Bacon, Pea, and Goat Cheese Frittata

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This is absolutely delicious and makes a simple but taste-filled dinner. It's also darned good when heated up in the morning for a flavorful breakfast if your taste runs to goat cheese early in the day. It's from Gordon Ramsay's Home Cooking although you also can find the recipe at his website.

The recipe has you broil it until the top is cooked but we don't have an oven-proof nonstick pan. We simply cover the pan and cook it for a while on a low heat until it is set all the way through. I'm leaving the broiler instructions if you've a mind to go that route.

If we have basil we use it. If we don't, it is still delicious. Bacon, Pea, and Goat Cheese Frittata
Serves 4-6

INGREDIENTS
Olive oil, for frying
8 rashers of smoked bacon, chopped into bite-sized pieces
1 red pepper, seeded and sliced
3 scallions, trimmed and sliced diagonally
1 cup frozen peas
Handful of basil, leaves roughly chopped
4 ounces goat’s cheese
8 eggs, beaten
3–4 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
Freshly ground black pepper

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350.

Heat a glug of oil in a 10-inch, non-stick frying pan and fry the bacon for 2–3 minutes. Add the red pepper and continue to cook for another few minutes until the bacon is golden brown and crisp. Add the scallions and sweat for 4-5 minutes until everything is tender. Stir in the peas and heat through. Sprinkle in the basil, roughly mixing it through the vegetables. Cut half of the goat cheese into chunks and scatter on top.

Preheat broiler to highest setting.

Put the beaten eggs in a bowl, add the Parmesan and season generously with pepper. Pour into the pan over the vegetables and gently shake over a medium heat. As the omelette begins to set at the bottom, grate the remaining goat’s cheese on top and season with pepper.

Place the pan under the broiler for 4–5 minutes until cooked through and golden on top.

Slide the frittata out of the pan and cut into wedges to serve.

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