Hukuna Frittata

For a recent Sunday night dinner, eggs were on the menu. Instead of scrambling like we usually do, we made our first frittata. Last December, we bought a Le Creuset cast iron skillet at an outlet store in Florida. The thing probably weighs ten pounds, but we wanted to try the cast iron method of cooking meat, and on sale was a good way to try it.

Only special pans can go from the stovetop to oven, and Le Creuset makes their products special for that. Eggs are also a great food to start on the stove and finish in the oven.

The frittata turned out to be a fun way to eat vegetables and eggs in a pie shape. We loved it! So many ideas of how to alter the ingredients to make this again. I had mine with a little salad of lettuce and tomato and a bagel on the side. And we shared some bacon.

The best part was the leftovers for lunch! I ate it cold twice for lunch during the week with a salad.

We loved the potatoes and egg together, and bacon would have been great in the frittata too. Can’t wait to make more frittatas!

Vegetable Frittata

Makes 8 wedges

Ingredients:

• 3 baby yellow potatoes, diced
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt {divided}
• freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 8 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 C grated Pepperjack cheese, plus more for sprinkling
• 2 scallions, chopped

Instructions:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• In a cast-iron skillet (important), drizzle with 2 T EVOO and let heat up. Cook diced potatoes and garlic for about 8 minutes until tender.
• Add chopped bell pepper for last 3 minutes.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk together eggs with salt, pepper, milk and cheese.
• In the skillet, spread vegetables evenly so they don’t overlap. Pour eggs on and don’t stir.
• Let sit for about 3 minutes, until sides are getting geled and inside is still wet.
• Transfer skillet to oven and bake for 20-25 minutes, until top is firm and starting to brown.
• Remove from oven and add scallions and more cheese for melting.
• Cut into wedges, and it should remove easily.

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