Healthier Potato Spinach Cheesy Frittata

 

 

Looking for a quick weeknight that can be prepared in no time flat? You just need a few ingredients and this can be ready in under 30 minutes. Often frittata recipes don’t usually have potato in them. My husky hunky hubby loves potatoes! Adding some delicious red potatoes makes this a super hearty dinner dish. Leaving the skin on the potatoes is also less time consuming then peeling and we think tastes better anyway.

 

 

You can make this with meat or without. I had some leftover cooked ham in my freezer that I wanted to use up so I simply defrosted it and added it as well. But honestly it tastes just as good without meat. How do I know? Because of course I’ve made it without and the hubby prefers with. When its just me and the kids for dinner I make it without meat and it.is.so.good. :)

 

 

Even though this looks super cheesy, there is only a 1/2 cup total of cheese in the whole recipe! When you use the good stuff a little goes a long way and you really won’t even notice the small amount of cheese because it bursting with yummy flavor!

Nutrition Info [without ham]

Servings: 6* Calories per serving: 215* Fat: 10g* Cholesterol: 221mg* Sodium: 243mg* Carbs: 18g* Fiber: 2g* Sugars: 2g* Protein: 15g*

Weight Watchers Points+: 5* [using recipe builder online]

Nutrition Info [with ham]

Servings: 6* Calories per serving: 247* Fat: 11g* Cholesterol: 237mg* Sodium: 573mg* Carbs: 18g* Fiber: 2g* Sugars: 3g* Protein: 20g* Points+: 6*

 

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Healthy Potato Spinach Cheesy Frittata

Ingredients

  • 1 Tablespoon canola oil
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 3 cups red potatoes with skin, diced
  • 3 cups fresh chopped spinach
  • 6 eggs
  • 1/2 cup egg whites
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella, part skim
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
  • optional: 6 ounces cooked ham, chopped

Directions

In a medium size saute pan heat your oil to medium high heat and add garlic. Cook for a minute then add your onion. Saute onion until softened about 5 minutes. Add your potatoes and cook for about 10 minutes continuing to stir until tender. If you are using meat add it now along with the fresh spinach. Saute until spinach is wilted. In a small bowl whisk egg, egg whites, Parmesan cheese, parsley, salt and pepper. Pour mixture into saute pan covering all over the potato and spinach. Cover and reduce to low for 5-10 minutes until egg is slightly set near center and firm around edges. Uncover and add mozzarella cheese over the top. Broil for about 2 minutes until cheese is melted. Let cool for 5 minutes then slice and enjoy with a nice salad!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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About Brenda

Hi! Welcome! My name is Brenda and I am a mom to 3 beautiful children, a puppy and a picky husband who I absolutely adore after almost 15 years! Over the course of the last 25 years of my life, (Yikes I'm feeling OLD!) and numerous diet failures, yo-yo-ING weight, crying and praying to God for a solution to maintain a healthy weight and stop the cravings, I have come to the decision that I simply cannot have certain sugars in my life! (To read my full story see, MY SUGAR-FREE JOURNEY.) YES, it is true, no white sugar and other products that contain it. BUT that has not stopped me from enjoying this life! My passion is cooking and I love entertaining friends and family, which makes it pretty cool that I can always try out new, healthy (insert sneaky laugh here) recipes on them!! SO finally after quite some years experimenting and creating recipes without white sugar and white flour, and receiving requests for these very recipes, this blog has come to be! If you are a woman who has recently lost weight and desires to maintain it, you will find encouragement and fabulous recipes here! If you a mom who is struggling to take that baby weight off, you will find help here! You may not even need to lose weight but you desire healthier recipes for yourself and family, you are at the right place! If you still desire to get to that goal weight (yep, that's me!) but still love to entertain (me again!) and don't know what to make, seek no further-- Sugar-Free Mom is the site for you my friend! Come on in and enjoy! Blessings, Brenda

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  4. My husband has ESRD and is on dialysis. Potatoes are a food to avoid because of high potassium. They ocassionaly can be eaten provided the sliced or diced potatoes are soaked in water for a minimum 3 hrs to remove some of the potassium. On such an occassion, I will be using them in this receipe! I LOVE YOUR WEBSITE!!!

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