Last weekend Ryan’s good friend Ben was in town. We went out to eat a lot during his visit, so by the time Sunday morning rolled around, we were in the mood to eat breakfast at home. I ended up preparing a fiesta frittata that we all greatly enjoyed. It’s packed with vegetables, delicious and quite filling!
A few weeks ago, I agreed to try out a sample of Pete & Gerry’s organic eggs through a campaign with BlogHer and put them to use in this frittata.
The family farms that supply the eggs sold by the Pete & Gerry’s are all Certified Humane® meaning the hens that produce the eggs will always have ample space and shelter in clean, well-ventilated barns, gentle handling (to limit stress), freedom to live like hens do naturally, nutritious high-quality feed free of antibiotics or hormones and continuous access to fresh water.
Without a doubt the eggs elevated the flavor and made the frittata taste incredibly fresh. And we all felt good about eating eggs that are certified organic and come from cage-free hens.
To amp up the flavor of the frittata even more, I added some of my favorite flavorful fresh veggies and incorporated black beans and whole grain rice into the dish to make it taste a little heartier since it was supposed to feed me and two hungry guys!
Fiesta Frittata
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Fiesta Frittata
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Category: breakfast, recipes
- Cuisine: Breakfast
Description
This Frittata is packed with vegetables, delicious and quite filling!
Ingredients
- 6 Pete & Gerry’s organic eggs
- 1/2 can black beans (rinsed and drained)
- 1/2 cup brown rice
- 1/2 cup shredded cheese
- 1/2 small yellow onion, diced
- 1/2 tomato, diced
- 1/2 large bell pepper, diced
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon butter or olive oil
- Optional toppings: Avocado slices, pico de gallo, salsa, plain Greek yogurt
Instructions
- Whisk eggs together in a large bowl. Add black beans through garlic salt.
- In a large skillet, heat butter (or olive oil) on low to medium heat. Pour in egg mixture.
- Cook on low to medium heat until eggs begin to set (approximately 15 minutes.)
- Reduce heat to low and cover with a lid until the top of the frittata fully sets.
- Slice immediately and serve with desired toppings. Enjoy!
We topped the frittata with avocado and thought it was fabulous! Next time I’ll also try serving it with pico de gallo and a spoonful of plain Greek yogurt.
If you decide to give this recipe a go, I hope you enjoy it as much as we did in our house!
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Sunny sided up with hash browns and english muffins with strawberry jam.
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I enjoy eggs daily by making all kinds of omelets
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I love to eat egg salad and deviled eggs.
Our favorite way to have eggs is we always love them as omelets stuffed with cheese and veges!
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i like scrambled egg.
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I made an egg sandwich this morning: toast, two eggs scrambled, thin sharp cheddar, and bacon. Mmm.
I LOVE a fried egg on wheat toast with cheddar cheese, guac, and salsa!
I love making breakfast sandwiches with eggs, bacon, and cedar cheese!
I love small family farms because they care about the animals and the people they are producing items for. It’s also lovely to see people live their dream and succeed.
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I love making vegetable quiche! Lots of spinach and mushrooms and I’m in heaven. I’m so tempted to acrually add a pie crust bc I think I really eat it just for the crust. Soooo good!!
Luckily for me, there’s a small farm right down the road that sells fresh eggs! And what wonderful eggs they are. It makes me feel good to know that the chickens are happy and healthy, and that by buying my eggs there, I help that family support themselves. My favorite ways to use their eggs is in ways that the lovely egg flavor shines through, like in popovers, quiche, and omelettes.
I shared your Fiesta Frittata recipe and the Pete & Gerry’s promotion on Twitter:
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Thank you!
I adore eggs and would gladly switch to local and well managed farms when buying eggs. I like eggs for dinner and lunch as well as breakfast.
Supporting family farms is important to me because I want to know where my food comes from and how it was raised!
Thanks for the chance to win!
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I eat eggs for breakfast every day. For me, I don’t think animals should be treated any other way. And that includes the chickens producing our eggs.
I eat an egg almost every day! I love eggs bc they’re super satisfying and my whole family can enjoy them!
love them sunny side up
Oh MY! I love eggs anyway I can get them!
I enjoy eggs daily by making all kinds of omelets and quiches.
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I love fried egg in a sandwich or burger!
I love a mushroom and cheese omelette.
thank you
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I use eggs in many ways… over easy, omelets, flan… I also do an easy side dish, can of peas and carrots, 3 eggs, all in the skillet, salt, pepper & a tiny bit of nutmeg, mix it all up and it’s done in like 3-4 minutes. I love supporting small farms.I do agree that facilities need to be kept clean. Healthy hens make healthy eggs 🙂
I love scrambled eggs. I’d rather support farmers than eggs that come from a factory.
My favorite way to enjoy eggs is to make a Chile Relleno with eggs, cheese, and green chiles
CAGE-FREE AND SUNNY SIDE UP!
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Local farms always give me fresher eggs!
I love poached eggs on toast.
I like to make omelets with eggs and also enjoy deviled eggs.
my favorite way to enjoy eggs is scrambled
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Omelets are my favorite way to eat eggs.
I love scrambled eggs!
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I like making an egg hash brown casserole for my family. They love covering it in white country gravy!
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My two favorite ways to eat eggs is in omlets and fried egg sandwiches.
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I like french toast
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I love scrambled eggs— and also egg salad sandwiches! Yummy.
We love eggs served on an english muffin with cheese, ham and onions.