Old Bay Frittata

Ok, so it’s no secret – I live in Maryland.  And when you live in the Maryland, you will find that there are certain things that all Marylanders universally love.  We love our state flag, we love square pizza, we love Cal Ripken Jr., but above all else, we love seafood and Old Bay.  While crabs are our go to, I usually don’t have it in the house unless I’m planning to use it.  So to create this seafood frittata, I switched to shrimp, which of course still goes with my Old Bay.  Enjoy my Old Bay Frittata. 

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Old Bay Frittata

A seafood boil was the inspiration for this seafood frittata – potatoes, corn, shrimp, and of course – Old Bay!

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Seafood

Diet Diabetic, Gluten Free, Low Calorie, Low Fat, Low Lactose, Vegetarian

Keyword Clean Eating, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Nut Free, WW Friendly

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 4

Calories 298kcal

Equipment

• Oven Safe Skillet

Ingredients

• 1/2 lbs. shrimp peeled, deveined, chopped
• 2 tsp oil
• 2 tsp Old Bay
• 2 cup shredded potatoes
• 1 cup corn if frozen, thaw before cooking
• 6 – 8 eggs
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350.  Heat cast iron or other oven safe skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add oil to skill and heat.
• Add shredded potatoes to pan.  Lay out in an even layer and press into bottom of pan.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper if desired.  Cook for 5 -7 minutes or until bottom is browned. 
• While potatoes are cooking, crack eggs into a large bowl.  Add Old Bay to bowl and whisk until beaten.
• Carefully flip potatoes.  It’s ok to break potatoes into smaller sections to flip.  Adjust potatoes to make even covering to bottom of pan.
• Sprinkle chopped shrimp and corn over potatoes.  Cover everything with eggs. 
• Place skillet in oven and bake until eggs are set, about 20 minutes. 

Notes

This recipe is 8 Green and 3 Blue or Purple WW points.

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A Seafood Craving

A few weeks ago, I really wanted seafood.  Not just any seafood, but something like a seafood boil.  You know, shrimp or crab legs in a pot with potatoes and ears of corn boiled until cooked.  But I had a few problems.  One, I don’t really have a good pot for such a thing.  Two, I didn’t have crab legs.  Three, I didn’t have corn, at least not corn on the cobb.  And I wasn’t about to head to the grocery store. 

So, I looked at what I did have.  I always have shrimp in the freezer.  I would love to say I always have crab in the freezer, but crab is pricey and best fresh.  Shrimp is pricey, but frequently on sale, so it’s always on hand.  I also had some frozen corn and hash browns.  And then there were the eggs.  Once I realized I had a good number of eggs in the fridge, of course my mind turned to a frittata.

And so, the Old Bay Frittata was born.  All the flavors of a seafood boil combined in a sea of eggs!

A Seafood Frittata

So, let’s get cooking!  Start by preheating your oven to 350.  Get an oven safe skillet and heat the oil over medium high heat.  Of course, I’m going with my cast-iron for this one. 

You will want to have your shrimp ready to go before you start cooking.  Peel and devein the shrimp.  Then, chop the shrimp into chunks.  You will want to make sure you can get a taste of shrimp with each bite, so it’s better to have the shrimp chopped into small chunks instead of whole in the frittata.

I start by cooking the hash brown potatoes according to the package directions.  You can use my directions here, but I just lifted them from the bag of shredded potatoes in my freezer.  You might want to check your brand’s in case they differ.

Once the oil is hot, add the shredded potatoes from the pan.  Press them into an even layer in the bottom of the pan.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.  Allow the hash browns to cook until the bottom is browned, about five to seven minutes. 

While the potatoes are cooking, you can prepare the eggs.  Crack the eggs into a large bowl.  I usually give a range of eggs to use for a frittata.  This is because how many eggs to use will sometimes depend on the size of the skillet and how much other ingredients are called for.  I use a pretty good size skillet for my frittata, so I can usually use eight, but if you are using a smaller dish you can start with six.  You can always beat and pour an additional egg over the skillet if you think your dish can hold more once all the ingredients are in it. 

Once the eggs are in the bowl, gently whisk.  Add the Old Bay and continue to whisk until eggs are beaten and seasoning is well combined.  Add the Old Bay to the eggs and whisk until the eggs are beaten.

But what is Old Bay?

So you’ve seen me mention Old Bay before, but you might be wondering what exactly is Old Bay?  It’s a spice mix made by McCormick (a Maryland based company, probably part of the reason we are so partial to it).  It’s mostly celery salt, peppers, and paprika.  It adds some great flavor and a little kick to a lot of dishes.  It’s incredibly popular in Maryland, so much so that the product often gets its own rack in the seafood department of grocery stores.  We put it on seafood, on potatoes, on eggs (basically everything that goes into a frittata).  Yes, during the pandemic, we even put it on our masks.

If you aren’t a fan of Old Bay, you can use your preferred seafood seasoning mix.

After the bottom of the potatoes are browned, flip them.  It’s ok if you have to break them into pieces.  I usually do break the potatoes into quarters for the flip.  Just adjust the potatoes so they are evenly covering the bottom of the pan once they have been turned over.

Turn off the heat for the burner.  Add the chopped shrimp and corn to the skillet.  Mix and evenly spread the shrimp and corn over the potatoes.  Pour the eggs over the shrimp and corn.  Place the skillet in the hot oven.  Allow frittata to bake until the eggs are set.  Usually, 20 minutes is good for a nice firm frittata.

Remove frittata from the oven when eggs are cooked to your liking.  Serve the seafood frittata hot! I love serving mine with a side of cornbread. I wish I had a really great cornbread recipe, but I have yet to find one or create one. So here’s my go-to for cornbread: get a box of Jiffy cornbread mix. Yes, those little blue and white boxes that are about 70 cents at the grocery store. Prepare according to package directions, add in 2 – 3 tablespoons of melted butter. Bake as directed.

I love this seafood frittata, and it’s the first time I’ve made a frittata based on seafood. If you like frittatas, check out some of my others like Spring Vegetable Frittata and Bacon Cheeseburger Frittata.

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