Summer Squash Frittata Casserole

by | Updated: December 4th, 2016

If your schedule doesn’t stop for summer, you’ve come to the right place. There’s no need to hit the drive-thru when you have a fresh, seasonal recipe steering you toward a healthy meal. And because you’re tight on time, this frittata casserole takes no more than 45 minutes from start to finish – with leftovers to spare. Providing vitamins C and B plus potassium and fiber, yellow squash is a high-performance veggie. You’ll simply add protein to charge your engines, so you can cruise through the dog days.

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Summer Squash Frittata Casserole

Ingredients

6 eggs
½ cup organic unsweetened soy milk
1 tsp. organic garlic powder
½ tsp. organic oregano
¼ tsp. organic black peppercorns, ground
Pinch of pink salt
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (I used dairy-free Daiya)
1 organic yellow squash, sliced into rounds

Optional add-in: chicken sausage, ham or bacon

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and coat an 11” x 7” baking dish with non-stick cooking spray or coconut oil.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, milk and spices.
  3. Layer squash rounds on the bottom of the baking dish. Pour egg mixture over top. (Note: if adding meat, sprinkle evenly over egg mixture now.)
  4. Top with cheese. You may have had extra squash rounds that didn’t fit on the bottom; place those on top of the cheese. Add more pepper or oregano, if desired.
  5. Bake 35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Liz Lotts

Liz Lotts is a NASM-certified personal trainer, Orangetheory Fitness franchisee and second-degree student. She spent 7 years as an amateur triathlete, finishing two half-iron distances, two full marathons and several short-distance triathlons. But after baring witness to too many under-nourished and over-trained endurance athletes, Liz decided to become a dietitian and credible resource for nutrition. When she's not training or studying, Liz is writing about health, food, fitness, personal finance and much more.