Pasta Frittata Recipe

After the onion fiasco with the Black Bean Tart, I was hesitant to make this Pasta Frittata (my first frittata ever) because it has onions in the recipe. And of course my husband came into the kitchen just as I was beginning to saute a scant amount of onions in oil. I assured him that the onion flavor would be barely noticeable, but I don't think he believed me.

In addition to limiting the amount of onions, I did make a few other alterations to the recipe. Instead of the garlic cloves I substituted garlic powder(according to my BHG cookbook, 1 garlic clove= 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder), instead of fresh parsley I used half the required amount of dried parsley, instead of Colby cheese, I used a blend of Mexican cheeses, I used honey ham instead of regular ham, and I omitted the cayenne pepper altogether.

The recipe took a little longer to combine than I had originally planned, of course separating the egg whites took a few minutes. I wished I would have left the skillet on the stove for a little bit longer, to make more of a crust on the bottom of the pan, but it turned out great. My husband liked it, and would eat it again.

I tasted a sample of it this morning, and it was even yummier now that the flavors had mingled more. This recipe is a KEEPER!  (PHOTO TAKEN FROM TASTE OF HOME WEBSITE)

MY OWN Creamy Pasta Chicken Salad

Having prepared too much chicken from the previous night's Chicken Cordon Bleu Calzones, I decided to use up some of the food stuffs I already had on hand, and combine them into a tasty light lunch.

I prepared a box of large shell pasta, and then rinsed, drained, and chilled the noodles. Meanwhile I combined some chopped/shredded chicken, mayo, and spices such as garlic powder, onion, celery salt, dill weed, and pepper. I combined the noodles with the wet mixture and voila!- Creamy Pasta Chicken Salad. My husband ate it, had seconds, and ate it the second day, but he hasn't commented on the dish, except for asking if this was one of the recipes. My oldest son, LOVED the dish and has asked for it at a few meals. SCORE!

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