BACON AND MUSHROOM FRITTATA

Ingredients
- 8 Portobello or flat chestnut mushrooms
- about 500g/1lb 2oz in total
- 1 garlic clove
- finely chopped
- low-calorie cooking spray
- 4 lean smoked back bacon rashers
- 6 large free-range eggs
- 1 tbsp chopped chives
- plus extra to garnish
- 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
- knob of butter
- 4 large slices of sourdough bread
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4.
- Put the mushrooms on a foil-lined baking sheet and scatter over the garlic. Spray with a little oil and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Bake in the oven for 18-20 minutes or until softened. Leave until cool enough to handle.
- Meanwhile
- preheat the grill to medium-hot. Lay the bacon rashers on a foil-lined grill pan and cook for 5-6 minutes
- or until slightly crispy. Cool slightly
- then slice thickly. Leave the grill on for the frittata.
- Put the eggs
- chives and mustard in a bowl
- beat together lightly and season with freshly ground black pepper.
- Heat a large
- nonstick frying pan with an ovenproof handle over a medium heat. Add the butter
- when the butter is foaming pour in the egg mixture and cook for 1-2 minutes
- then add the bacon and whole mushrooms
- stalk side up. Cook for a further 2-3 minutes or until almost set. Place the pan under the grill and cook the frittata for 2-3 minutes
- or until set. Allow to cool slightly.
- Toast the bread and arrange on serving plates. Cut the frittata into wedges and serve on the toasted sourdough. Garnish with chives and serve.

