A tasty air fryer breakfast frittata that's quick and easy to make! Perfect for a healthy protein-packed breakfast to start the day!
You might also like my corned beef hash recipe, another quick and easy brunch recipe!
This frugal low-carb frittata is made in minutes in your air fryer and is delicious for breakfast, brunch, or even a light lunch with a side salad!
👩🍳 Don't have an air fryer? Make my courgette and feta frittata recipe instead!
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✔️ Why should you try it?
- Quick and easy to make in an air fryer.
- Protein-packed.
- Gluten-free.
- Low Carb.
- Perfect for breakfast or a light lunch.
🥘 Ingredients
- Eggs - 4 large free-range eggs at room temperature.
- Milk - semi-skimmed or whole milk can be used, or for something more luxurious, use double cream.
- Cheddar - a sharp extra-mature cheddar, coarsely grated.
- Feta - crumbled into chunks.
- Tomato - 1 large tomato, quartered, deseeded, and chopped. You could also use 5 halved cherry tomatoes instead.
- Spinach - or rocket would also work well.
- Spring Onions - chopped into pieces.
- Herbs - a mixture of fresh parsley and basil is delicious. If you didn't have fresh herbs use a teaspoon of dried herbs instead.
- Salt and Pepper - for seasoning.
- Olive Oil - ½ teaspoon of olive oil is needed for brushing the sides of the tin.
🥄 Equipment
Which air fryer? I use the Ninja Foodi MAX PRO Health Grill, Flat Plate and Air Fryer with 7 customisable cooking functions including grill, flat plate, air fry, roast, bake, reheat and dehydrate! It also comes with a digital cooking probe that precisely monitors your food’s temperature as it cooks!
What is an air fryer?
Air fryers are small(ish) kitchen appliances that operate like a convection oven—except in a smaller, more concentrated space.
The air is circulated at a high temperature and evenly around the food, which makes the food cook more quickly than in a conventional oven and helps give foods a crispy coating without the need for lots of oil and fat.
🔪 Instructions
The recipe card with ingredient quantities and detailed instructions can be found at the bottom of the post
One: Beat the eggs and milk together in a large jug.
Two: Add all of the other frittata ingredients (remember the oil is for brushing the sides of the pan).
Three: Pour into a lightly oiled 20cm round springform tin and place in your air fryer at 180°c (350F) for 16 minutes.
Four: Allow to cool for 5 minutes then run a round-edged knife around the tin to loosen it, before releasing it from the tin.
💭 Top tips
- Line a 20cm springform pan with non-stick baking paper and brush the sides with oil to prevent your frittata from sticking.
- If your frittata is browning too much on top, lightly cover with a piece of foil to prevent further browning. Use oven gloves to press a piece of foil onto the top of the tin so it doesn't fly off.
- I like to mix my frittata ingredients in a jug, which I can pour straight into the tin without any spillages.
- All air fryers vary, so I advise you to start checking the frittata after 12 minutes.
🍴 Serving suggestions
If I'm serving the frittata for breakfast I usually eat it as it is, although occasionally I might have a grilled bacon rasher or sausage with it.
For lunch, I like to serve it with air fryer salmon, baked carrot fries, apple coleslaw, and a simple side salad.
📖 Variations
- Add leftover cooked chicken, bacon, or pork to your frittata for an extra protein hit.
- Change the veggies you use. Drained tinned sweetcorn, frozen peas or diced peppers all work really well.
- Spice it up by adding a chopped red chili.
- Used dried herbs if you don't have any fresh ones to hand.
🥡 Storage
Store: Eat the frittata warm for breakfast, or alternatively, let it cool and then slice it into portions. Store it in the fridge in an air-tight container, or wrapped in clingfilm, for up to 3 days.
Freeze: The frittata slices can be frozen for up to 3 months. Wrap each slice individually in clingfilm, then a layer of foil, before placing them in your freezer. Allow the frittata slices to defrost in the fridge before eating.
❓ FAQS
Yes, there are several ways you can cook eggs in an air fryer including 'boiled' eggs, baked eggs, frittata's or omelettes.
Yes! Any tin or pan that is oven safe can also be used in an air fryer, as long as the pan fits in the air fryer basket with the lid closed.
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Recipe
Air Fryer Breakfast Frittata
Ingredients
- 4 Eggs large, free range.
- 4 tablespoon Milk or use double cream
- 35 g Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese grated
- 50 g Feta crumbled
- 1 Tomato quartered, deseeded and chopped
- 15 g Spinach chopped
- 1 tablespoon Fresh Herbs I used parsley and basil, chopped
- 2 Spring Onion chopped
- Salt and Pepper
- ½ teaspoon Olive Oil
Instructions
- Beat the eggs and milk together in a jug.
- Add all of the other ingredients (except the oil) and mix.
- Preheat the air fryer to 180°c (350F) and line a 20cm round springform tin with baking paper. Lightly oil the sides of the tin to prevent the frittata from sticking.
- Pour the egg mixture into the tin and place in the air fryer. Cook for 16 minutes, but start checking to see if it's done after 12 minutes, as all air fryer models vary.
- Allow to cool for 5 minutes before running a knife around the edge of the tin to loosen it. Release the frittata from the springform tin and cut it into slices.
Notes
- Line a 20cm springform pan with non-stick baking paper and brush the sides with oil to prevent your frittata from sticking.
- If your frittata is browning too much on top, lightly cover with a piece of foil to prevent further browning. Use oven gloves to press a piece of foil onto the top of the tin so it doesn't fly off.
- I like to mix my frittata ingredients in a jug, which I can pour straight into the tin without any spillages.
- All air fryers vary, so I advise checking the frittata after 12 minutes.
- Add leftover cooked chicken, bacon or pork to your frittata for an extra protein hit.
- Change the veggies you use. Drained tinned sweetcorn, frozen peas or diced peppers all work really well.
- Spice it up by adding a chopped red chili.
- Used dried herbs if you don't have any fresh to hand.
April
This was amazing and I love that I can make it in my air fryer. This is going into my weekly recipe rotation.
Angela
Yet another thing the air fryer is good for. Love this recipe. I especially like the saltiness of the feta.
Rachna
I love cooking in the air fryer and this is the perfect recipe to make as I love eggs and frittata. Super easy and delicious.
Dolly @ Little Home in the Making
I'm continuously shocked by the different things you can make in an air fryer! I love this breakfast frittata because you can prepare it, go get ready, and come back to a hands-off breakfast. Perfect for weekdays.
Dannii
I never would have thought to make a frittata in the air fryer - such a great idea.
molly
Mine is in the fryer right now, but I just wanted to add a word of caution. My springform pan looked totally fine and I made doubly sure that it was snug and tight because this is a runny mix, but the moment the egg mixture went in it just leaked allllll over. I was able to dump and scrape it into a cake tin, so fingers crossed it survives. I was in such a hurry that I didn't think to grease the emergency pan beforehand. I don't have much hope for it now haha. I guess I'll stick to making cheesecakes with this pan. No fault of the recipe obviously!