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Zucchini and Parmesan Frittata

A flat baked egg cake with soft zucchini and salty parmesan. Good hot, better cold from the fridge the next morning.

Zucchini and Parmesan Frittata, plated and ready to serve
Serves
4
Total time
35 min
Cost per serving (United States)
$8.37

Ingredients

  • 10 large eggs
  • 2 zucchini
  • 1 yellow onions
  • 3 oz grated parmesan cheese
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 cup whole milk
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1/2 oz fresh basil(optional)

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 375F.

  2. Slice the zucchini into thin coins and salt them lightly. Let them sit 5 minutes, then pat dry so the frittata does not turn watery.

  3. Cook the sliced onion in the olive oil in a 10-inch oven-safe skillet for 5 minutes, then add the zucchini and cook 6 minutes more until tender and lightly browned.

  4. Beat the eggs with the milk, most of the parmesan, salt, and pepper, and pour into the pan.

  5. Cook undisturbed on the stove for 3 minutes until the edges set, then scatter the remaining parmesan and move to the oven for 12 to 15 minutes.

  6. The center should be just firm. Rest 5 minutes, then cut into wedges and top with torn basil.

What this costs, country by country

Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.

The cost of this recipe in 11 countries, each in its own currency, with how many of the 8 ingredients we could price in each. Figures are not converted between currencies, so the rows cannot be ranked against each other.
CountryWhole recipePer servingPriced from
United Kingdom£28.52£7.138 of 8 ingredients
Australia$50.52$12.638 of 8 ingredients
New Zealand$66.53$16.638 of 8 ingredients
Greece30,53 €7,63 €8 of 8 ingredients
Egypt‏٩٨٩٫٦١ ج.م.‏‏٢٤٧٫٤٠ ج.م.‏8 of 8 ingredients
Canada$86.09$21.528 of 8 ingredients
Spain20,84 €5,21 €8 of 8 ingredients
Mexico$772.28$193.078 of 8 ingredients
United States$33.48$8.377 of 8 ingredients
Germany31,17 €7,79 €7 of 8 ingredients
Austria€ 29,04€ 7,266 of 8 ingredients

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