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
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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My favorite way to eat eggs is to fry them over easy.
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I don’t have a single favorite way to use eggs. I love omelets, plain boiled eggs, egg salad, deviled eggs and just about any other thing you could suggest. I like supporting family farms because they have the best, freshest products and are ethical owners.
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I love doing breakfast for dinner and making breakfast burritos! yum!
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My favorite way to eat eggs is in a mushroom cheese omelet!
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i love making breakfast sandwiches with fresh eggs
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I love them scrambled with eggs and cheese
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I love the eggs with cheese
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My hubby is the breakfast maker in my household on the weekends. I love his breakfast bake. We use organic eggs, cheddar cheese, fried potatoes, and veggie sausage in the bake. It is SO good!
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My favorite way to enjoy eggs is egg salad on croissants.
i love to get local fresh eggs when possible. They always taste the best! i like to put fried eggs on english muffins with avocado!
Eggs for breakfast is a tradition with bacon, bread and all the things that we have on holidays when the whole family is together.
We love making breakfast sandwiches!
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love to try it
I love soft boiled eggs
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. I really like making veggie omelets. My families favorite breakfast is when i make them taco omelets
I like scrambled eggs
When I know I am going to have a late night followed by an early morning I make myself an omelet with lots of cheese and veggies like mushrooms and onions. The protein helps carry me through the next day.
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My favorite way to enjoy eggs, is having them scrambled with my girls. Both love scrambled eggs, so I make it for them quite a bit.
My favorite way to enjoy eggs is deviled.
My favorite egg dish is scrambled eggs.
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eggs are my fav thing to have for breakfast!
I love my eggs scrambled
I enjoy scrambled eggs with salsa!
My favorite way to enjoy eggs is to fry an egg and put it on two pieces of bread. One slice of bread has to be buttered and the other has to have a little bit of yellow mustard. This makes a simple meal. My husband likes cheese and ketchup on his sandwich and he can eat more than one but no matter how you look at it this is a nutritious, inexpensive meal that tastes good!
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I enjoy eggs well done in any form day or night.
My son loves egg burritos so every morning I makes him and egg and c cheese burrito. I love Frittatas too. I have never made them but my step dad makes them all the time.
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I love a good Western omelet.
my favorite way is over easy- yum
I love making an egg sandwich.
I would much rather support small family farms because of the personal care that they show their animals. The animals are well fed and treated very well versus larger production farms where you see abuse and overcrowding often.
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I love eggs over medium.
My favorite way to eat eggs is in a cheese omelet.
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