A Frittata For An Easy Brunch At Home

As much as I love to go out to a cute cafe for brunch on the weekends, sometimes you just want to hang out in your pj's and relax at home.  This frittata recipe is very easy and yet honestly rivals those at a cafe.  Perfect for treating your honey with a lovely homemade brunch!

This could easily be modified to have some veggies (asparagus would be a lovely addition), different cheese, different herbs, or whatever you prefer.   We used goat cheese that had Mediterranean herbs but you could substitute a boursin cheese or any soft cheese.

A cast iron pan is ideal but you could start in any type of skillet and move the potatoes to a baking dish before adding the eggs if you don't have a cast iron pan.  While this recipe is really pretty easy the one thing to avoid is over-cooking it, a dried out frittata is simply not as tasty.

Frittata with Potatoes & Goat Cheese

Adapted from Gourmet
Serves 4

8 large eggs
1 Tablespoon half and half (can use milk instead)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon thyme
approximately 1/8 to 1/4 cup olive oil (need just enough to ensure it won't stick in your skillet!)
2 cups shredded hash brown potatoes (Simply Potatoes works well!)
1 leek, chopped
1/2 cup ham or proscuitto, diced
3-oz goat cheese garlic-herb cheese, chilled
1 Tablespoon cream cheese

 Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F.

Whisk together eggs, half and half, salt, and pepper until just combined.

Heat oil in an ovenproof 9- to 10-inch heavy nonstick skillet over high heat until very hot but not smoking. Add potatoes and leeks to oil, stirring once, then cover and cook until beginning to brown, about 4 minutes. Add ham, stir potato mixture once, then cover and cook 3 minutes more.

Pour beaten eggs evenly over potato mixture and crumble cheese over eggs. Transfer skillet to oven and bake frittata, uncovered, until set and just cooked through, about 15 minutes. Invert a plate over skillet and, holding them together with oven mitts, invert frittata onto plate and serve immediately.

 Enjoy!

~ Tara

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