Southwest Potato & Bell Pepper Frittata
with Cheddar, Tomato & Hot Sauce Crema
- Milk
- Eggs
There’s just so much to love about a frittata! It’s easy, filling, looks impressive, and you can serve it any time of day. Here’s how: You’ll beat eggs with shredded cheddar and pour the mixture over Southwest-spiced caramelized onion and bell pepper (hello, flavor!) and diced potato. While the eggs are cooking on the stove, you’ll mix up a bold, tangy hot sauce crema to drizzle over your creation. This vegetarian lunch, brunch, late-night snack, or dinner idea is also a leftovers bonanza that tastes even better the next day (we can confirm!)
Ingredients
1 unit
Green Bell Pepper
1.5 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
½ cup
Cheddar Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
12 ounce
Potatoes
4 unit
Eggs
(Contains: Eggs)
1 unit
Onion
2 tablespoon
Cream Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit
Tomato
2 tablespoon
Southwest Spice Blend
1 teaspoon
Hot Sauce
Not included in your delivery
3 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. Dice potatoes into ½-inch pieces. Place in a small pot with enough salted water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil; cook until tender, 10-12 minutes. Drain.
• Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion. Core, deseed, and thinly slice bell pepper.
• Place cream cheese in a medium microwave-safe bowl; cover. Microwave until softened, 25-30 seconds. Whisk in eggs*, ¾ tsp salt (1¼ tsp for 16 servings), and pepper. Stir in half the cheddar.
• Melt 2 TBSP butter (4 TBSP for 16 servings) in a medium, preferably nonstick, pan over medium-high heat. Add onion; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until lightly browned, 3-4 minutes. Add bell pepper; cook, stirring, until softened, 2-3 minutes. Turn off heat; transfer to a plate. Wipe out pan.
• Return pan to medium heat. Melt 1 TBSP butter, then stir in cooked potatoes, onion mixture, and Southwest Spice Blend (for 16 servings, use 1 TBSP butter, half the cooked potatoes, half the onion mixture, and half the Southwest Spice Blend); season with salt. Stir in egg mixture; top with remaining cheddar (for 16, use half the egg mixture and half the remaining cheddar). Cover pan with lid or foil and cook until frittata is set in the middle, 5-7 minutes. Transfer to a plate. (For 16, repeat to make second frittata.)
• When ready to serve, in a small bowl, combine sour cream and hot sauce to taste. Add water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency; season with salt. Dice tomato; season with salt and pepper. Carefully cut frittata into 8 wedges (16 wedges for two frittatas) and reheat if necessary (see tip on left). Divide between plates; top with crema and tomato. Serve.
Wash hands and surfaces after handling raw eggs. Consuming raw or undercooked eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many enjoyed the taste, though some found it bland; adding extra herbs, garlic, or chili sauce boosted flavor 🌶️.
- Ease of prep: Instructions were confusing for some; cooking onions and peppers together simplifies the process.
- Suggestions: Consider using more eggs and cheese for a better egg-to-veggie ratio. Try dicing potatoes smaller for crispier texture.
- Portions: Servings varied; some found it filling enough for leftovers, while others wanted larger portions.
- Texture: For a firmer set, broil the top briefly instead of just steaming the eggs.
Reviews from our home cooks
It was easy to make and gives me all kinds of ideas on how to make a better one. Unfortunately it was way too salty if made according to the recipe, and oddly bland. It needs more peppers perhaps. Garlic? I was able to get it to acceptable by putting more sour cream on it to cut the salt, and a chili garlic street taco sauce. It would have been better if I added no salt to anything but the potato cooking water, used poblano peppers along with the red bell, garlic, and maybe some lime juice.
Really enjoyed this and am more apt to make a frittata on my own.
Did not use the hot sauce crema so it was a little dry but overall very tasty
I liked that it was a frittata. The flavor was excellent!!
Ended up adding more eggs and made it a scramble for breakfast burrito filling - delicious recipe! Love this one!
The tomato was pale (very under-ripe) and sorry looking-this seems to happen a lot but this is the first time I'm commenting. Ended up using some beautiful cherry tomatoes I had on hand instead.
So good! Made enough for two meals for the two of us.
Cook onions and peppers at the same time so they both cook properly! Otherwise delicious!
Otherwise tasty! I'll definitely make it again with a few minor adjustments; more cheese and probably one more egg for sure!
The directions should probably account for any additional grease needed in the bottom of the pan, and then actually mention broiling the top of it (the version of the directions we were sent basically gave steamed eggs, which were still tasty, just a different texture).
