Egg & Black Bean Breakfast Skillet

Name: Egg & Black Bean Breakfast Skillet
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 28 min
Ingredients: 3 Egg, cracked; 220 g Black bean, cooked, drained, and rinsed; 160 g Pepper, diced; 30 g Cheese, grated; 1 tsp Cumin, ground; 1 tbsp Olive oil; ¼ tsp Salt; ¼ tsp Black pepper, ground

Egg & Black Bean Breakfast Skillet · ready in 28 min · 2 servings · 404 kcal per serving · easy · 8 ingredients

A hearty skillet inspired by Southwest flavors, where cumin scented black beans, peppers, eggs, and melted cheese become a filling morning meal.

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 18 min
Total: 28 min
Serves: 2
kcal: 404
Difficulty: easy

Breakfast Quick (30 min or less)Vegetarian Gluten-free

A QiMeal recipe · Updated 3 October 2026

Ingredients · 2 servings

3Egg, cracked
220 gBlack bean, cooked, drained, and rinsed
160 gPepper, diced
30 gCheese, grated
1 tspCumin, ground
1 tbspOlive oil
¼ tspSalt
¼ tspBlack pepper, ground

Equipment

stovetop, 25 cm skillet, lid, spatula, bowl, knife, cutting board, measuring spoon, grater, serving plate

Instructions

Gather ingredients
Gather measured ingredients, a 25 cm skillet, lid, spatula, bowl, knife, board, measuring spoon, and grater before heating the pan. · 5 min
What to look for: All ingredients and tools are within reach.
Heat skillet
Heat olive oil in the skillet over medium heat until it shimmers, then tilt the pan to coat the base evenly. · 1 min
What to look for: The oil looks glossy and moves easily across the pan.
Soften pepper
Add diced pepper and salt, then cook, stirring often, until the pieces soften and show light browned edges. · 5 min
What to look for: The pepper is glossy, softened, and lightly browned at the edges.
Season beans
Stir in black beans, cumin, and black pepper, then cook until the beans are hot and the seasoning smells toasted. · 3 min
What to look for: The beans are steaming and coated with cumin speckled oil.
Make egg wells
Press 3 shallow wells into the bean mixture, crack in the eggs, and keep the whites inside the wells as much as possible. · 2 min
What to look for: Each egg sits in a small nest of beans and peppers.
Cook eggs
Cover the skillet and cook over medium low heat until the whites set and the yolks stay glossy, or continue for firm yolks. · 5 min
What to look for: The whites are opaque and the yolks are still shiny for a soft finish.
Melt cheese
Sprinkle grated cheese over the beans, cover again, and cook until the cheese melts into small creamy pools. · 2 min
What to look for: The cheese is melted and lightly glossy.
Serve hot
Serve the skillet hot, dividing the beans, peppers, melted cheese, and eggs evenly between 2 warm plates. · 2 min
What to look for: Each plate has saucy beans, soft peppers, melted cheese, and egg.

Nutrition (per serving)

kcal	404
Protein	24 g
Carbohydrates	32 g
of which sugars	4 g
Fat	20 g
of which saturated	7 g
Fibre	11 g
Sodium	762 mg

Nutri-ScoreA

Allergens

Contains: eggs, milk

Storage and reheating

Fridge: up to 2 days
Freezer: not recommended
Reheat covered in a skillet over low heat with 1 tbsp water until steaming, though the yolks will become firm.

Ingredient substitutions

Egg

Black bean: Use extra cooked black bean only if avoiding egg, though the skillet will no longer have set egg wells.

Black bean

Egg: Use only when beans are unavailable, recognizing that fiber and the defining bean character will drop.

Pepper

Black pepper: Use only for peppery aroma when fresh pepper is unavailable, as it will not replace sweetness or texture.

Cheese

Butter: Use for richness if cheese is not available, but it will not add the same salty melt.

Cumin

Black pepper: Use only for warmth when cumin is unavailable, since the earthy signature will be reduced.

Olive oil

Butter: Butter gives a richer taste and browns faster, so keep the heat moderate.