There’s something special about a hot breakfast.
Forget Folger’s in my cup – I want eggs!
As someone who is continually unable to get out of the door on time, hot breakfasts aren’t exactly practical. This means food prep is especially important. And it has to be high protein – I need stay-power!
I bring you the Kabocha and Black Bean Frittata.
This savory breakfast bake is perfect to keep on hand and reheat quickly throughout the week. It’s packed with veggies, so you begin your day with a nutrient-rich breakfast. You can customize your veggie mix and spices to your liking. I was feeling Mexican.
Yo quiero desayuno.
What I really love about this frittata is how thick it is. You can add more egg if you want something more quiche-like, but I prefer the density. It feels like I’ve had a breakfast sandwich!
I would be remiss if I didn’t call out Heather’s MMAZ ingredient – squash! Of course I chose my favorite Kabocha; you could use anything here. Kabocha is strongly encouraged though – the hint of sweetness the kabocha adds is fabulous with the warm Mexican spices!
It was indeed marvelous. Check out more marvelous links on Katie’s blog!
Kabocha Squash & Black Bean Frittata
- Olive oil
- 1 C cubed kabocha squash, roasted
- ¼ cup diced red onion
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 C diced red bell pepper
- 1/2 C frozen kale (can use fresh)
- 1/2 C black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 C egg whites
- 1 T nutritional yeast
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 black pepper
- 1/4 tsp turmeric
- 1/4 tsp cayenne
- Fresh cilantro, to taste
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Spray or grease an oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, sauteing until beginning to turn translucent. Add red pepper, garlic, kale, kabocha, and beans and saute until tender, ~5 -6 mins.
Meanwhile, whisk together egg whites, nutritional yeast, and spices in a small bowl. Transfer veggies to the bowl, stirring to combine.
Grease you skillet again, then pour in the eggs and vegetables mixture.
Bake for 15-20 mins, until the center is firm and no longer jiggles when you move the pan.
Cool for 10 minutes. Can store for 4-5 day in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
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I’m on the road all week. Bring it on, hotel breakfast bar. I’m armed with protein, bro.
What is your favorite squash?
Do you prep breakfasts for the week? What do you make?
This looks PHENOMENAL!
Seriously, this looks amazing! Need to try this.
That looks really good. Now if I could figure out how to make it tofu
It would be an easy sub! I’d just add a bit of liquid and puree the tofu to replace egg!
This looks great!! Love frittatas.
hmmmm SQUASH IN MY ‘TTATA?
never ever ever ever even occurred to me.
and you know I LOVE MY ‘TTATAS!!!
Who doesn’t love tatas?!
I love Kabocha squash! I had the most amazing pizza in Maui with it along with red onion and crushed macadamia nuts. Bliss. I use mostly butternut however due to availability.
OMG – that sounds incredible!!!
Looks yummy. I’ve made some good stuff with calabaza squash
I love calabaza! It’s next on my list of favorites.
Okay, I am not really an egg person, but that genuinely does make me want to eat eggs! I am right there with you in that breakfasts need to be sustaining…..so why do I often have cereal then? Haha I am a hypocrite when it comes to that I guess….I cant give up my beloved cereal! Just means I snack earlier, but I NEED to make more breakfasts like this! I must try!
I love cereal too! I’ll sometimes ass protein power to the milk to bulk it up.
I love love frittatas! I make a huge one during Sunday food prep and eat them for lunches all week! Great recipe!
This looks great!!! SO many of my favorite foods all in one dish! Gotta love anything with kabocha
YUM!!! My favorite squash is spaghetti squash – so versatile! I have the same breakfast every morning – 2 fried eggs with a small slice of sourdough smeared with some avocado.
Every day?! That does sound good though. I love eggs in any form!
faaaaantastic! i don’t prep breakfasts for the week because my morning time is my “me” time and i love making breakfast hehe
I go about half and half. I wish I could get up earlier!
We had a frittata for dinner last night. Love kabocha squash and I bet the texture was fantastic in the frittata. I prep my breakfast each night and heat it up when I get to work (TVP Oats)
That’s smart! I need to do that more often.
I really have to get into squash.. never been my thing but I need to try…
Really?! It’s one of my favorite carbs.
i haven’t had kabocha in over a week. longest stretch of this winter without it, this certainly wanted me to get my butt in gear.
I’m definitely kabocha obsessed…yup, living up to the healthy living blogger stereotype
This looks so good!
You mixed all my favorite foods together! YUM! I am a repeat offender for breakfast with my protein oats and eggs, but I love breakfast for dinner so consider this done!
I still want to come have brinner at your house.
Heading over from the MMAZ linkup. This looks delicious! And healthy! I’ll definitely have to give this a try
Thank you, and thanks for stopping by!!!
Yum, this is perfect for my toddler too! He would probably eat the whole thing in one sitting!
Really?! You have a great eater. I was so picky as a kid!
Looks delicious, will have to give this a try!
Thank you! Please let me know what you think!
Me too! Bring on the eggs!!
I’m so pissed right now. I have known for more than a year that I shouldn’t eat eggs because they make me feel like death – headache and exhausted… Well, after a year of not eating them, I made that amazing frittata recipe for my blog, scraffed that puppy down, didn’t feel tired after 4 days… But then BAM, smacked in the face by a flying bus. I was convinced it was something else though, so I kept on adding a little egg white to my delicious pumpkin bake thingy ma-jiggy…….. But… I think I gotta stop. Cause I about died yesterday from deathly exhaustion. My point? This recipe makes me very very sad because I cannot eat it.
Eggs make you tired?! I’ve never heard of that! You could just make the veggie part… stir fry!
rio;haelfhahelerhuf I need this. Can I come over? lol
LOL! Please do!
frittata!!! tatas! boobs. balls. Yes, i just went there. But really , this look awesome as usual
Annnnnnd this is why I heart you. #balls
oh yum!!! we aren’t really bean people but this looks amazing -making us crave some black beans
Musical fruit!
When I arrived in Perth, I paid $16 for a slice of Frittata. Oh, Perth prices.
That sounds like Denmark. It was out of control!
Absolutely delicious frittata it looks full of everything
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
That first sentence made me think you made a mug frittata. Which I guess would be slightly possible since I have made eggs in a mug before. Except they exploded. Anyways…….this looks amazing, I was sold by kabocha.
I have had the same results doing that. Doh! You have to take it out and stir it half way through.
YUM … looks delicious! Love kabocha (you put “butternut” in the ingredients, btw) and I like that you gave this a Mexican twist. On the meal plan for next week! Good luck on the road this week :(.
Haha – fixed that. Thankyouverymuch.
I am eating this right now and it’s goooood. Thank you!!
oh man!! This looks so good!!! Can’t wait to have eggs again! I have so many recipes of yours that I want to make!!
This sounds so good! I would probably take it to work and eat it cold though, I love cold leftovers! These are pretty much all staples in my pantry, other than the red onion, so it would be super easy to prep for the week.
I ate some cold too! I am guilty of eating last night’s leftovers standing in the fridge door.
Squash and eggs….mmmmm. I’ve been making my breakfasts in the morning, since they are so quick. I’m actually moving away from food prep, as I found it was stressing me out.
That’s never good!
I saw that! Not prepping stresses me out… I think it’s the crazy hours I have to keep though. I’m at work til 7 or 8 most days!
Oh my this looks so tasty!! Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day but I don’t have to prep it because I have my routine down to a T. I may have to switch it up to work this baby in though!
Thanks!!! Let me know if you try it. I’m making more this week!
I hate it when my eggs giggle in the pan too.
I love this. I’m going to try and recreate it tomorrow morning with the last of my acorn squash. I was going to make muffins, but this is so much better. Plus I don’t need a stupid waffle maker.
My eggs think I’m very funny. So there.
I wouldn’t be surprised if your eggs danced the can-can.
Love this! I mean, how could I NOT?! Eggs, kabocha, spanglish?? All it needs is some cojita!
I need to get better about prepping one thing a week. It’s nice to just come home in the morning after my shift and not have to work for food! Or even better, if it’s already made, I can take it with me and eat it before even leaving the hospital! #winnerwinnereggsfordinner