Spanish tortilla with potatoes and chorizo

Spanish tortilla with potatoes and chorizo

Main dishes

A thick, baked omelette made with ground apples and chorizo, bound together with beaten eggs and milk: a simple dish, perfect served hot or cold.

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Spanish tortilla is a thick omelette that is typically made at home with simple ingredients. In this recipe, apples and chorizo are mixed into beaten eggs with milk before being baked in the oven.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodOven baking
  • Estimated cost$6.10 $1.53 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.87
  • $1.14
  • $2.00
  • $0.25
  • $0.54
  • $0.03
  • $0.27

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel the apples and the chorizo, then cut them into slices. ≈ 8 min
  2. Cook the apples and chorizo in olive oil in a covered frying pan until they are tender.
  3. Whisk the eggs with the milk, then season with salt and pepper. ≈ 4 min
  4. Arrange the apples and chorizo in a deep dish, preferably one made of earthenware. ≈ 3 min
  5. Pour over the egg and milk mixture. ≈ 3 min
  6. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C for 30 minutes.

The bill

Spanish tortilla with potatoes and chorizo

  • 5 to 6 medium-sized apples$1.87
  • 100 g of chorizo (or game sausage)$1.14
  • 5 eggs$2.00
  • 250 ml of milk$0.25
  • olive oil for cooking$0.54
  • salt$0.03
  • pepper$0.27

Total$6.10

that's $1.53 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 5 to 6 medium-sized apples
  • 100 g of chorizo (or game sausage)
  • 5 eggs
  • 250 ml of milk
  • olive oil for cooking
  • salt
  • pepper

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