Breakfast is the one meal in which we do the least amount of takeout. Part of it is because it’s my favorite meal, the other part is because anything goes for breakfast in my home. By anything, I mean things like pumping a frittata with chili.
Mash-ups like this occur a lot when I’m in the kitchen. Often times it’s driven by a curiosity of how something will turn out. Other times, like in this case, it’s more about using up leftovers. I don’t generally like leftovers straight up, but leftovers repurposed, that’s a different story. Frittatas are a great vehicle for this very thing.
The key to a frittata is making sure it doesn’t come out to wet or too dry and spongy. To make mine just right, I use fairlife® milk because it’s twice as creamy vs. the other brands —an important factor when making frittatas. The added benefit is fairlife’s one-of-a-kind cold-filtration process, and that it contains 13 grams of protein and half the sugars typically found in other milk. Of course it also tastes great, so the boys accompanying drink for this meal and most meals is fairlife® milk.
Now the only thing missing from this chili cheese frittata – fries! That is according to my boys. But the idea of fries with with breakfast was a big no. However, for the second round that gave me the idea to add breakfast potatoes. A nice addition since it gives the frittata some body and textural contrast.
You can guess the results. Yes, the family embraced it . . . that is, everyone but the baby who still asked for fries with his chili. But I’m sure given a choice he would have me stuff a slice of blueberry pie with fries.
**This post is in collaboration with fairlife®. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Chili Cheese Frittata
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Man, you know how to make a serious Frittata. My chili loving fam would love this, Matt! 🙂
Forget the sweet breakfasts…this is how I like to start the day!
This is sorta genius! I’m not really a dinner leftovers for breakfast kind of girl but turning it into a frittata makes it acceptable AND delicious!
This looks so cozy! We’re supposed to get 10 inches of snow this weekend…so this is definitely happening 🙂
Matt, your chili cheese frittata looks amazing!!!! and we love fairlife milk!
And so making!! Bring on the cheese!
Yum! Sounds like a perfect alternative to a traditional breakfast. Sounds like I’m going to have to pick up some fairlife next time I’m at the store.
This is totally my kind of breakfast frittata Matt! Love it with Fairlife too!
you and all your amazing comfort food! I want to eat this goodness for ALL the meals!
What a great meal to use up leftover chili! I’d eat it ANY time of day!!!
What a delicious Frittata!!
Making this for brunch with our leftover chili from last night’s chili dog dinner. I had some leftovers of homemade roasted potatoes and grated cheese to use up too so this recipe allowed me to use up all my leftover items from this week’s dinners. No wasting in this family.
Absolutely love hearing that, thanks so much!