Food and Recipes Recipes Mini Hash Brown Frittatas 4.2 (6) 6 Reviews Just when you thought there was no way to improve on the potato, along come these babies. By Southern Living Test Kitchen Southern Living Test Kitchen The Southern Living Test Kitchen has been publishing recipes since 1970, four years after the first issue of Southern Living Magazine appeared on newsstands. The Southern Living Test Kitchen team includes a team of professionals with deep expertise in recipe development, from pastry chefs and grilling experts to nutritionists and dietitians. Together, the team tests and retests, produces, styles, and photographs thousands of recipes each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen facility located in Birmingham, Alabama. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on December 21, 2022 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Active Time: 15 mins Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins Yield: 12 serves If you've ever wondered what it would be like to pop an entire breakfast into your mouth in one bite—two, max—try this hash brown frittata recipe, which takes everybody's favorite a.m. potato to a whole new level. First, you make a "cup" out of hash browns and cheese, baked in a 12-cup muffin pan. Into this crispy cup of goodness go warm spinach and onions, then a fluffy egg mixture, topped with chopped cherry tomatoes and cheese. What's not to love? You can bake our hash brown frittatas and serve them warm from the oven or make them ahead and freeze them. To reheat, just thaw them in the fridge and zap them in the microwave for a minute (or bake them in your oven for 5 minutes). They're savory, crisp, and cheesy—perfect for a quick breakfast or a brunch buffet. We're thinking a mimosa pairing might be in order . . . Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Ingredients Baking spray with flour 1 (20-oz.) pkg. refrigerated shredded hash browns (such as Simply Potatoes) 10 ounces sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded (about 2 ½ cups), divided 1 (10-oz.) pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 small onion, minced (about 1 cup) 6 large eggs ¾ cup half-and-half 2 ½ teaspoons kosher salt ½ teaspoon black pepper ½ cup quartered cherry tomatoes (from 1 pint tomatoes) Directions Preheat oven to 375°F. Coat a 12-cup muffin pan with baking spray. Toss together hash browns and 2 cups of the cheese in a large bowl until combined. Spoon hash brown mixture evenly into prepared pan, filling all cavities (about ½ cup each), pressing up and around sides to form a cup. Bake until edges are golden and crispy, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, place spinach in a clean kitchen towel; squeeze to remove liquid. Melt butter in a medium skillet over medium-high. Add onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent and tender, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Add spinach, and cook, stirring occasionally, just until spinach is warmed and combined with onion, about 1 minute. Remove from heat, and set aside until ready to use. Remove baked hash brown cups from oven, and spoon 1 heaping tablespoon onion-spinach mixture into bottom of each cup. Whisk together eggs, half-and-half, salt, and pepper in a large bowl until eggs are beaten and mixture is well combined. Carefully pour evenly into hash brown cups to cover onion-spinach mixture. Top evenly with tomatoes, and sprinkle with remaining ½ cup cheese. Bake at 375°F until eggs are set and hash browns are crispy and browned, about 30 minutes. Remove from oven; cool on a wire rack 5 minutes. Serve warm. Chef's Notes Make Them Ahead: Place cooked, cooled frittatas in a ziplock plastic bag, and press out air before sealing and freezing. To reheat, thaw in the refrigerator; then remove from the bag, and microwave 1 minute or bake at 350°F until heated through, 5 minutes. Rate it Print