Two of my most favorite ingredients, pumpkin, and spinach. Yum!!! And in a recipe together. How on earth can you go wrong! Packed full of protein, this dish serves up 30.4 grams of protein per serve. Add this recipe to your meal prep each week as it will give you 4 serves, eat it for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
If you choose to use frozen spinach in this frittata recipe, defrost it first and squeeze out all the excess liquid. Don’t want a soggy frittata.
Further details regarding the nutritional breakdown for each serve are:
425 Calories, 30.4 grams protein, 22.2 grams fat, 19.2 grams carbs, 9.4 grams fibre.
CSIRO - Pumpkin & Spinach Frittata
This simple, protein packed recipe is suitable for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Perhaps makes a double batch and freeze portions as a part of your weekly meal preparation.
Ingredients
- 400 grams Pumpkin any type, cut into 3cm cubes
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Soy sauce
- 2 Leeks medium, washed & finely sliced
- 2 cloves Garlic crushed
- 300 grams Baby spinach or frozen
- 1 pinch Black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Nutmeg more, or less to taste
- 8 Eggs 60g size
- 400 grams Natural yoghurt low fat
- 50 grams Cheddar cheese tasty, grated
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 170 degrees celcius. Grease a small baking disk with a little oil.
Place pumpkin in a bowl with 1 teaspoon of oil & soy sauce and toss to coat. Tip the pumpkin onto a baking tray and roast for 25 minutes.
Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add leeks and cook for 5 minutes, or until soft. Add the garlic and spinach leaves and cook until spinach has wilted. Tip the mixture onto work surface and chop roughly. Season to taste with pepper.
Whisk eggs, yoghurt and cheese together lightly in a large bowl. Add pumpkin and spinach mixture and gently stir to combine. Pour mixture into prepared dish and bake in oven for 20 minutes, or until set. Service with salad or steamed veg.
TIP: Cooking times may vary depending on the depth of the baking dish used.
Recipe Notes
You could customise this recipe further by adding some cherry tomatoes, lean ham, or perhaps fetta cheese. Even jazz it up with some fresh parsley, basil or dill.