This Spanish Potato Crusted Frittata is filled to the brim with eggs, chorizo, manchego & sundried tomatoes. It can be made in advance & served warm or cold!
Despite my egg yolk allergy, I love eggs. I could, and most definitely have, gobbled them up for breakfast, lunch and dinner on the same day. And it was glorious.
Maybe it’s is a food blogger problem, this crazy little thing I’m calling egg lovin’, because my buddy, Matt over at Real Food by Dad, recently just blogged about his love of all things egg related.
I think it’s eggs simplicity and versatility that makes them straight up egg-cellent.
I mean, you can pair them with bacon, pan-fry and pile them on buttered toast, poach and smother ‘em with hollandaise, hard boil and use them as a spoon for salsa, scramble and stuff ‘em in a half of avocado. Basically, there are limitless possibilities.
However, my new favorite way to devour them is like this…
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Spanish Potato Crusted Frittata
Thinly sliced, crispy browned potatoes encrust a creamy frittata filled with scrumptious Spanish flavors.
Spicy crumbled chorizo, pungent slices of red onions, chopped sun-dried tomatoes, and cheesy shredded manchego combine with custard like eggs to form my version of a Tortilla Espanola.
My little rendition of a potato frittata is packed full of flavor and completely fabulous.
This Spanish frittata is well balanced in both texture – silky and creamy, yet crispy and slightly crunchy; and flavor – salty, meaty, cheesy, savory, a tad spicy and a touch sweet.
Overall, this breakfast casserole is comforting, filling, and totally satisfying.
This spin on the Spanish frittata, or Spanish omelette, makes for a perfect brunch, which is exactly how Boy enjoyed it on day one, without really sharing. Okay, I was lucky to get a bite, without losing a finger or both hands.
Boy then proceeded to eat the remaining slices for breakfast, lunch and dinner the next day, until there was none left. He then lovingly asked “Will you make this again next weekend?” 🙂
You know this potato crusted frittata is marvelous, and a real keeper, when he wants a repeat performance, immediately.
While this Spanish potato crusted frittata recipe does have a few steps, none of them are difficult.
And, if you have a mandolin, this dish is pretty easy-peasy to prepare. Now, if you don’t own a mandolin, do not fret my pet. Simply use your chef knife to cut the potatoes as thin as possible!
Regardless of what method you utilize to slice the potatoes, you will need to slice one lengthwise, into long strips, for the sides of the pan, and the other crosswise, into coins, for the base of the pan. I included a picture at the bottom of this post to show you how the crust should look once it is layered together*.
Other than the potato crust, this dish can be whipped together quickly and easily.
And, you can prepare this Spanish Frittata in advance!! I included instructions on how to do so in the notes of the recipe.
What is the difference between a Spanish tortilla, omelette and frittata?
A Spanish omelette is simply the English name for a traditional Spanish Tortilla, otherwise known as a Tortilla Española.
A Spanish tortilla, or omelette, is very similar to a Spanish frittata. The main difference between the two are how the eggs are finished cooking. Both the Spanish tortilla and frittata start with the eggs and filling being cooked in a frying pan on the stovetop. However, while the Spanish tortilla is flipped and finished on the stove, the Spanish frittata is finished in the oven.
What to serve with a Spanish frittata?
This potato crusted Spanish frittata is delicious served warm or at room temperature and eats like a complete meal since it is filled with eggs, potatoes, chorizo, cheese and sun-dried tomatoes.
However, you can also serve this potato crusted frittata as part of a tapas alongside other traditional Spanish appetizers. Alternatively, if you are looking to keep things on the lighter side, this potato frittata pairs excellently with a fresh, crisp green salad!
Can you freeze Spanish frittata?
You can absolutely freeze this Spanish potato frittata!
To do so, simply follow the directions listed in the recipe below and allow the cooked frittata to cool completely. Once cooled, wrap the frittata with plastic wrap, or slice and transfer to freezer safe, zip-closure bags and store in the freezer for up to 3 months.
When ready to use the frozen frittata, allow it to thaw in the refrigerator overnight and then remove from the plastic wrap or bag, and reheat in a moderately hot oven for 15-25 minutes, or until heated through.
Join me in my egg-lovin’ and prepare this divinely delicious Spanish Potato Crusted Frittata.
I know you are going to love it! Cheers!
-xoxo-
Cheyanne
*The photo above is showcasing how you want your raw slices of potatoes to be layered to form the Spanish frittata potato crust.
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How to make a Potato Crusted Frittata 👇
Spanish Potato Crusted Frittata {with Chorizo, Manchego & Sundried Tomatoes}
Ingredients
- 2 large Russet Potato – scrubbed; 1 sliced into 1/8’’ thick coins & the other sliced 1/8’’ thick lengthwise into long strips
- 3 TBS Unsalted Butter – melted and divided
- ½ tsp Cornstarch
- ½ tsp Kosher Salt , plus more to taste - divided
- Black Pepper , to taste
- 8 Large Eggs
- ½ Cup Half and Half (can substitute milk)
- ½ tsp Paprika (preferably smoked)
- 1 ¼ Cup Manchego Cheese – shredded and divided (about 5 oz)
- 2 tsp Olive Oil
- 10 oz Chorizo (casing removed if using links)
- ¼ Cup Sundried Tomatoes – roughly diced (drained, if packed in oil)
- ½ Red Onion - peeled and thinly sliced
- Optional Garnishes: Thinly sliced Scallion, Shredded Manchego Cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- For the Potatoes: Place sliced potatoes in a large bowl and fill with cold water. Use hands to mix potatoes and agitate water to rid potatoes of excess starch. Transfer potatoes to a colander to drain. Spread drained potatoes evenly on a large kitchen towel and pat dry. Set aside and allow to dry completely.
- Meanwhile, whisk 2 tablespoons of butter with cornstarch, ¼ teaspoon salt, and a pinch of pepper in a large sized mixing bowl. Add potatoes and gently toss to evenly coat.
- To Form the Potato Crust: Add remaining 1 tablespoon of butter in a large (10’’) cast iron skillet. Swirl to evenly coat the bottom of the skillet.
- Starting with the long potato slices, lay potatoes slightly overlapping up the sides of the cast iron skillet. Switch to working with the coin slices of potatoes. Start at the middle of your skillet, place one slice of potato. Working in a circular motion, start adding potato slices, one at a time, slightly overlapping the previously placed potato (and laying the coins over top of the long potato slices) until the bottom of skillet is entirely covered with one layer of potatoes. Once you have a full inner circle formed, sprinkle with ½ Cup of the cheese.
- Par Cook Potato Crust: Heat the cast iron skillet over medium heat and cook 5 minutes. Spray the top of the potatoes with nonstick cooking spray. Transfer skillet to oven and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until potatoes are soft.
- Meanwhile Cook the Chorizo: Heat olive oil in a sauté pan over medium heat. Add chorizo and season with salt and pepper. Cook, using a wooden spoon to break up the chorizo into small crumbles, until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to remove chorizo to a paper towel lined plate.
- Add the sliced red onions to the pan and sauté until soft and translucent, about 3 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer onions to plate with chorizo.
- For the Eggs: In a medium mixing bowl, beat eggs with half and half and paprika. Season with remaining ¼ teaspoon salt and pepper. Set aside.
- For the Frittata: Spread the chorizo and red onions evenly over the potatoes. Top with sundried tomatoes and remaining ¾ cup cheese. Pour beaten eggs over top.
- Transfer skillet to oven and bake for 15 minutes. Cover skillet with foil and continue to cook until eggs are just set, about 5 additional minutes. Remove from oven, keep covered with aluminum foil and set aside to allow residual heat to finish cooking eggs all the way through, about 5-10 minutes.
- Slice and serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
1. Prepare potato crust through step 6. Allow potatoes to cool to room temperature and transfer entire skillet to refrigerator.
2. When ready to cook, remove skillet from refrigerator and allow to sit on counter for 30 minutes. Transfer skillet to cold oven. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. When oven reaches temperature remove potatoes. Continue as directed in recipe above.
*You can also cook the chorizo and red onions in advance. Allow them to cool slightly, transfer to a container with a tight fitting lid and refrigerate.
*Keep a close eye on the potatoes when cooking, to prevent them from burning. You may need to cover them with foil before the 15 minutes as directed in the recipe. Every oven cooks differently!
Nutrition
Fabulous recipe! You can follow these instructions and use pretty much any filler ingredients! I didn’t have chorizo, sundried tomato or manchego, but I did have turkey bacon, mushrooms, marinated artichoke hearts, onions and cheddar cheese! Oh – and I had red potatoes. So I sliced them VERY thin, left the skin on and followed the directions to a tee. I used the same proportions for the eggs etc. Next time I’m going to make sure I have chorizo et.al. so that I can make it just as you designed it.
Hi Laura! I love the ingredients you used in this frittata! Your substitutions sound absolutely delicious! I’m thrilled you loved this recipe! Thank you so very much for coming back and letting me know how everything went over!! Cheers! 🙂
This was perfection
Spanish or Mexican chorizo?
Hi Jim,
I used Mexican (non-smoked) chorizo, but you can absolutely use whichever one you have on hand. Cheers!
Girl, you got it goin’ on! This frittata sounds amazing. Manchengo and chorizo? Yes, please. I’m sorry to hear about your egg allergy despite the fact that you love them so much! Great recipe!
Danielle, lol! Thank you so much for stopping by and the nice comment! Manchego & chorizo is one of those combinations where it’s hard to make any dish that’s bad, as long as they both are there.. it’s bound to be delish 🙂 Glad you obviously agree! A little yolk allergy can’t stop me, but it would be nice to not get sick after eating them. But you only live once, right?! Cheers, girl and thanks again! 🙂
I am so with you on the love of eggs! I love them in almost all ways, but combining them with potatoes, manchego, and chorizo might be the best idea I’ve ever heard. I’m totally drooling and starving right now 🙂
Maya – Thank you for the nice comment! So glad to hear you love eggs too… I’d hate to have to drop you as a friend 😉 KIDDING! Cheers, girlie! xx
This frittata looks divine! I love Spanish food so much! 😀
Jess, I love Spanish food too… I find it so comforting. Well that, and I adore tapas… mostly because I can eat more of everything 🙂 (hehe). Thanks so much for the kind words and stopping by. I love everything you “bake next!”… huge fan of your blog! Cheers, girlie!
Delicious! I’m a egg-lovin’ this 🙂
Tina, 🙂 lol!!! Yay to egg-lovin’! Thanks for the giggle.. and for stopping by (again!) Cheers, my friend and warm wishes for a wonderful weekend!
Okay – that first picture…I want to jump through the screen and eat the entire thing! I love everything about this frittata! I’m so happy I have a mandoline – it’s going to get some good use very soon!! Thanks for sharing, Cheyanne!
Annie- Oh, thank you so much for making my day with your kind words!! 🙂 *Insert smile bigger than my face here* Mandolines really do make life soooo much easier in the kitchen… gotta love em! If you do try this, I’d love to hear your feedback! And, of course, I do hope you enjoy! Cheers, my dear!
I love chorizo. I love eggs. I love Manchego cheese. I love potatoes. I love sun-dried tomatoes. I love this recipe!
Karrie – lol… thanks girl 🙂 You love all my ingredients and I love YOU! xx
That crust looks amazing – I bought a mandoline a few months ago and have yet to unwrap it and try it out. I bought it after trying to make scalloped potatoes that were a total fail (crunchy potatoes swimming in cheese sauce, anyone?). You’ve inspired me to get slicing 🙂
April – Bust out that mandoline girlie! Sorry you had a recipe fail the first time you used your mandoline… those are never fun. But, they do happen to the best of us. Live and learn, right? Glad I could inspire you 🙂 Yay!! Now I will be checking your blog and anxiously awaiting a recipe where your newly dust free mandoline was used 😉 Cheers!
OMGosh – this looks absolutely. My mouth was watering through the entire post! I could totally have this right now!
Kristi- Thanks for the kind words and bringing a huge smile to your face. You know, as a fellow food blogger, we all live to make others drool 🙂 Warms my heart. Cheers!
I love nothing more than Sunday Brunch. Pair this frittata with your Cupid Pink Arrow or Strawberry Key Limeade Cocktail sitting outside by the pool — what could be better.
Oh Mom, such shamless promotion of my other posts. I LOVE it 🙂 Only you can get away with that. Thanks for being my #1 Cheerleader. Love you tons xoxoxoxox
Ohh my! I need me like half of this skillet for today! love frittata and these ingredients make it sounds even more amazing! Not a surprise coming from you!! love this!
Gaila – hahahahaha! You will have to make your own skillet because Boy won’t share. I could make like 10000 cast iron skillet filled Spanish Potato Crusted Frittatas and I still think he wouldn’t share. #SelfishFoodie. Thanks for the kind comment, as always. I saw you posted a delicious looking Spanish Frittata as well!! I totally commented on it. I love that we took the same idea and put our own foodie spin on it! #FoodieFriendsForLife. Cheers, my little chick-a-dee!! xxo
You are teasing me, aren’t you? I love frittata, and a few years ago had almost a kick (surprize!) on it. I’ve been thinking to make it for a couple of months now but not having this beautiful iron skillet you’ve got here stops me. I love everything in your meal – the pictures, ingredients (chorizo, cheese and sun-dried tomatoes are the hit!) and of course your skillet (oh, I’ve mentioned that already) 🙂 I would add some smoked paprika instead of regular – it would work perfectly!
Ben- I would never tease you… I think it just comes down to great minds thinking alike 🙂 Besides, not much to hate about a frittata! Thank you for mentioning the smoked paprika, that is actually what I did use in this recipe. Obviously I forgot to stipulate that in the recipe #BlondeMoments. You need to get on purchasing a cast iron skillet, man… Thats like a requirement for any kitchen! I’m shocked you don’t have one. Now I know what to get you for Christmas 😉 lol Cheers, bud!
You’re right – I’ve got to have it. I am too picky – still trying to find one:)
About Christmas…last time I god the pan for cake donuts. You know how did I end up!:)
Ben, Bah-hahahahahahahaha! I DO know how that pan ended up… getting a LOT of use! Cast iron’s are so easy to come by now a days, just look for a preseasoned one. I got mine at Crate and Barrel… or was it Williams and Sanoma? Either way, they make great ones. Cease the search and make the purchase! 🙂