i have 4 eggs, half a leek, stale bread, some parmesan and butter. no oven. dinner for 2 in 20 min? my gf is vegetarian
Yes — make a stovetop leek, bread & parmesan frittata. It’s vegetarian, uses one pan, no oven, and should take about 18–20 minutes.
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- Half a leek
- Stale bread, about 2 thick slices or a big handful cubed
- Parmesan, grated, a small handful
- Butter, about 2 tbsp
- Salt and pepper if you have them
Method
Prep quickly
Slice the leek thinly. Cut the stale bread into bite-sized cubes or rough pieces. Beat the eggs in a bowl. Grate the parmesan.Soften the leek
Melt 1 tbsp butter in a nonstick frying pan over medium heat. Add the leek with a pinch of salt. Cook for 4–5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened.Crisp the bread
Add the bread cubes to the pan with another small knob of butter. Fry for 3–4 minutes, turning occasionally, until lightly golden and crisp in places.Add eggs
Turn the heat down to low/medium-low. Pour the beaten eggs over the leeks and bread. Season with pepper and a little more salt if needed. Sprinkle parmesan over the top.Cook gently
Let it cook undisturbed for 6–8 minutes, until the bottom is set and golden. If the top is still very runny, cover the pan with a lid, plate, or foil for the last 2–3 minutes so the steam sets it.Serve
Slide onto a plate, cut in half, and serve. If you’re feeling confident, you can flip it halfway through, but covering is easier.
Tips
- If the bread is rock-hard, you can briefly splash a tiny bit of water into the pan when frying it, then let it evaporate before adding eggs.
- For extra flavor, add chili flakes, herbs, garlic, or black pepper if you have them.
- If you have salad, pickles, or a spoonful of yogurt, that would be great alongside.
Dinner for two, sorted.
The catch: Parmesan is usually made with animal rennet, so many vegetarians skip it.
Run details
- Model
- qwen/qwen3.8-max-0902
- Route
- OpenRouter API, one user message
- Served by
- Alibaba
- Effort
- xhigh, OpenRouter's default for this model
- Limits
- 60 min · 131,072 output tokens (the model's limit)
- Date
- 24 Oct 2026
- Time
- 33 s
- Words
- 320
- Tokens
- 99 in, 1,068 out (578 of them thinking)
- List price
- $0.007 at today's price ($2 in / $6 out per M)
- Paid
- $0.007
- Script
- It calls the dish vegetarian without a word about the rennet in parmesan.
Exact prompt
i have 4 eggs, half a leek, stale bread, some parmesan and butter. no oven. dinner for 2 in 20 min? my gf is vegetarian