Pepper & Gruyere Frittata (low carb)

If you are looking for a quick and easy low carb breakfast idea try this pepper & gruyere frittata. It also makes a delicious brunch dish that only has 2.7g net carbs per serving. Or make a big pan and freeze the rest for later.

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 There’s no question I love eggs. Funny enough my husband hates them. If only he loved them like me, we could have dishes like this low carb pepper & gruyere frittata for breakfast, lunch or dinner. It’s a dish that is so easy to make and you can put whatever you want in them. Today I wanted to use some of the colorful peppers I had in the fridge and grated gruyere cheese. Since I was the only one eating this, I was able to freeze half for a quick low carb breakfast or lunch someday.

My love of low carb frittatas 

One of my most popular low carb posts is a low carb breakfast pizza. It’s essentially a frittata like this with breakfast sausage, peppers and cheese toppings – just like a pizza. I also have a pepperoni pizza frittata that is very popular and low carb too. That is the great thing about these frittatas: they can be used as a substitute for pizza crust. It doesn’t taste like bread but it sure tastes good and goes well with all the toppings. 

I love this type double handle deep skillet for making frittatas. Frittata start on the stove and end in the oven and this pan has the side handles for easy maneuvering and it’s also oven safe. An added bonus is that it looks nice on the table when serving.

Low Carb Frittata REcipe

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and spray an oven safe pan with cooking spray.
• Beat eggs, cream, salt and pepper and then pour into pan.
• Cook on the stove over medium heat until the sides start to set up, about 5 minutes. 
• Bake for 10 minutes then take out of the oven and layer peppers and cheese on top.
• Bake for another 10 minutes until the middle is cooked. 
• Let cool before eating. 

This frittata would make a nice low carb brunch dish. It’s light, easy and good for breakfast or lunch. I hope you like this low carb egg recipe as much as I did and the nutritional information for 1 piece is:

218 / 16.7g fat / 3.1g carbs / 0.4g fiber / 13.5g protein = 2.7g net carbs

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Pepper & Gruyere Frittata (low carb)

If you are looking for a quick and easy low carb breakfast idea try this pepper & gruyere frittata. It also makes a delicious brunch dish that only has 2.7g net carbs per serving. Or make a big pan and freeze the rest for later.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 8

Calories 218 kcal

Author Denise

Ingredients

• 1 cup bell peppers, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup cream, heavy whipping
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup gruyere cheese, shredded
• 12 eggs

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Spray a oven safe pan and heat up on stove.

3. Whisk eggs, cream, salt and pepper and then pour into oven safe pan.

4. Cook over medium heat until the side start to set up, about 5 minutes

5. Bake in oven for 10 minutes.

6. Take out and sprinkle 2/3rds of the cheese. Then place the pepper slices on top. Lastly sprinkle remain cheese.

7. Put back into oven and cook 10 minutes more. Make sure it is cooked in the middle.

8. Let cool before cutting.