Potato tortilla
3
Points®
Total time: 1 hr 5 min • Prep: 30 min • Cook: 35 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Potato tortilla comes from the Spanish dish tortilla española which is a Spanish omelette. Our version is full of golden, crispy potatoes topped with broad beans, cottage cheese and bacon.


Ingredients
Potato(es)
400 g
Baby spinach
50 g
Shortcut bacon
125 g
Olive oil
2 tsp
Brown onion
1 small, finely chopped
Egg(s)
3 medium, lightly beaten
Frozen broad beans
170 g, (1 cup)
97% fat-free cottage cheese
250 g, (1¼ cups)
Instructions
1
Boil, steam or microwave potatoes until just tender. Drain. Transfer to a large bowl. Add spinach and set aside, covered, for 5 minutes or until spinach has wilted.
2
Meanwhile, finely chop half the bacon. Heat oil in a medium (22cm) non-stick ovenproof frying pan over medium heat. Cook onion and chopped bacon, stirring, for 5 minutes or until onion has softened. Transfer to bowl with potato mixture. Add eggs and stir to coat.
3
Thinly slice remaining bacon. Reheat same pan over medium-high heat. Cook sliced bacon, stirring, for 5 minutes or until browned. Transfer to a small bowl.
4
Reheat same pan over medium heat. Add potato mixture, pressing lightly to spread mixture over base of pan. Cook for 8–10 minutes or until base is golden and set.
5
Preheat grill on high. Grill tortilla for 5 minutes or until top is golden and set.
6
Meanwhile, boil, steam or microwave broad beans until just tender. Drain. Refresh under cold water and drain. Peel and discard skins. Combine beans, sliced bacon and cottage cheese in a bowl. Serve tortilla wedges topped with cottage cheese mixture.
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