This is one of my favorite brunch frittatas to make. It is SO easy and a total crowd pleaser.
A frittata is also an easy way to get in all the components of the nourished plate to support a blood sugar balance breakfast.
Keeping blood sugars stabilized is a number 1 bedrock of healthy hormone foundations. When you start your day with a balanced breakfast that includes protein, fat, and fiber in adequate portions to satisfy you, you are ANCHORING your blood sugar for better management at the start of the day. If you are looking for other blood sugar supporting breakfasts, check out my instagram post here!
As popular as intermittent fasting is these days. I really don’t recommend it for women experiencing hormone related symptoms, trying to conceive (TTC), or in their reproductive years. This is why.. when you skip a meal, your cortisol increases because your body thinks it’s starving, triggering a stress response. Increased cortisol has a negative impact on the release of thyroid hormone. Both infertility and miscarriage are more important when the thyroid gland in not functioning properly and this can also contribute to or worsen conditions of PCOS.
Blood sugar stability practices are essential of supporting the relative etiology of PCOS and the 3 main driving factors- stress, inflammation, and blood sugar dysregulation . A recent study looking at PCOS displayed that the group who prioritized a big breakfast (in comparison to the other group who prioritized a big dinner) showed 56% less insulin resistance as well as a 50% fall in testosterone levels!
Blood sugar stability is also essential to support stress resiliency, the way your body “perceives stress”. Check out my post on tips to increase stress resiliency for hormone health and how to know if your hormones are hurting related to stress.
But, frittatas don’t just have to be for breakfast. In college, they were one of my favorite go to meals for budget friendly and balanced eats.
The great thing about frittatas is that you can treat this formula below as a template (my favorite kind of recipes).
Feel free to swap the selected veggies and cheese for your favorites OR omit the cheese and bacon entirely for your favorite substitutions like black bean and sun dried tomatoes! I recommend picking 2 vegetables, 1 leafy green, and 1-2 flavor/hearty components like herbs, cheese, beans, or meat so that the frittata does not get watered down.
You will love this recipe. You will love using this as a template. I can’t wait for you to become a frittata fan too.
The Best Brunch Frittata
Ingredients
- 12 whole eggs I like Vital Farms
- 1 lb bacon Pastured, organic
- 16 oz baby spinach
- 1/2 yellow onion diced
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 6 oz gouda or sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- 1/2 tsp sea salt Redmonds Real salt or celtic
- 1/4 tsp black pepper plus more to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Place your bacon on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 17-20 minutes until crispy. Let cool, then crumble with your hands into bite sized pieces and set aside.
- Whisk your 12 eggs in a separate bowl and season with salt and pepper, add your grated cheese of choice, bacon and whisk again until combined.
- Add 1 tbsp grass fed butter to a seasoned cast iron skillet or stainless steel skillet. Sautee the bell pepper and onion until softened over medium heat, then add the fresh spinach until wilted and coated in the butter.
- Add the well combined egg, bacon, and cheese mixture to the skillet and stir the veggies gently into the eggs with a wooden spoon until evenly distributed. Keep the mixture on the stove for 60 seconds to set, and then transfer the skillet into the oven to bake for 25-30 minutes until set and golden on the top.
