lunch•main dish•breakfast•dinner
Pesto Bacon Zucchini Spaghetti Frittata with Mushrooms and Kale
For Metabolic Syndrome
Mediterranean
0 kcal
0 gfat
0 gcarbs
0 gprotein
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups chopped kale
- 5 pieces of bacon
- 2 small zucchinis (spiralized (Blade C))
- 6 eggs (beaten)
- 1 cup sliced button mushrooms
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 1/2 tbsp minced garlic
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 1 1/2 packed cups of basil leaves
- 3 tbsp pine nuts
- ½ tsp ground salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- cracked pepper to season
- For the pesto:
- For the frittata:
Preparation
- 1
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until medium-crispy. Set aside on a paper towel lined plate, leaving 1 tablespoon of bacon fat in the skillet. - 2
Step 2
Add the mushrooms to the skillet and cook for 2 minutes and then add in the kale, zucchini noodles and garlic powder. Cook until the kale wilts mostly. - 3
Step 3
Pour the eggs over the noodles, distributing evenly. Top with a generous amount of pepper and let cook for 2 minutes, letting the eggs cook to set on the bottom. - 4
Step 4
Place in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until you can stick a knife through the center of the frittata and it comes out clean. - 5
Step 5
While the frittata is baking, prepare you pesto sauce: place all of the ingredients in a food processor and pulse until creamy. Taste and adjust seasonings to your liking. - 6
Step 6
When the frittata is done, serve immediately with side of basil pesto. Enjoy! Bon appetit!