Moosewood - Black Bean and Hominy Frittata and Herb and Cheese Muffins



Muffins mixed and ready for oven

 

Fresh from the oven

Recipe on page112
I individually froze the extras, then placed them in a freezer bag for later.

                                                                    FRITTATA
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Chopped butternut squash ready for roasting*
I chose to substitute butternut squash for the hominy for
health benefits.



Browned onion

Cooked vegetable/bean mixture
I used home roasted red peppers*

Frittata ready for cooking
I covered and cooked on top of stove for 5 minutes.
Then, I removed lid and put under broiler for 5 minutes.



Muffins served with drizzle of hot pepper olive oil*
Frittata served with dollop of Greek yogurt

Since I was making the frittata for one, I split the recipe in half using 2 whole eggs and 2 egg whites. 

*Roasting butternut squash - I used a seasoned Lodge iron skillet for roasting the squash. 
           Heat oven to 400 degrees.
           Chop the squash into equal sizes.  Since I was substituting it for hominy, I chopped it into what
           I thought was about the size of a large piece of hominy. 
           Heat skillet for about 5 minutes, then wipe with a small amount of sunflower oil.
           Add the squash.  Roast in hot oven until soft, but maintaining shape, about 20 minutes.
*Roasting red peppers -
          Heat oven to 425 degrees.
          Wash peppers and remove stickers.  Place into deep sided baking pan.
          Check peppers after 15 minutes.  If the skin is black, turn peppers so that the unblackened skin is
                    up.
          Repeat checking and turning until all sides of the pepper have blackened.
          Remove peppers from pan to a dish with lid immediately upon removing from oven. Cover.
          I let peppers sit over night in refrigerator to make them easier to clean.  Remove skins, stems,
                    and seeds.
         You can store unused peppers in refrigerator to use in recipes or to warm and eat as dinner side.
                    Or they can be frozen in freezer bags.
*Red pepper olive oil - Fill a glass bottle with dried chili peppers - arbol.  Then, pour extra virgin
                    olive oil into the bottle covering the peppers. 

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Whole Living: Power Foods - Butternut Squash
Lodge Iron Skillet
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http://www.livestrong.com%20-%20benefits%20of%20greek%20yogurt/
FAGE - Greek Yogurt