Bite-Sized Spinach Frittatas

These bite-sized spinach frittatas have become a staple at our annual Leprechaun Lunch. They are the color of clover, but not in an artificial way, and therefore make a hearty addition to this all-green-cuisine St. Patrick’s Day feast. Yet they are tasty enough to enjoy year-round.

The frittatas are delicious, nutritious, and super easy to make. They’ve been a huge hit with all but one of my children (who happens to be an avowed vegetarian). I’m thinking this year I may try a whole wheat cracker instead of pepperoni for the crusts on a few of the frittatas to accommodate those family members who don’t eat meat.

I adapted the recipe below from one I originally found at Taste of Home. Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 cup chopped fresh mushrooms
• 1 package (12 ounces) frozen chopped spinach
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 48 slices pepperoni

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Dice mushrooms into small pieces. Move to a mixing bowl.




3. Add Parmesan and ricotta to mushrooms.




4. Place a pepperoni slice in each of 24 greased mini-muffin cups.




5. Squeeze excess juice out of thawed spinach. Add to cheese and mushroom mixture.




6. Add egg, salt, pepper, and spices to mixture.




7. Mix well to throughly combine ingredients.




8. Use a small cookie scoop to spoon cheese and mushroom mixture into muffin tins atop pepperonis. Fill each cup approximately three-fourths full.




9. Bake 20-25 minutes or until eggs and cheese are completely set, then serve your bite-sized spinach frittatas while they’re still warm. Yum!

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