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Recipe: Leek and Potato Frittata
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 10 min.
Cooking Time: 25 min.
 
Ingredients:
  • 1/2 Lbs. potato, scrubbed and quartered
  • 3 Tbs. unsalted butter
  • 3 leek\cooked, white part only, cut in half lengthwise, rinsed well and thinly sliced
  • 8 egg
  • 3/4 tsp. marjoram
  • 1/8 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1/4 Lbs. Swiss cheese, grated
Cooking Directions:
Turn on broiler. Place potatoes in a steamer basket over boiling water. Cover saucepan and steam about 10 minutes or until tender. Set aside to cool slightly. Thinly slice potatoes. Melt butter in a heavy ovenproof skillet over low heat. Saute leeks 10-12 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently. Do not brown. Remove from heat. Stir in potatoes. Combine next 3 ingredients and salt and pepper to taste in a mixing bowl. Whisk thoroughly. Pour egg mixture into skillet with vegetables. Cover pan and cook over low heat about 10 minutes or until center is almost set. Sprinkle cheese over egg mixture and place under broiler about 1 minute or until cheese melts and begins to turn golden. Cut into wedges to serve.
 
Per Serving: calories 405, fat 24.1g, calories from fat 54%, protein 21.2g, cholesterol 423.3mg, dietary fiber 2.3g

Nutrients Exchanges
Calories 405 Milk Exchanges 0.0
Protein 21.2g Vegetable Exchanges 1.4
Carbohydrates 23.6g Fruit Exchanges 0.0
Dietary Fiber 2.3g Bread Exchanges 0.9
Sugar 4.0g Other Carbohydrates/Sugar Exchanges 0.0
Fat Total 24.1g Lean Meat Exchanges 2.7
Saturated Fat 13.6g Very Lean Meat/Protein Exchanges 0.0
Mono-unsaturated Fat 8.4g Fat Exchanges 3.6
Poly-unsaturated Fat 2.2g
% Calories from Fat 54%    
Cholesterol 423.3mg
Sodium 199.7mg
Vitamins Minerals
Vitamin A 325.6IU Calcium 353.9mg
Thiamin (B1) 1.0mg Copper 1.0mg
Riboflavin (B2) 1.0mg Iron 3.2mg
Niacin (B3) 2.1mg Magnesium 48.0mg
Vitamin B6 0.7mg Manganese 0.7mg
Vitamin B12 1.4mcg Phosphorus 379.2mg
Vitamin C 11.3mg Potassium 460.5mg
Vitamin E 3.1IU Selenium 36.5mcg
Folate 72.7mcg Sodium 199.7mg
Pantothenic Acid 2.2mg Zinc 2.9mg