This tasty air fryer breakfast frittata is quick, easy to make, and perfect for a healthy protein-packed start to the day!
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!
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✔️ Why should you try it?
- Quick and easy to make
- 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 – 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil is needed for brushing the sides of the tin.
🥄 Equipment
My air fryer of choice is a Ninja Foodi Health Grill and Air Fryer which I used to make this frittata and all of my air fryer recipes. It’s a great piece of kit as it not only air fries but grills, bakes, and dehydrates food too!
🔪 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° (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 to hand.
🥡 Storage
Eat the frittata warm for breakfast, or alternatively let it cool and then slice into portions. Store in the fridge in an air tight container, or wrapped in clingfilm, for up to 3 days.
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 tbsp 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 tbsp Fresh Herbs I used parsley and basil, chopped
- 2 Spring Onion chopped
- Salt and Pepper
- ½ tsp 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.