An Eggs-traordinary Breakfast

Breakfast may be the most important meal of the day, but sometimes it can be the most boring meal too. On more than one occasion, Kashi just doesn’t cut it for me. Lumpy, plain oatmeal tends to be boring and lifeless in my bowl. So when I’m craving a breakfast with a bit more flare, I hunt for leftovers in my fridge.

Since my hubby and I are trying to incorporate more vegetarian dishes into our family dinner menu, one evening I served my family roasted veggies (slices of yellow squash and zucchini, whole baby bella mushrooms and red onions marinated in the juice of one lemon, ¼ cup olive oil, two cloves of garlic, salt pepper, ¼ tsp red pepper flakes and 1 tsp thyme) on a bed of couscous.

If you watched my recent vlog, you may already be familiar with my love of couscous because a serving size is ONE CUP. That’s a whole lot of little pasta balls to leave me feeling full. Throw some roasted veggies on top to make it a meal and I’m in vegetarian heaven.

Another night this week, I made my famous black beans.

Now you might be wondering what these two dishes have in common? Well, they’re two great tastes that taste great together. You see, yesterday morning, I had a bit of the breakfast blues where none of the usual low fat breakfasts would do. As I stared into my fridge for some inspiration, I spotted the eggs. But an egg by itself is so blah and I was craving something a bit more eggs-traordinary.

That’s when the black beans beckoned me. Then, the lovely leftover veggies spoke to me. They suggested I scramble an egg and toss in the beans and veggies. Next the stack of tortillas in the pantry rolled in because they wanted to go to the party in my tummy. So yummy. So yummy.

Seriously, this was so delicious that I ate a second one for lunch.

Now link up and see what If I Could Escape and Gone Bananas are serving for this week’s Friday Food Fight.

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About the author

Denise

From start to finish, Denise is Run DMT, a Tampa Bay homeschooling mom on the run trying to maintain an easy pace through it all between races and raising three beautiful, brilliant adultish kids (ages 23, 19, 14). In 2007, I discovered a passion for running and in February 2015, I completed my tenth marathon. I continue to train for a variety of races and even host annual 5K. In 2023, I became a certified group fitness instructor and teach P.E. in my homeschool co-op.

19 comments

Teresa says: 25 February, 2011 at 7:46 am

If you ate the same breakfast for lunch, it must have been really good! My eggs yesterday were scrambled with red bell pepper, diced green chilis and cheese. I’d love to try a roll up like yours with the black beans and raw or lightly sauteed veggies. Thanks for the inspiration!

gmomj says: 25 February, 2011 at 8:06 am

I love wraps. They are so easy to eat and have a certain fun factor.
Nicely written, I like your style.
Glad I found your blog.

Buckeroomama says: 25 February, 2011 at 8:17 am

This looks like something my little man will LOVE. He loves eggs of any kind, so I’m always on the lookout for recipes with eggs. 🙂

kirsty815 says: 25 February, 2011 at 11:14 am

You did a vlog? How’d I miss that? lol Looks scrummy! I will have to try it for sure! I’m always looking for breakfast alternatives!

Run DMT says: 25 February, 2011 at 11:20 am

Yes, I did! It’s pretty funny. I crack myself up! LOL

kyooty says: 25 February, 2011 at 2:17 pm

That looks so yummy!

Life with Kaishon says: 25 February, 2011 at 7:38 pm

I love couscous! Love it so much. Your breakfast burrito sounds splendid! : ) You are a very innovative in the kitchen.

Run DMT says: 26 February, 2011 at 9:11 am

I am going to print out your comment and post it on my fridge. I don’t think anyone has EVER called me “innovative in the kitchen”. That’s a first! LOL I guess I have come a long way with my culinary skills. Yo, I got mad kitchen skillz.