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What is your favorite way to prepare your eggs? I think mine would have to be a frittata. I really like how baking the eggs in the oven creates a lightness to the eggs. So you ask what is the origin of the frittata. Notwithstanding the name Mexican Frittata, the frittata owes its origin to Italy. It is as noted baked eggs. The word frittata translates to fried. It is generally cooked in a skillet in the oven.
Mexican Frittata
A frittata is an omelet and is a perfect vessel for meats, vegetables and cheese. So many different flavors and spices can be put into the eggs. To make this Mexican Frittata, I used four different kinds of peppers including, red, green, orange and poblano peppers. I love poblanos. I think people think all peppers are hot. This is definitely not true. I would describe the poblano as smoky. I also used green chilies.
So I looked up the difference between chilies and peppers. I learned that the difference peppers are divided into two categories – either sweet peppers and hot peppers. Hot peppers, obviously spicy, have thin outer walls while the sweeter brothers have a thicker exterior wall. When you see the can of green chilies at the grocery store it just means that the pepper used was green. It could have been a jalapeno, anaheim, poblano and more. These canned chilies are roasted and that brings out the juices as well. They add a nice bite but not too much. My egg dish also included a yellow onion, red enchilada sauce and a couple of different types of cheeses.
The cast of characters.
Ingredients
Onions and peppers in the cast iron skillet, and then, green chilies added.
Peppers and Onions in Skillet
Green Chilies Added
Eggs and cheese, added and next, the enchilada sauce dollops.
Eggs & Cheddar Cheese Added
Enchilada Dollops
Enchilada Sauce Design
The Mexican Frittata out of the oven and sliced.
I love frittatas! This look so delicious!
Thank you Evi.
Dear Peter, Breakfast is without a doubt my favorite meal of the day. I love eggs in any form…this fritter looks wonderful. Love all the flavors here. Take care my friend, Catherine
I think a lot of us feel as you do. Eggs are good any time of day.
I love frittatas and spicy dishes. The combination here sounds great! It is a good looking dish too!
You are my kind of guy. Spice goes good with anything.
Wow…what a wonderful dish with a little bit of spice and flavors of Mexico. Heading that way soon and will have to give this kind of cooking a try. Will save this recipe for when I get back. Yum.
So cool. Send me a pic of some of the food. Enjoy!
This would be the perfect breakfast! Too bad I already ate but saving this for the weekend!
You are funny. There is always tomorrow.
I enjoy frittata’s for a quick dinner. It always seems like I have the ingredients on hand. I will have to try this version!
You can throw almost anything in a fritatta. So clean out the fridge.
What a gorgeous looking frittata!
This frittata sounds absolutely lovely! Love the Mexican flavors 🙂
The Mexican flavors really make this dish.
Your frittata looks really yummy, Peter! The perfect dish for a quick dinner! 🙂
Thx Del.
Frittata’s make such a delicious and quick breakfast. Yours looks and sounds amazing! Great recipe, pinned!
Thx for sharing Eric.
Reading this post and seeing your mouthwatering photos brings to mind just how wonderful and versatile Tex-Mex recipes can be. Fantastic job here, Peter!
Thx so much Dan. Love the flavors of Tex-Mex.
This looks absolutely amazing! I could eat this any day of the week!
Thx. I totally agree. Is it a breakfast or a dinner?
Awesome Frittata Peter, I know they’re not the easiest things to make look good – never though to add Enchilada either!
I liked the enchilada sauce too Camilla.
Loves the flavors! Looks so good.
Thx Florian.