Potato And Bacon Frittata

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 8 -10 ounces potatoes, scrubbed, thinly sliced, and throughly dried with paper towels
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced onion
• 5 large eggs
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• 5 slices crisp bacon, crumbled
• 1 large fresh tomato, thinly sliced
• 1 slice crisp crumbled bacon, for top (optional item)

Recipe

• 1 grease a 9 x 12 baking pan well with the olive oil.
• 2 preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• 3 layer the sides and bottom of the pan with the potatoes and then top with the sliced onions.
• 4 grease the bottom of another smaller pan that will fit inside the other pan. this will act as a weight to hold the potatoes in place. (if needed insert something heavy into the center of the pan which is on top for added weight.).
• 5 bake for 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender. remove from oven, gently remove top 'weight pan' and set aside dish with the potatoes and onions.
• 6 in a large mixing bowl beat the eggs, add the salt, pepper, half and half, the bacon pieces (5), parsley and mix together,.
• 7 pour the egg mixture over the potato and onions.
• 8 top with the sliced tomatoes.
• 9 option: sprinkle some additional bacon pieces if you wish on top.
• 10 bake until eggs are set and golden brown, about 15-20 minutes.
• 11 let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
• 12 slice into rectangles and serve with a spatula.