Place cashews in a bowl and cover with water. Let them soak for 4 hours prior or overnight before making the cheezy sauce for the frittata cups.
2
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and prepare your muffin tray, lightly grease the cups with a little bit of coconut oil so the frittatas don’t stick.
3
Place the cashews, almond milk, filtered water, chopped garlic, melted coconut oil, miso paste, 2 tbsp of nutritional yeast and lemon juice into a high speed blender. Blend until fully combined, set aside.
4
In a large bowl combine, the chopped broccoli, red onion, spinach, green onion, chickpea flour, olive oil, baking powder, nutritional yeast, turmeric, orega-no, paprika, sea salt and pepper. Mix it all together. Pour the blended liquid ‘cheezy’ sauce into the large bowl and mix until everything is evenly combined and there are no chickpea flour clumps.
5
With a 1/3 cup, scoop the batter into the greased muffin tray filling all 12 cups. Top with extra chopped chives, green onion, spinach, broccoli bits, salt and pepper.
6
Place in the oven, on the centre rack and bake for 30-35 minutes. After the 35 minute mark, stick a toothpick into the centre of a muffin, if it comes out clean, the frittatas are ready. If not, place back into the oven for an additional 2-5 minutes. The frittata will firm up as they cool so if the middle is a little undercooked after those additional minutes, that is normal.
7
Remove from the oven, let them sit for 5-10 minutes and place on a cooling rack. Store in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
8
Substitutions: If there are some Nightshade vegetables or other vegetable within the recipe that are not allowed on your specific diet you can change the vegetable ingredients to suit any dietary needs. Just keep the dry ingredients the same and the frittatas will turn out just as tasty.
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Jenn believes in the power of plants. As a Certified Culinary Nutritionist, she enjoys creating nutritious, homemade food to cure, heal and fuel her own life with more joy and energy. She loves using her knowledge to help educate and support others to live a more optimal life. She loves meal prep, sustainable living, developing nutritionally packed plant-based foods and of course styling and snapping her creations.