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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I love using eggs in quiches an frittatas too!! I strongly support small farms too because you can really trust where you are getting your produce, meats, and dairy..
I love eggs poached over a bed of sautéed kale or spinach with avocado and lots of hot sauce. So delicious.
I love making omelettes! My roommate is making a frittata for us for dinner on Thursday 🙂
I eat eggs almost every morning for breakfast. It usually consists of an omelet filled with veggies or a quiche filled with veggies. I always try to buy eggs locally; they’re fresher and it’s important to support local farmers.
i fry up two eggs every morning and put them over veggies & meat
I love eggs! I have poached or over-hard eggs for breakfast most mornings.
I looove over easy eggs to dip buttered toast in the yolks!
Eggs Benedict!
Just good ‘ole dunky eggs and whole wheat toast for dippin’! 🙂
I enjoy my eggs the plain old scrambled way, doesn’t get any better 🙂
On weekends omelettes are the best! During the week, scrambled with cheese is quicker!
Supporting small farms is important to me because I honor the work the farmers do, and appreciate the nutrition it’s providing me!
I love all eggs but fried on toast might be my favorite if I was forced to pick!
I love soft boiled eggs with veggies and toast for dipping!
After seeing so many documentaries about poor living conditions for chickens and other animals, I try to buy products that are organic and humane.
am obsessed with eggs and will eat them multiple times a day. Love egg burritos with lots of salsa.
Love eggs a lot of ways – but over easy and scrambled are favorites. I have had Pete & Gerry’s eggs before and they are delicious.
My favorite way to eat eggs is scrambled with veggies and a side of turkey bacon! Yum!
I love to make egg scrambles with lots of veggies and sausage from Whole Foods.
Nothing beats a great omelette!
I love eating my eggs over hard, on toast with jelly!
Sunny side up on toast with peppers and cheese!
I love using eggs as a sauce- sunny side up on top of roasted roots or greens makes a delicious topper, especially when you add cheese! I buy from a co-op that also gets free-range and organic which makes them all the more yellow and delicious!
I love smashing up avocado, spreading it on toast, and then topping it with an over easy egg!
Hi Julie!
I am definitely a quiche person. We actually raise chickens, free range, at my family’s home. I think it’s really important to know how the animals that become your food are treated, and I can feel good about the eggs we eat at home because I know what the chickens eat and that they are treated well!
Eggs, potatoes, and butternut squash hash was eaten this morning and it was amazing!
I made an easy egg dish this morning for breakfast! It’s like an egg burrito bowl! one scrambled egg, mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup of brown rice, and 2 slices of turkey bacon. It was awesome! I wish I would have had some vegetables to add!
I love to sautee some spinach and garlic, and then add eggs or egg whites with cheese! Of course there needs to be plenty of toast. Yum!
We love to eat scrambled eggs for dinner. Kid-friendly, healthy, yummy, and cheap (even getting organic, free-range, it is still cheaper than meat protein)! Eggs are a frugal mama’s best friend! 🙂
My favorite way to enjoy eggs is cooked overeasy, then put on top of a slice of toast with avacado! It is important to me to support small farms that raise their chickens in a clean, safe & natural environment because I care about animals & want them to be treated humanely!
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Omelettes!
Sunny side up with sauteed spinach, mushrooms, and onions on the side (+ a mug of coffee!)
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That looks so tasty! Im definitely going to be trying this!
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This looks so delicious!
I love making frittatas on Sundays to have ready during the week, and also when I have guests over for breakfast! I make a yummy one with carmelized onions, zucchini & roasted red peppers. This company sounds great!
i love loaded veggie omelettes or drippy yolked fried eggs!
I am pregnant and can’t get enough of jalapeños, so I start each morning with an English muffin topped with two eggs, jalapeño cream cheese and a slice of tomato. Mmmmm… Heaven!
I love a fried over easy egg on buttered english muffin or homemade bread!
I am not a huge egg fan, but I do love frittatas or banana/egg protein pancakes.
I love omelettes!!
I Love Poaching eggs to make eggs Benedict! It’s my favorite way to eat eggs!
I absolutely am in love with eggs for breakfast. I have a scramble, or hard boiled eggs pretty often.
This looks fantastic though.
I make a delicious onion, corn & bacon quiche.
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I love egg salad as well as deviled eggs.
Definitely Eggs Benny! My favorite!
love to have a over easy egg on avocado toast!
Quiches are my favorite way to enjoy eggs! Yum!!
I moved out of NYC to suburban PA as I was going into 4th grade. My mom asked how I would remember my bus stop and I mentioned the big pile of wood chips. She cautioned they might not always be there, I replied “But MoooooMmmmm, we live in th country now!!”
The pile was there while I needed it, but now it has been gone for decades. When we got there, we had farms on three sides of our development….now – no farms, LOTS of house (of course, same roadsystem…) That’s why I support local farms….we have some where we are now and would hate to dee it disapear