Is there anything better than Potato Frittatas? How about if you add some Chorizo? This Potato and Chorizo Frittata is perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner!
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Easy Go-To Dinner = Frittata
If you would ask me what is my favorite easy go-to dinner, I would have to say a frittata. Frittatas are so perfect to make up on the fly. You can reach into your fridge, pull out a little of this and a little of that, some cheese, and some eggs and you are good to go. There are different schools of thought when making a frittata. I’ve seen frittatas with as many as 12 eggs and some with as few as 4. Some do all of the cooking on the stove, some do all in the oven, and some do a bit of both.
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For Frittatas – Use a Cast Iron Pan
For me, there is only pan for a frittata and that is a cast iron one. Preferably one that belonged to your great grandmother or my case here, your mother-in-law. I believe I’ve mentioned before that my mother-in-law died before I met my husband so I never knew her. However, I love using her things. Just like she probably fed my husband when he was little with this wonderful old pan, now I am feeding him with it. If you don’t have a family heirloom, then start one now! Get you a cast iron pan, season it and have something to give your grandchildren!
Potato and Chorizo Frittata
Sorry, I get a bit enthusiastic when talking about cast iron! Let’s get back to this frittata. I have found my very favorite frittata formula and it only uses 4 eggs (well plus two egg whites)! It comes out unbelievable light and fluffy! I buy those containers of egg whites in the stores for my cocktails, so it was easy for me to have the egg whites available. Seriously, this will be my new formula for a frittata, the only thing that will very is the ingredients. I found this in Donna Hay’s Fresh and Light. She gives a basic frittata recipe and then gives several variations. I just used the basic frittata recipe and then made my own potato chorizo variation.
Potato and Chorizo Frittata
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 2 egg whites extra
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- kosher salt and fresh ground black pepepr
Potato and Chorizo variation
- 2 yukon gold potatoes peeled and diced
- 1/2 cup dried chorizo sausage cubed
- 1/2 cup Mexican cheese shredded
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped, optional
- Olive oil
Instructions
- Place the eggs, egg whites, milk, salt and pepper into a bowl and whisk to combine.
- Heat about a tablespoon of olive oil in medium cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add the diced potatoes and chorizo. Cook, stirring occasionally until the chorizo has released some of it's gorgeous orange oil and the potatoes are just tender and golden. Sprinkle the cheese and the parsley over the top.
- Pour the egg mixture the filling ingredients in the frying pan. Let cook until the bottom and sides are set (about 10 minutes depending on how hot your pan is). Place pan in the oven on the middle shelf and broil until the top is puffy and golden, about 5 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let sit for about 5 minutes to rest.
Nutrition
Looking for more frittata recipes:
Instant Pot Frittata with Spinach and Mushrooms
Sweet Potato and Baby Spinach Frittata
Mary Gray says
May 17, 2018 at 8:30 pmHi. I’d like to try this recipe. I’ve never heard of dried chorizo, where do you get this, what is the difference?
Pam Greer says
May 19, 2018 at 8:42 pmThe dried chorizo is more like a hard salami or a dried, cured sausage, you find it in the deli section.
plasterer bristol says
July 23, 2015 at 12:46 pmthis is a great recipe. top marks, Thanks for sharing.
Simon
Valerie says
April 29, 2015 at 6:37 pmWe do Frittata Friday at my house… I love eggs for dinner. This looks delicious and perfectly browned!
Laura @MotherWouldKnow says
April 29, 2015 at 10:45 amPam, I have dishes and kitchenware from my mom and my grandmothers and I love using them. I even have a mortar and pestle that I used to wax poetic about, thinking that my grandfather’s family had brought it over from Romania early int he 20th Century. But then my mom set me straight – they couldn’t possibly have carried it – way too heavy. Rather, they probably went to the lower east side in NYC and bought this one because it seemed like the one they had in the “old country.” I still love using it for crushing spices and all sorts of other things.
Nibbles By Nic says
April 29, 2015 at 6:41 amI’m excited too! Love frittatas this combo is making me drool!
Mirlandra @ Mirlandra's Kitchen says
March 7, 2015 at 10:43 amThis sounds really yummy! I love your kitty post too. We have three are they are rascally!
rue says
March 5, 2015 at 7:55 pmOh yum! Would you believe that the frittata intimidates me and I’ve never made one? Yours sounds so easy though, I’ll have to try it. I even have an old cast iron skillet 😉
Joanne says
March 3, 2015 at 7:31 amFrittatas are totally my go-to for when I have no idea what else to make! Love these flavors together.
Ann says
March 3, 2015 at 2:42 amIt’s diabolical what you can throw into a frittata and it works every time. The cast iron does give the best results.
Corinnea says
March 2, 2015 at 9:53 pmWe love chorizo! I need to try this the next time I serve it!
Marjie says
March 2, 2015 at 3:47 pmI always use at least 1 extra egg white per egg when making scrambled eggs or whatnot. My dearly beloved doesn’t know the difference, and I’m saving him from his own cholesterol-loving self! Your frittata looks good.
I have my grandmother’s cutting board – the apple shaped one. My mother sold everything else, and didn’t even tell me before she did so, or else I’d have bought some of her things.
Louise says
March 2, 2015 at 3:02 pmNothing beats a GREAT frittata Pam! Oh so versatile and good tasting too. I use my cast iron pan for frittatas too. My cast iron isn’t as family heirloom as the cast iron dutch oven I have. I’m the fourth generation using it. I should share it one day:)
I love the notion of the added egg whites, Pam. I must remember that for next time. I usually have a stash of egg whites around here lately. Good idea!
Thank you so much for sharing, Pam…
Melanie | Melanie Makes says
March 2, 2015 at 12:52 pmHello, deliciousness! Love a good frittata and potato and chorizo are always a fabulous combo.
Patricia @ Grab a Plate says
March 2, 2015 at 11:47 amI’m a frittata fan, too, and this one looks amazing! Love how golden it is on top. Nice to add the potatoes & chorizo for great flavor & heartiness!
Kirsten says
March 2, 2015 at 8:31 amPam,
I have a giant stainless mixing bowl I inherited from my grandma-in-law and think of her every time I use it. Come to think of it, I also asked for–and received–my mom’s nesting set of stainless mixing bowls when she was ready to downsize. I also think of mom’s thumb slipping through the ring to hold the bowl steady when I use one.
(This is not to say that I don’t love my cast iron–I do think of my Japanese friend who decluttered and gave me my egg frying skillet, but I didn’t know beans about the lady where I bought my 10 inch at a yard sale and my 12 inch is from the store)
Back to the recipe at hand–I’ve been making quiche lately since I discovered the family likes it, but I’m ready to go back to me ‘I can’t make a pie crust to save my soul’ frittata. This looks like a potential delivery device for kohlrabi . . .
Thanks!
Jenn Peas and Crayons says
March 2, 2015 at 8:02 amaww I love the idea of passing down kitchen heirlooms… My daughter will absolutely getting all my skillets and such! The recipe looks amazing, as always darling!