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Potato and Pepper Frittata

A skillet frittata with soft potatoes, peppers, and cheddar, finished under the broiler.

Potato and Pepper Frittata, plated and ready to serve
Serves
4
Total time
37 min
Cost per serving (United States)
$8.91

Ingredients

  • 10 large eggs
  • 1 lb yukon gold potatoes
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1 yellow onions
  • 4 oz shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1/3 cup whole milk
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1/2 bunch green onions / scallions(optional)

Method

  1. Dice the potatoes small. Cook them in the olive oil in a 10-inch oven-safe skillet over medium heat, covered, for 10 minutes until tender.

  2. Add the diced onion and pepper and cook 6 minutes uncovered.

  3. Beat the eggs with the milk, salt, and pepper.

  4. Pour the eggs into the skillet and stir gently for 30 seconds, then let them set undisturbed over low heat for 6 minutes.

  5. Scatter the cheddar on top and run the skillet under the broiler 3 minutes until puffed and golden.

  6. Slide onto a board, scatter with scallions, and cut into wedges.

What this costs, country by country

Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.

The cost of this recipe in 11 countries, each in its own currency, with how many of the 9 ingredients we could price in each. Figures are not converted between currencies, so the rows cannot be ranked against each other.
CountryWhole recipePer servingPriced from
United Kingdom£24.60£6.159 of 9 ingredients
Australia$58.25$14.569 of 9 ingredients
New Zealand$62.95$15.749 of 9 ingredients
Greece25,97 €6,49 €9 of 9 ingredients
Egypt‏١٬٠٧٨٫٠٥ ج.م.‏‏٢٦٩٫٥١ ج.م.‏9 of 9 ingredients
Spain18,20 €4,55 €9 of 9 ingredients
Mexico$868.91$217.239 of 9 ingredients
Canada$79.88$19.978 of 9 ingredients
Germany25,12 €6,28 €8 of 9 ingredients
Austria€ 35,42€ 8,868 of 9 ingredients
United States$35.65$8.917 of 9 ingredients

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