Pizza Fritata

Maybe I should call it a fritata pizza... I don't know. Either way it's a good eating and fun to make too. I make this for one person, and it's REALLY filling, but it's also light. Even though you're full after eating it, you're not feeling like you have a lump of lead in your belly.

As most of you know a fritata is is nothing more than an Italian omelet. And if you like pizza, you will like this. It's different, because there is no bread in the crust, it's nothing but egg, so it finished a little lighter than a regular pizza. I like to make this with some easy traditional toppings, this way it goes quickly and the prep is minimal. You can get a little creative, but you have to remember that what you put in has to cook, and unless you like runny eggs ( blech!) you run a risk of getting an uneven finish.

Ingredients:

3 large eggs
3 slices Mozzarella cheese. ( optional)
1Tbsp Parmesan cheese
5-10 slices pepperoni
1/4 C tomato sauce
1 Tbsp olive oil

Directions:

Preheat over to 375.

Put oil in oven safe small frying pan and set in oven to warm up.

Remove eggs from shells and scramble well with Parmesan cheese. The more you beat the eggs the fluffier they will turn out in the end. Place beaten eggs into preheated pan and set back in oven for 2-3 minutes.

While eggs are in oven, cut two slices of mozzarella into strips.

Remove eggs from oven and quickly place the whole slice of Mozzarella in the middle then spread evenly with tomato sauce and layer with pepperoni, then criss-cross with mozzarella strips.

Place back into the oven and set timer for 20 minutes. Check after 15, if cheese is beginning to brown it is ready.

Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Remove from pan with large spatula and a deft wrist. Make sure the bottom is free of the pan, then using spatula as a guide, tip pan and slide fritata onto plate. ( do I have to tell you to use oven mitts?)

EAT IT!!!

After Thoughts:

There are tons of ways to jazz this up, sometimes it depends on how much time you want to spend. If you want to take the time, you can sauté some onions and garlic and mix into the eggs.

If you're a cheese person this is GREAT with some gobs of fresh mozzarella. If you're not a cheese person there is no hope for you!

You can use meatballs or sausage if you desire, but as I have said before, don't overload this, it's way too easy if you like a loaded pizza.