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Portions:
8
Serving
Size:
1 frittata
- Diet
Types:
- CKD non-dialysis
- Diabetes
- Dialysis
- Lower Protein
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
- 1 pound frozen hash brown potatoes
- 2 ounces cooked lean ham
- 2 tablespoons red bell pepper
- 2 tablespoons green bell pepper
- 2 tablespoons onion
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon 1% low-fat milk
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 cup shredded low-fat cheddar cheese
Preparation
- Soak hash brown potatoes in a large bowl of water for 4 hours. Drain, rinse and squeeze out excess water. (Skip this step if low potassium is not needed.)
- Preheat the oven to 375° F. Coat 8 muffin tin holes with cooking spray.
- Using a 1/3 cup measure, place hash browns in muffin cups and press potato in the bottom and up the sides of each muffin cup. Spray the hash browns with cooking spray. Place in the oven and cook for 15 minutes and remove from oven. Reduce oven temperature to 350° F.
- Finely chop the ham, peppers and onion. Beat the eggs and milk together in a medium bowl; season with black pepper. Add the ham, peppers, onion and cheese to egg mixture and combine.
- Press partially baked hash browns down firmly with a spoon so that potatoes cover the bottom and sides of each muffin hole. Pour 1/4-cup egg mixture into the center of the 8 muffin cups.
- Return the pan to the oven and cook until potatoes are crisp and golden and the egg mixture is set, about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Remove muffin pan from the oven and let sit about 5 minutes before serving.
Helpful hints
- Skip step #1 if you do not need to limit potassium. Soaking the hash brown potatoes helps reduce the potassium level of frittatas from 327 to 165 mg for those who are on a low potassium diet.
- Frittatas make great snack or a quick breakfast.
- Each frittata has only 1 tablespoon of cheese to help keep phosphorus content low.
Submitted by: DaVita renal dietitian Kimberly from Virginia.
Nutrients per serving
Calories 112
Protein 8 g
Carbohydrates 11 g
Fat 4 g
Cholesterol 101 mg
Sodium 115 mg
Potassium 162 mg
Phosphorus 134 mg
Calcium 53 mg
Fiber 1.0 g
Kidney and kidney diabetic food choices
- 1 meat
- 1/2 starch
- 1 vegetable, low potassium
Carbohydrate choices
1
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Comments(27)
Cook4three
Nov. 12, 2024 1:14 PM
Can these be frozen? Dietitian Response: Yes they can be frozen. Be sure to wrap them in plastic wrap tightly to keep out the air, freeze up to 3 months. Reheating it in the oven will help give it that crispier texture.
pudgedon
Nov. 06, 2021 8:09 AM
If I double the recipe could it made in a 8x8 pan. Dietitian comment: I believe it will work, but you may need to adjust the cooking times for the hash browns if they don't appear done after step #3.
ohiona107
Jul. 29, 2021 9:21 AM
What if I used 2 ounces of a cooked pork chop instead of ham? Plus, would you please tell me where I can find My Creations. Whether I am on my desktop, phone or Kindle Fire, I cannot find My Creations. Thank you! Dietitian comment: Yes you can make that substitute and the sodium will be lower. The My Creations was part of the DaVita Diet Helper which was retired last year. Unfortunately it is no longer available.
Hitetowhite
Jul. 29, 2018 3:31 PM
I put in some green chilies also.
Kaysdiet
Jan. 30, 2018 9:24 AM
oooh, and I'm thinking of using a sticky jasmine kind or rice and mushing it against the tins instead of potatoes!!!! any thoughts on that? nutritional info? Dietitian comment: Be sure to spray with extra nonstick spray to prevent sticking. Potassium will definitely be lower. Use the My Creations feature in DaVita Diet helper to recreate the recipe with your changes and see the nutrient profile.
Postalnana710
Dec. 26, 2017 8:02 AM
Sounds like a great breakfast. Can it be prepared and put in the refrigerator to cook the next morning? Dietitian comment: Yes you can reheat it in the microwave or toaster oven.
ShannonEllis
Jun. 20, 2016 2:34 AM
Is this suitable for my 1 year old son on a low potassium diet? Dietitian comment: Please check with your son's renal dietitian.
ljschad
Jan. 17, 2016 12:20 PM
Do you have to soak the hash brown potatoes befor use in this resipe in stage 3 ckd? Thank you. Dietitian comment: Only if you are on a low potassium diet. Many people in stage 3 CKD do not have to restrict potassium so no need to soak the potatoes.
Dunningra
Aug. 29, 2015 2:45 PM
Ok
ssephos
Oct. 29, 2014 1:26 PM
Made this and everyone loved them. I put them in the frig and my family snacked on them for a few days.
Peggy
Oct. 24, 2014 11:42 AM
Just tried this and enjoyed very much. Just wondered if it was fixed in an 8x8 pan and served in equal portions would the figures change? Also, wonder about using leached creamed potatoes rather than hash browns. Dietitian comment: Yes the nutrients would remain the same as long as you divide into 8 portions. I'm not sure about the leached creamed potatoes but it's worth a try.
CynthiaLiu
Oct. 17, 2014 11:38 PM
I bet it's yummy
mchughey
Aug. 26, 2014 11:11 AM
how do you get the cookbook. do you have to download each recipe? Dietitian comment: We offer several cookbooks as a downloadable PDF that you can save to your computer. You can print single recipes of the complete book. Go to www.davita.com/cookbooks.
rain226
Jun. 05, 2014 8:15 PM
WOW REALLY GREAT
chucksue
Apr. 05, 2014 6:47 AM
I made these and the were good, but they were better the next morning.
Ogie
Mar. 10, 2014 1:04 PM
I need information on sugar content on these recipes. I am a diabetic and have problems with consuming carbs that turn into sugar in my system.
Snackcake07
Feb. 23, 2014 11:17 AM
Would have liked this better if the hash browns crisped/browned on the inside during the first 15 mins of cooking, and on the underside during the last 20 mins of cooking. These turned out kind of bland but not that bad. My husband even ate 2 and he's picky!
MelissaGott
Jan. 11, 2014 5:17 AM
A bit labor intensive, but worth the trouble when you have the time, (especially if you're craving ham, which is tough to work into a renal diet). Soaking frozen hash browns turned out to be a great tip; I now prepare them as a side for scrambled eggs & omelettes every once in a while
wildflower
Jul. 30, 2013 8:56 PM
HI I JUST WANTED TO GET SOMETHING CLEAR ON A LOW SALT, LOW OXALATE DIET THAT MY HUSBAND WITH KIDNEY DISEASE IS ON. THE INFO., WE GOT LISTED WHITE POTATOES AS HIGH IN OXALATE AND A MODERATOR COMMENTED THAT WHITE POTATOES ARE 0 OXALATE. THIS IS 1 REASON I AM GOING ALMOST NUTS COOKING A WHOLE NEW WAY FOR MY HUSBAND. Dietitian Comment:Potatoes are considered high in oxalate with 27 mg oxalate for 100 grams (3-1/2 ounces).
winniepoo
Jun. 06, 2013 9:04 AM
We liked these. I doubled the black pepper, and we added Tabasco at the table.
mrspeel
Jun. 11, 2012 3:23 PM
These were good but a little bland. I didn't use any cheese so I don't know if that makes a difference, but it could use more spices. I used 1 lb russet potato which I grated. I ended up with enough potato for 9 or 10 but only enough egg for 7. Maybe using sausage instead of ham caused that.
sheilapolk
Oct. 15, 2010 5:28 AM
My mom loved these. She has no teeth so it worked very well for her. She even took them as a snack for her dialysis treatment.
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Sep. 29, 2010 1:19 PM
Someone asked for a vegetarian choice to substitute ham. Why not mushrooms? Moderator comment: Mushrooms are a great addition to replace the ham because they have a chewy texture similar to meat. The protein content will be 1 gram lower, phosphorus 129 mg and potassium increases to 318 mg with 1/2 cup mushroom pieces instead of ham.
bandito
Sep. 29, 2010 5:08 AM
I thought potatoes were high oxalate. If on a low sodium and low oxalate diet, should this potatoe recipe be avoided, or does the 4hr soak remedy that concern, or are potatoes not that high of oxalate? Moderator Comment: Sweet potatoes contain 56 mg oxalate per 100 gram serving. White potates have 0 mg oxalate so this should not be a concern.
foundry37
Sep. 28, 2010 7:03 PM
Sounds delicious! What's the best way to soak the hash browns? How much water? Moderator: Great question! Researchers recommend 10 times more water than potatoes, so 1 cup of potatoes requires 10 cups of water. See the DaVita.com article 'Lowering potassium in potatoes' to read about what the researchers did to reduce potassium in hash browns and how much difference it makes. http://www.davita.com/diet-and-nutrition/diet-basics/lowering-potassium-in-potatoes/a/2126.
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Mar. 23, 2010 1:03 PM
Haven't tried this one, but what about smoked salmon? Moderator response: Smoked salmon is much higher in sodium so would not be a good substitute in this recipe.
lewis1
Aug. 23, 2009 3:40 PM
This looks like a great recipe. What can I replace the ham with to keep it a vegetarian choice??