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yellow squash, pepper, potato and ricotta layered bake, sliced on plate.
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Roasted Vegetable Frittata (Layered and Baked)

Roasted slabs of summer squash and yellow peppers are layered in a loaf pan with just the right amount of herby ricotta and egg and the slightest amount of sliced potato on top and bottom to create a perfectly textured and delicately flavored and uniquely layered frittata.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Vegetable Roasting15 minutes
Total Time1 hour 5 minutes
Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: American, European-inspired
Keyword: summer squash ricotta bake
Servings: 4 or 2 for a hungry main- see notes
Calories: 237kcal

Equipment

  • 1 sheet pan
  • 1 loaf pan

Ingredients

  • 2 yellow peppers
  • 2 medium summer squash
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 medium potatoes (purple if you can) or red skinned or Yukon gold
  • 4 oz feta cheese
  • 2 eggs (medium or large)
  • 1/2 cup ricotta part-skim or whole
  • 4 scallions a.k.a. green onions
  • 1/4 cup fresh dill
  • 1/4 cup flat-leaf parsley
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to broil.

Roast the Veggies

  • Wash, then cut the Summer Squash lengthwise into slices 1/4" or less (or use mandoline for thinner if you want). You don't want paper thin. See photos.
  • Cut yellow peppers in half, remove seeds, wash.
  • Wash potatoes and slice in 1/8-1/4" slices from the whole (or half the potatoes first if they are as big as a fist, with the goal being thinnish slices that will fit in the loaf pan as a layer easily).
  • Place pepper halves, cut side down on sheet pan, and lay summer squash pieces on sheet pan as well, so there is no overlap of vegetables
  • Toss veggies with olive oil (may not need entire tablespoon). You just want to use your hands to rub oil all over the veggies but they only need a very light coating and if you want you don't have to add any, but they may stick to pan, depending on the type of pan.
  • Roast under broiler (2nd row down from top) for approximately 15 minutes until you see some charring on the peppers. Let cool. Change oven temp to 425.
  • pull off what yellow pepper skin comes off easily (but no need to be fussy).

Mix Ricotta mixture

  • Whisk eggs, ricotta and half of the herbs and scallions together

Layer the ingredients in the loaf pan

  • Spray pan with a tad of olive oil, more so if using glass (I used no-stick pan).
  • Lay one layer of potato slices and 2 oz of feta, then a sprinkle of scallion and herbs.
  • Start alternating layers of summer squash, egg/ricotta, yellow pepper, egg/ricotta twice, ending with egg/ricotta. Top with final layer of feta and potato
  • Bake in 425 degree oven for 30 min. I placed under broiler for a couple minutes to get a browner top. You can choose what you like.

Notes

Amount: You can double the ingredients for a layered bake that will reach to the top of the loaf pan, and serve 4 as a main. It will need to cook for closer to an hour. I wanted to keep the recipe small batch size, to encourage doing this for a weeknight versus thinking of it as a big undertaking, which it is not. Also, it already requires 2 squash and 2 peppers which is a lot of vegetables!

Nutrition

Calories: 237kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 123mg | Sodium: 390mg | Potassium: 579mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin C: 137mg | Calcium: 259mg | Iron: 2mg | Magnesium: 43mg | Net Carbohydrates: 10g