Vegan Potato Frittata [Breakfast Casserole]

Combining a silken tofu base with shredded potato (or hashbrowns) and the added veggie and protein fillings of your selection for a plant-based nutrient and protein-packed baked vegan potato frittata (aka vegan breakfast casserole!). Make forward & freezer pleasant!

What Is A Vegan Frittata?

A conventional frittata is an Italian egg-based dish, much like an omelette, however often a lot thicker, served open moderately than folded over, and loaded with fillings, like greens and/or proteins. This vegan frittata recipe (additionally thought of a vegan breakfast casserole), although, is 100% egg and dairy-free but nonetheless splendidly fluffy, hearty, and tremendous satisfying. How? With a silken tofu and cornstarch ‘egg’ base that bakes up fluffy and egg-like, and a hearty potato and vegetable filling.   

Together with your selection of fillings, based mostly on what’s in season and in your kitchen, this straightforward make-ahead tofu breakfast is well adaptable and ideal for having fun with at a Sunday brunch, over the vacations, and on particular events. However additionally it is easy sufficient to get pleasure from as a fast, wholesome meal-prep possibility at any time when. 

For this model, we’ve made it right into a budget-friendly scrumptious vegan breakfast casserole frittata, combining shredded potato with spinach and tomatoes because the filling. Nevertheless, preserve studying for loads of non-compulsory add-ins and recipe variations.

Why You’ll Love This Vegan Frittata Recipe

In the event you aren’t already satisfied. Right here’s a round-up of why this vegan breakfast casserole/frittata recipe is a must-try:

• This vegan eggless bake is fast and straightforward to arrange
• Made out of cheap, pantry-friendly substances
• Virtually endlessly versatile—and a fantastic ‘filter the fridge’ recipe
• Filled with protein, fiber, and vitamins
• Filling and comforting to maintain you happy for longer
• Meal-prep pleasant and shops, freezes, and reheats fantastically
• Low-fuss sufficient to get pleasure from mid-week, at household brunches & particular events
• Dairy-free, gluten-free, egg-free, low fats, WFPB, and many others.
• Benefit from the vegan eggless bake for breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner

The Substances and Substitutes

There are two primary ‘components’ to this vegan frittata recipe; the ‘egg’ and the ‘filling.’ Nevertheless, even mixed, this recipe incorporates lower than a dozen easy, easy-to-find, cheap, and largely pantry-friendly substances.

• Potatoes: Use medium all-purpose potatoes, like Yukon Gold potatoes. Russets may also work on this potato frittata.
• Silken tofu: This comfortable silken tofu has a custardy consistency and helps to imitate the consistency and refined taste of egg within the vegan frittata. New to tofu? Check out this guide!
• Aromatics: Use a mixture of onions (yellow) and garlic for taste.
• Mustard: For refined depth (and colour). We love utilizing Dijon mustard, however common yellow mustard works in a pinch.
• Seasonings: This dairy-free frittata recipe makes use of a mixture of turmeric (for colour greater than taste), smoked paprika, and salt.
• Nutritional yeast: Will add a refined umami depth that’s nutty/’tacky’ and an eggy yellow colour.
• Cornstarch: This works as a thickener to assist the eggless frittata ‘set’ when baked. Arrowroot starch might also work.

Chickpea flour is one other nice ‘secret ingredient’ utilized in vegan eggy recipes like crepes, omelettes, and frittatas. Nevertheless, it might require barely extra to work the identical as a starch.

• Veggies: There are many veggies you would select from so as to add as a filling on this vegan breakfast casserole. Nevertheless, this time, we used spinach (kale or chard would additionally work) and tomatoes (both halved cherry tomatoes or slices of bigger tomatoes).

The Add-ins and Variations:

• Kala Namak: Whereas this isn’t totally budget-friendly, if you have already got some in your pantry, a pinch (about ½ tsp) of this sulphury ingredient offers the vegan tofu frittata extra of a conventional ‘eggy’ taste. It’s the ‘secret ingredient’ for a lot of vegan eggy dishes.
• Different veggies: So long as they’ll cook dinner pretty shortly, the kind of veggies used on this vegan frittata recipe are tremendous versatile, like:
  • Peas
  • Sweetcorn
  • Zucchini (pre-cooked to take away extra liquid)
  • Broccoli (shredded)
  • Bell peppers
  • Carrot (shredded)
  • Mushrooms
  • Asparagus
  • Leek
  • Chilies (finely sliced—for warmth and taste)
  • Black beans (for extra protein)

It is best to pre-cook the veggies with the onion, to launch extra liquid and make them tender-crisp, earlier than including them to the tofu ‘egg’ combination.

• Herbs: Select herbs based mostly on the veggies you add to the vegetable frittata. Thyme, oregano, basil, and many others.
• Vegan cheese: If in case you have some and desire a ‘cheesier’ vegan breakfast casserole, sprinkle it excessive (or combine it into the potato tofu combination).
• Vegan ‘meat’: Like vegan sausage and/or vegan bacon, cooked and chopped up, for a extra plant protein-based breakfast casserole.

Learn how to Make a Vegan Potato Frittata

Comply with only a handful of low-maintenance steps to arrange this vegan potato eggless bake with minimal hands-on prep.

Maintain scrolling to the recipe card for the whole checklist of substances and recipe directions.

• 1) First, preheat the oven to 400F/205C. In the meantime, wash, peel, dry, and shred the potatoes, cube the onion, and mince the garlic. Then, cook dinner the shredded potato in a pan/skillet with water (about 2 cups) till comfortable.

• 2) Drain extra water, transferring the potato again to the pan, and add the diced onion, cooking it for 3-4 minutes or till translucent.

• 3) Switch the silken tofu, garlic, mustard, and all of the spices to a meals processor or blender and course of till principally easy.

• 4) Then, pour it into the pan with the potato combination and blend it in together with the spinach (chopped). Subsequent, unfold the combination right into a baking dish (about 9×13-inches) after which prime it with the tomatoes.

A big oven-safe skillet would additionally work for this vegan frittata recipe.

• 5) Lastly, bake the tofu frittata for an hour, then enable it to take a seat for about 10 minutes earlier than slicing it into parts and serving it scorching. Take pleasure in!

Take pleasure in a slice of the vegan breakfast casserole/frittata alone, topped with some salsa, avocado slices, or scorching sauce, and/or served alongside roasted veggies or a light-weight leafy green salad. We love having fun with a slice at breakfast/brunch alongside a creamy smoothie or fresh juice.

Recipe Notes and Ideas

• Get inventive with the fillings: Use what veggies you need to hand and even pre-cooked leftovers to create totally different variations every time.
• Go away it to chill barely: Whereas I favor this vegan eggless bake heat, from the oven, permitting it to take a seat for 10 minutes offers it time to set additional because it cools.
• For mini frittata bites: Divide the combination into muffin pans as an alternative of a single massive dish. Cut back the baking time accordingly.

FAQs

Storage and Reheating Instructions

Enable the vegan breakfast frittata to chill after which switch it to the fridge both within the dish (tightly wrapped with plastic wrap) or sliced and transferred to an hermetic container. Retailer this manner for 3-4 days.

Alternatively, enable it to chill fully, switch it to freezer-safe baggage/containers and freeze for as much as 2 months. Enable a portion to thaw within the fridge in a single day earlier than gently reheating it within the microwave (or bigger quantities within the oven at 350F/175C).  

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Photographs by Alfonso Revilla

Vegan Potato Frittata [Breakfast Casserole]

Stephanie Lundstrom

Combining a silken tofu base with shredded potato (or hashbrowns) and the added veggie and protein fillings of your selection for a plant-based nutrient and protein-packed baked vegan potato frittata (aka vegan breakfast casserole!). Make forward & freezer pleasant!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook dinner Time 1 hr 10 minutes

Whole Time 1 hr 25 minutes

Course Breakfast

Delicacies American

Servings 6 servings

Energy 149 kcal

• Preheat the oven to 400 levels F.

• Cook dinner shredded potatoes in a pan with water till they soften. Then add diced onion and cook dinner till translucent.

• Add the silken tofu, garlic, mustard, turmeric, paprika, salt, dietary yeast, and cornstarch right into a meals processor or blender and course of till principally easy.

• Combine into potatoes then unfold right into a baking dish including chopped spinach. Prime with tomato slices.

• Bake for 1 hour and serve scorching.

Add all of the veggies you want! They are going to add a lot of colour and texture to the dish.

• Get inventive with the fillings: Use what veggies you need to hand and even pre-cooked leftovers to create totally different variations every time.
• Go away it to chill barely: Whereas I favor this vegan eggless bake heat, from the oven, permitting it to take a seat for 10 minutes offers it time to set additional because it cools.
• For mini frittata bites: Divide the combination into muffin pans as an alternative of a single massive dish. Cut back the baking time accordingly.

Energy: 149kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 7gFats: 2gSaturated Fats: 0.3gPolyunsaturated Fats: 1gMonounsaturated Fats: 0.3gSodium: 519mgPotassium: 746mgFiber: 4gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1102IUVitamin C: 28mgCalcium: 55mgIron: 2mg

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