I’ve been wanting to do a frittata in a cast iron skillet for a long time, but could never do it. I’m so glad I finally got around to it because the crust this thing created is phenomenal. A little bit crunchy, and then a whole lot of egg, meat, and cheese.
I recently got my cast iron skillet off of amazon. It’s pre-seasoned, but if you buy one (and I highly suggest it), you should re-season it yourself. Wash it with only water and salt. Wipe it down with olive oil or bacon fat and bake it at 350 for an hour. This will reiterate the nonstick surface.
Over time, this “seasoning” continues to build up, adding both flavor and ease. After 20-30 years it will be an awesome gift to give to your children or grand children!
To clean a cast iron it’s really easy. Hot water and kosher salt, or hot water and coffee grounds. They both work very well for removing excess debris, but I normally lightly clean my cast iron so I can continue building up the seasoning on the pan.
The frittata is fantastic. Granted it was a tad burned on the top, I still loved it. The chicken sausage I use was pre-flavored with sage, rosemary, and thyme, then stuffed with mozzarella cheese. The flavors work very well together with this – and if you’re using plain sausage you can also use these spices for your own take on it.
Yields 8 Slices of Frittata
The Preparation
- 12 ounces chicken sausage
- 6 ounces cremini mushrooms
- 3 cups spinach
- 10 large egg
- 1 tablespoon ranch dressing
- 2 teaspoons hot sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon all-purpose seasoning, such as Mrs. Dash
- 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
The Execution
1. Preheat your oven to 400F.
2. Chop up your sausage and mushroom thin. You want the sausages to cook fast and get crisp.
3. Start by adding your sausages to your cast iron skillet, at a medium-high heat. Wait until the cast iron has heated before adding the sausages.
4. While the sausages are cooking, chop your spinach up. Just do a rough chop, nothing fancy needed.
5. When your sausages are crisp on one side, flip them all over and add your mushrooms and spinach.
6. While the spinach and mushrooms are cooking, crack your eggs into a container and add your ranch, hot sauce, and spices. Scramble them well.
7. Mix your sausages, spinach, and mushrooms so that the spinach can wilt fully. Add salt and pepper to taste.
8. Once your spinach is fully wilted, add your cheese to the top.
9. Pour your eggs over the mixture and mix everything well. Make sure that the egg is touching the bottom of the pan. Lift the other ingredients if you need to.
10. Let the mixture cook for a moment, and then put your cast iron skillet in the oven. Cook this for 10 minutes, and then broil the top for 3-4 minutes.
11. Remove your cast iron from the oven and let it cool for 10 minutes.
12. Cut into 8 slices (like a pizza) and serve!
This makes a total of 8 servings of Cast-Iron "Kitchen Sink" Frittata. Each serving comes out to be 282 calories, 18.9g fats, 2.2g net carbs, and 24.2g protein.
| NUTRITION | CALORIES | FAT | CARBS | FIBER | NET CARBS | PROTEIN |
| 12 ounce chicken sausage | 667 | 35.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.3 |
| 6 ounce cremini mushrooms | 48 | 0.2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4.3 |
| 3 cup spinach | 21 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 2.7 |
| 10 large egg | 787 | 52.3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 69.1 |
| 1 tablespoon ranch dressing | 65 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| 2 teaspoon hot sauce | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 1/2 teaspoon all-purpose seasoning | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 1 1/2 cup cheddar cheese | 742 | 61.2 | 5.7 | 0 | 5.7 | 42 |
| Totals | 2331 | 156.2 | 21.3 | 3.4 | 17.9 | 199.6 |
| Per Serving (/8) | 291 | 19.5 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 24.9 |
Cast-Iron "Kitchen Sink" Frittata
Ingredients
- 12 ounce chicken sausage
- 6 ounce cremini mushrooms
- 3 cup spinach
- 10 large egg
- 1 tablespoon ranch dressing
- 2 teaspoon hot sauce
- ½ teaspoon all-purpose seasoning such as Mrs. Dash
- 1 ½ cup cheddar cheese shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F. Thinly slice the sausages and mushrooms.
- Start by adding the sausages to a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat — wait until the cast iron is thoroughly heated through before adding the sausages.
- While the sausages are cooking, chop up the spinach. Just a rough chop will do; no need to get fancy.
- When the sausages are crisp on one side, flip them over and add the mushrooms and spinach.
- While the spinach and mushrooms are cooking, crack the eggs into a container and add the ranch, hot sauce, and seasoning. Whisk together well.
- Mix the sausages, spinach, and mushrooms to enable the spinach to wilt fully. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Once the spinach is fully wilted, add the cheese on top.
- Pour the eggs over the mixture and mix everything together well. Make sure that the eggs are touching the bottom of the pan — lift the other ingredients if needed.
- Let the mixture cook for a moment and then place the cast-iron skillet in the oven. Bake for 10 minutes, then broil for 3–4 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes. Slice and serve!
