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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I love making veggie scramble with veggies on hand then add scrambled egg, cheese and avocado. Eat with a tortilla!
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How can you not have bacon with your eggs wrapped in a flour tortilla with cheddar cheese on top a hashbrown.
My favorite way to use eggs is to make Chorizo and egg Breakfast Burritos
I think I eat them scrambled more than any other way !
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I think my favorite way to enjoy eggs would be egg salad or on a biscuit! Yum.
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I like my eggs scrambled.
I love that the prompt has a thought provoking question such as why we should support small family farms that know how to properly care for their hens. I don’t eat meat because I have a problem with the way we treat livestock as if they are a product rather than a living organism. unfortunately I still support these malpractices through eggs because I need the protein and nutrition these easily provide. I love eating organic locally grown eggs.
I love small family farms because they are independently owned and operated. I like knowing that the farmers know their livestock or their produce and take pride in living the farming lifestyle and feeding themeselves and others with the bounty of the Earth.
Small producers can ensure their flock is healthy and a healthy hen produces good, safe and fresh eggs for us to enjoy!
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in an omelet with ham & cheese! =)
I tweeted! =)
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My favorite way to enjoy eggs is chorizo & egg burritos
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I love a toasted egg salad sandwich.
i enjoy eggs in a cheese omelet
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Sunny-side up =)
I love deviled eggs.
I like to use eggs in omelets and custard.
my fav. is using 4 eggs in a greased heated skillet with spinach, mushrooms, onions, hot sauce, cheese an corn bread mix then baked after smoked saug. is cut into circles and added to mix
I like eating eggs in an omelet with veggies and cheese. I support family farms because I trust them to produce fresh, healthful food in a humane manner.
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I enjoy eggs many ways. Perhaps my favorite is quiche.
Deviled Eggs are my favorite way to enjoy eggs.
I love having eggs on pretty much everything! Fried eggs over hash browns or pancakes… or even fried eggs on cheeseburgers or over rice 🙂 YUMMM! I think it’s awesome to support local family farms that give the chickens a natural environment. I always appreciate ethical treatment of animals. It makes me feel a lot better about the food I buy 🙂
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I like to use eggs in omelets.
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I like a homemade egg sandwich on an English muffin.
My favorite way to enjoy eggs is in a blueberry coffee cake from scratch. It is very important for your community and your health to buy local and organically.
My favorite way to enjoy eggs is in a broccoli quiche!
I grew up with Friday nights being frittata night. Mom would use up most of the left over in the frittata, it would be different every week … now we get most of our eggs locally ….our local egg lady will deliver to my in laws home for 5 family’s and we all pick them up there (and my in laws get to see everyone at least once a week)
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I love scrambled eggs
I love eggs with veggies and cheese! Need butter toasted and coffee too!
I love ham & cheese omelets
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My favorite ways to enjoy eggs are in breakfast tacos or a skillet with alot of meat and vegetables
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I love soft boiled eggs over rye toast cubes.
I love bacon and cheese omelets.
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I enjoy eating scrambled eggs for breakfast.
ahh we have chickens so we love our eggs and so does everyone else, dippy eggs in our house
My favorite ways to enjoy eggs is cheesy scrambled eggs top with crumbled bacon
I enjoy omelettes (ham & cheese)
I love to make different types of quiche with eggs. Yummy so good.