These are a loaded, ultimate Mexican Frittata with leeks and potato hash is stuffed with tortilla chips. It is spicy, filled with veggies, and a perfect Mother’s Day brunch.
I love being a woman. Being a woman is very empowering. Being born as a woman is a celebration in itself.
I look at women differently now. Each face has its story. Some more intense than others, some deeper than others, but we all do carry a story. Few vocal, and few are thinkers. Oscar Wilde’s quote, “a woman’s face is her work of fiction” is often quoted to remind us that what’s on the surface may have little connection to what we’re feeling. Women are deeper.
A woman’s smile is on auto pilot, and her behavior is a blend of nature and nurture.
A woman need not necessarily have to bear a child to be a “mom”, in my opinion. If she is the oldest of the family, she behaves like a mom to her siblings. Once she gets married, she takes care of her husband like his mom would and more. She sometimes becomes the mom to her parents; she babies them. She advises them. When her friends need her, she drops everything to listen to them and hugs them with warm feelings. When she disapproves of something someone closest to her does, she raises her opinions like a mom would.
To me, just being a woman is a beautiful thing.
I love being a mom. It has changed me, forever. As a mom, we are expected to be super humans. ALWAYS.
Being a mom is something I cannot articulate in words fully. All I can say is, it’s a force that hits and takes you by storm leaving you mesmerized and smiling always. Well, there are frowns some days with an internal smile. It’s like the wind swept your face, leaving it feel fresh and alive. The feeling that you get when you take a bite of your most favorite thing to eat, after a year. That feeling, that is what you sense every time you look at your kid.
To me, women always have a maternal side. Celebrate being a Woman every single day. Happy Mother’s Day Month!!!!!
And here is a beautiful treat to make for yourself or your mom or sister, your wife or a friend.
This is my take on a Mexican flavored frittata, which is loaded with vegetables and comes together quite quickly. Get everything ready to go, and it bakes up beautifully in minutes. Quite a hearty breakfast or brunch. I’ve made it with a number of other veggies, just make sure you don’t use watery vegetables.
Every step, try to press the egg mixture so that it all sticks and forms a beautiful frittata. I used this brand of Chipotle in Adobo sauce and it added the perfect smokiness, body and balance. I used a mix of sweet potato and yam, you can use just one or even plain russet potatoes. You can make this an all white frittata too.
Enjoy!!!
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- 3 tbsp of olive oil
- 1 stalks leeks, thinly sliced and washed very well
- 1 jalapeno, finely diced
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 small sweet potato, washed peeled and diced pieces
- ½ yam, washed peeled and diced to small pieces
- 1 tbsp chipotle in adobo sauce
- 10 large eggs
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ teaspoon freshly cracked pepper
- 2 tbsp, chives chopped
- 2 tbsp cilantro, finely chopped
- handful of blue corn tortilla chips, crushed( or any your prefer)
- 3 tablespoons cojita cheese or goat cheese
- 2 tbsp salsa verde, store bought or fresh
- few thinly sliced mushrooms
- ⅓ cup corn
- ⅓ cup black beans
- 1 jalapeno, sliced
- Few cilantro sprigs to garnish
- Keep a cast iron pan or a non stick pan on medium heat. Add the oil and let it get hot. Add the leeks and saute for a minute and then add the jalapenos, add the diced potatoes and ¼ tsp salt. Keep tossing and brown it on high heat. When you pierce the potato with a fork, it should be 80 perfect cooked, not fully. Chop the chili in adobo, and add it to the mix, saute it for a minute.
- In a bowl, add the eggs, ½ tsp salt, pepper and whip well. Add ½ of the egg mixture in the pan. With a spatula bring the edges inside, and let the potatoes and leeks fully drench in the mixture evenly and let it cook on medium flame 2 minutes. Then add the crushed tortilla chips and top it with the remaining egg mixture, turn the heat to low and cover it and let it set for 2-3 minutes. The top should still be a little jiggly. Now arrange the jalapenos, add some salsa verde, top it with black beans, corn and some mushrooms or any veggie of your choice. Press the top with a spatula a little. You can either cook this over direct flame until the top is completely cooked and set or transfer it to a 400 degree oven and bake it for 15 minutes. Finishing it in the oven gets the best results.
- Once it full cooked and the egg has set, take it out.
- Sprinkle with some cilantro and serve with some salsa.
That looks like a real treat! Never thought of adding tortilla chips in frittata…that sounds really nice too.
The tortilla chips was a happy accident and we loved it. Please do try it out. Fun!
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Asha, this looks insanely awesome!!! <3
Thanks so so much girl.
xoxo
Can’t believe I never stopped by your blog. I always get mesmerized when I see your posts on Instagram and get totally immersed. You have a fab space, Asha. Will keep coming back here
Thanks so so much for visiting. I really appreciate your words.
xoxo
Mmm… that a pretty looking and sumptuous frittata! Loved reading through your post about woman and her role as a Mom, totally agree with you word by word.
Asha, love the frittata. I make them all the time, they are amazing. Cheese is top of my fave foods list for sure. We have some of the most AMAZING cheeses right here in our wine country region. Seriously, just god like. ? love it
Wine country!!!! That is awesome. Thanks so much for stopping by.
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Ashaa !! I made this today. It was STUNNING !!!
Not as pretty as yours, and i forgot to add the cheese in, but didn’t miss it at all. Definitely going to be making this again… And again 🙂
oh yayay!!, you made it. Cheese is definitely not needed…
Hugs!! xo
Asha – this is a beautiful tribute to women. Women are moms in many various forms, but many would argue unless you stay up nights rocking a baby to sleep and being fully responsible for another human being – you are not a mom – feminists! I am not a mom, but reading your post made me feel like yeah i do all that.. but yes, I am not a mom. 🙂
This frittata is freakin amazing. I love the combo and the way you topped the veggies on top. I am inspired. 🙂
I love reading each word you write! Beautiful. Not only do u capture the images beautifully, your words capture the emotions beautifully too. I am a fan forever!
And that frittata brought me here! It looks delicious!