Any time I can come up with an excuse to serve Chili Cheese Fritos for breakfast (or lunch, or dinner), I’m in! Frittatas are also one of my family’s favorite meals–we actually have them more often for dinner than breakfast, because they’re just so easy to throw together on busy week nights or lazy weekends.
You could certainly add meat–sausage would be great–or other vegetables to this dish. That’s one of the many things I love about frittatas. You can add all kinds of leftovers and odds and ends. And of course, Chili Cheese Fritos make everything better!
Chili Cheese Frito Frittata
Ingredients
- 10 eggs
- 1-2 teaspoons hot sauce
- Dash of salt and pepper
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 small red pepper, diced
- 1 small jalapeno, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 2 small Roma tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
- 2 cups Chili Cheese Fritos corn chips
- 4-6 ounces shredded Cheddar-jack cheese
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs and hot sauce, along with a dash of salt and pepper; set aside. Preheat broiler.
- In a large ovenproof skillet, heat the butter over medium heat until melted. Add the onion, peppers, and garlic and cook for 3-4 minutes. Stir in the chopped tomatoes and cilantro.
- Lightly crush about 1 1/2 cups of the Fritos and add them to the pan.
- Pour in the egg mixture and cook until the edges are just starting to set, about 7-10 minutes. Remove from heat and sprinkle with cheese.
- Carefully place the skillet under the broiler and cook for another 3-5 minutes until the top of the frittata is set and golden brown. Garnish with additional Chili Cheese Fritos, then cool a few minutes before slicing and serving.
Who Dished It Up First: Adapted from Girl Carnivore
Anne [A Squared]
January 5, 2014 at 10:52 amMy husband would LOVE this!
Marianne
January 5, 2014 at 2:26 pmPrinting this out for Joe now!
Nicole ~ Cooking for Keeps
January 6, 2014 at 10:48 pmSaw this on Instagram the other day and almost died. This looks sooo good. When I was a kid I loved the frito chili thing at Sonic. I’ve to make this to bring back some of the memories!
Jennifurla
January 7, 2014 at 10:35 amI will take one of these for me, and one for hubby!
Marie
January 7, 2014 at 12:27 pmI don’t know who you are, but you are a genius! I’m definitely trying this. I think Frito’s are highly underrated. Melted cheese and Frito’s?? Brilliant!
Danelle
January 7, 2014 at 6:27 pmHaha! Thanks Marie! I wish I was the genius who came up with the idea…..but I’ll try anything with chili cheese Fritos in it. 🙂
Stephanie @ PlainChicken
January 9, 2014 at 12:38 pmAre you kidding me? This looks amazing!!!!!!
Rocquie
January 9, 2014 at 3:19 pmI’m in love and I can’t wait to try this!
Tiffany @ Triple Crème Decadence
February 23, 2014 at 3:08 amI love chili cheese Fritos and you’ve elevated it into something even more incredible. I’ll have to give this a try!
Jimmy
February 19, 2019 at 10:13 amMy dad would’ve loved this. Too bad hes not with us any more. I think this would go great with his favorite snack, cheesy baked potato.