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Mexican Breakfast Scramble with Peppers and Black Beans

So I had every intention of making omelets with all the fixings you see here last night. Then I remembered that we had a makeup soccer game. So I scratched the omelet idea (because they take longer to make!) and went with a scramble instead. All the same ingredients…just as delicious outcome!

Perfect way to use some peppers from the garden or farmer’s market. I only used green pepper…but you could use red, yellow, orange, hot, mild…whatever floats your pepper boat.

Or whatever you have on hand or in the garden!

(Couple notes about this breakfast scrambles…I use 2 eggs per person when making scrambled eggs. My boys LOVE eggs…and this seems to be our “magic egg number.” Also, I cooked up a bag of dried black beans because I didn’t have any cans. And because it’s cheaper that way!)

Mexican Breakfast Scramble with Peppers and Black Beans

Delicious flavors in a simple scramble!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Servings - 4 servings

Ingredients 

  • 10 eggs
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 onion, chopped
  • 1 green pepper, chopped
  • 1 tsp minced garlic
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 cups black beans
  • 1 cup shredded cheese, cheddar or pepper jack for some kick (omitted for the kids)
  • Fresh fruit

Instructions

  • In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs and milk...with the salt and pepper.
  • In a large skillet, heat the olive oil and saute the onion, peppers, garlic with a pinch of ground cumin.
  • Once the onions are opaque, stir in the eggs and scramble them with the veggies.
  • Top with the black beans and shredded cheese.
  • Prepare fruit. If I'd had an avocado on hand, I would have served that with this instead of fruit 🙂
  • Serve Mexican Breakfast Scramble with Peppers and Black Beans, and fresh fruit...or avocado!

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