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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It’s really important to me to buy eggs that are organic from places that treat their chickens humanely because I love animals and can’t stand the thought of eating something that came from suffering.
Hard boiled in a sabich sandwich with eggplant and hummus in a pita. Sooo good
I like to make over easy eggs for breakfast
Anytime I can be a cruelty-free consumer, I am all about it. I appreciate this local farm and all they are doing! Thank you, Julie and Pete & Gerry’s.
I love a good drippy egg in toast with avocado! So easy and always delicious!
I love over-medium eggs with some toast to dip 🙂
I eat egg on an english muffin at least 4 days a week. I’d love to try organic eggs!
Eggs are one of my grocery items that I a willing to pay a lot for to get a quality product. Hands down there is a significant difference in the eggs and I feel so much better about what I am eating when I know how it it produced.
i love making egg, spinach, and hummus wraps for lunch! i always buy cage-free eggs – these eggs look delicious and i love that they’re from a small farm, as well. 🙂
I enjoy supporting several small family farms because they prioritize the quality of lives of their animals, the sustainability of the environment, and the local economy 🙂 And food from the farm just tastes so gosh darn yummy! (Also, I had some awesome eggs scrambled with ricotta on super fresh sourdough at a restaurant the other day, and that is my new all-time favorite egg experience.)
We buy organic eggs almost every week! I love making cheesy eggs for breakfast, or a delicious mushroom quiche for lunch!
tweet: https://twitter.com/ElenaIstomina/status/532222206776848385
I like scrambled eggs with a little cheese and salsa!
Omelets!
Love my eggs on a piece of toast with avocado and tomato !
POACHED EGGS with buttery toast!
I tweeted about the giveawway: https://twitter.com/FlowersandDust/status/532223322768302080
Several times a week I will scramble eggs with whatever veggie sounds good and eat it over avocado toast! YUM
I LOVE eggs! My favorite is frying up an egg over a bunch of veggies with a side of buttered toast. mmm! Small farms are a great source of fresh produce and meat!
My favorite way to eat eggs is a quiche. My favorite is spinach and sundried tomatoes, but I love all different vegetables in it!
I love baked eggs. I literally eat them every morning!
I love an easy over egg on a piece of toast with avocado. Simple and delicious! I always by organic and grass fed eggs for extra nutrition but knowing that these come from a cage free and happy home provides me with piece of mind, as though I was raising these hens in my own backyard!
Egg sandwich with bacon and cheese are my favorite!
Are you using your new photo box? It looks great! I love making my own version of an “Egg McMuffin” using Milton’s English Muffins and Cage-Free eggs from Safeway. After watching Food, Inc. I want to try and support local farmers as much as possible!
My new favorite breakfast is the crispy egg! I put olive oil on a pan and wait until the pan is sizzling hot, then crack two eggs right on top. I cook until the bottom layer becomes crispy like a potato chip, and then remove the 2 eggs from the pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, then serve with some guacamole and garlic hot sauce. I highly recommend it! I always tell my boyfriend how the edges taste like fried chicken. 😉
I forgot to mention not to flip the egg! So the yolks are left perfectly oozy. 🙂
I love runny eggs over toast!
I love to eat hardboiled eggs over avocado toast!
I love a good old hardboiled egg – it makes a great snack and is quick and easy.
i make frittatas all the time and love them. but for a special treat, making an omelet on the weekend is a blast!
love making egg “muffins” with some veggies and sausage.
I love scrambled eggs with spinach, cheese and avocado!
I love my grandma’s scrambled eggs! They are my favorite!
Scrambled with American cheese in a whole wheat wrap! Salsa, greek yogurt, and avo on the side 🙂
Scrambled eggs with loads of veggies mixed in is one of my favorite go-to meals!
I love toast, eggs and avocado drizzled with lemon oil!!
Scrambled eggs with cheese and onions and tomatoes – can’t beat it!
I love over easy eggs on toast!
Two words – breakfast burrito!
My little girl and I eat fresh eggs every morning from my father in law’s chickens. They taste so much better than store eggs!!!!
Veggie omelets are our staple dinner for busy nights! I always try to buy our eggs from local farms if I can.
I buy Pete & Gerry’s eggs all the time! I love making a frittata because there are so many combinations you can create.
Oh my gosh, I love eggs! My absolute favourite breakfast (let’s get real, lunch or dinner too) is a fried egg on whole wheat toast with smashed avocado, salt and pepper. Delicious and so satisfying!
I love soft boiled eggs with runny yolks!
Cage free eggs are the only way to go. I like drippy eggs with toast!
I love egg white oatmeal for breakfast! So delicious and satisfying.
Since becoming a vegetarian, humane animal treatment has been on the fore front of my mind. Watching what people to do to animals of any kind simply because they know they’ll be dead soon is extremely heart breaking (I also don’t understand why they think it’s acceptable for a chicken or cow, but not for a dog. It shouldn’t be acceptable period). Although I don’t eat meat and as of late, I’ve been cutting back on my dairy consumption, I will always be in support of local farms who raise their animals with love & respect, regardless of their timely death – who also find importance in feeding them with ingredients that will eventually get passed down to us humans.
I love hard boiled egg and when I remember to make a bunch at the beginning of the week, i am so happy! I also love an egg sandwich with cheese!!
I was vegan for two years until I moved to an area that had a plethora of local farmers. Now I buy my animal products from someone who KNOWS MY NAME! How cool is that?
I’m vegan but still a big fan of having sustainable egg options available!
I love hard boiled egg white, salsa, and avocado open faced on toast. YUM!!