Prep 15 min

Ready 1 hr. 15 min.

Servings 2-4

Our refrigerator and freezer, as you can expect, are always quite full. Now that my wife and I are empty-nesters, we had quite a few ingredients to use before they spoiled so I thought I would make an Italian frittata.

Frittatas are very easy to make. They are a lot like a quiche, and you can put just about anything in them. I had farm fresh eggs on hand and lots of veggies. I decided to use cherry tomatoes, spinach, Yukon gold potatoes, garlic, and mini red bell peppers. I had some Swiss Gruyere as well, so I also used that. I loved that this entire recipe could be cooked in one pan. I have an oven-safe fry pan in which I fried the bacon, sauteéd the potatoes and veggies, and added the eggs. Then I put it into the oven to bake. I also broiled the frittata a few minutes to give it a beautiful golden-brown color. It was delicious and made a perfect dinner on a rainy evening.

Ingredients

• 6 large eggs

• 1/4 cup heavy cream

• 4 oz. bacon (I used thick-cut.)

• 1 cup grated cheese (I used Swiss Gruyere.)

• 4-6 Yukon gold potatoes (small, sliced very thin)

• 2 cups washed baby spinach

• 1 tsp. thyme (chopped fresh leaves or dried)

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 1 mini red bell pepper, sliced thin

• 3/4 cup cherry tomatoes (about 10 very small ones sliced in half)

• crushed black pepper and sea salt to taste

• 1 tsp. fresh parsley, chopped (save a couple of sprigs for garnish)

Directions

1. Place an oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

2. Cook the bacon over medium heat until crispy in an oven safe pan or 10″ cast-iron skillet (about 10 min.).  Remove the bacon from pan and put on a plate with paper towels to remove the grease. Reserve the bacon grease in the pan.

3. In the remaining bacon grease, sauté the potatoes over medium heat until soft (about 10 min.)

4. Add the bell pepper, black pepper, salt, garlic, thyme, and spinach and stir until the spinach becomes wilted. (about 1-2 minutes)

5. Remove the pan from heat, and stir in the bacon and cheese.

6. Whisk together 6 eggs and the heavy cream until smooth.

7. Pour the egg mixture over all the ingredients in the pan and add the tomatoes to the top.

8. Bake for 10 minutes or until the eggs set.

9. If you want a darker golden-colored frittata, place under the broiler for a minute or two.

10. Let cool for 10 minutes and slice into diagonal pieces.

This was a wonderful dinner and could be served at any time of the day. I paired this with a small salad.

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Frittata

This is an easy to make and delicious Frittata recipe.

Course Breakfast, Main Course, Side Dish, Brunch

Cuisine Italian

Keyword Frittata, Italian food, Italian frittata

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 6 large eggs
• ¼ cup heavy cream
• 4 oz. bacon
• 1 cup cheese swiss, Gruyere, grated
• 4-6 small potatoes Yukon gold, sliced thin
• 2 cups spinach baby
• 1 tsp. thyme fresh or dried
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 mini bell pepper sliced thin
• ¾ cup cherry tomatoes about 10 small sliced in half
• black pepper and sea salt to taste freshly ground
• 1 tsp. parsley fresh, chopped and sprigs for garnish

Instructions

1. Place an oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

2. Cook the bacon over medium heat until crispy in an oven safe pan or 10″ cast-iron skillet (about 10 min.).  Remove the bacon from pan and put on a plate with paper towels to remove the grease. Reserve the bacon grease in the pan.

3.  In the remaining bacon grease, sauté the potatoes over medium heat until soft (about 10 min.)

4. Add the bell pepper, black pepper, salt, garlic, thyme, and spinach and stir until the spinach becomes wilted. (about 1-2 minutes)

5. Remove the pan from heat, and stir in the bacon and cheese.

6. Whisk together 6 eggs and the heavy cream until smooth.

7. Pour the egg mixture over all the ingredients in the pan and add the tomatoes to the top.

8. Bake for 10 minutes or until the eggs set.

9. If you want a darker golden-colored frittata, place under the broiler for a minute or two.

10. Let cool for 10 minutes and slice into diagonal pieces.

Recipe Notes

This was a wonderful dinner and could be served at any time of the day. I paired this with a small salad.