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Mexican Black Bean & Spinach Tortilla Breakfast Pie

Happy almost Cinco de Mayo! I am celebrating my sharing my new recipe for Mexican Black Bean & Spinach Tortilla Breakfast pie.  I whipped this up for my Ragnar Team’s last planning meeting yesterday and it was a big hit. We are getting ready to hit the road and head up to Boston on Thursday to run the Ragnar Cape Cod.

Black Bean & Spinach tortilla pie

Packed with eggs, beans, spinach and tortillas it provides a ton of yummy protein. It’s super easy to assemble the night before and heat up in the morning for a brunch. I’ve also been known to eat it for dinner.

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Please join me and my fabulously fast co host, Tina, for this week’s Meatless Monday link up. It would be great if you all could stop by some of the other blogs and spread the Meatless Monday love.

 

Black Bean & Spinach tortilla pie
Yield: 8

Black Bean Breakfast Tortilla Pie-Cinco de Mayo

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes

spicy protein rich breakfast casserole fit for a crowd

Ingredients

  • 1 c salsa
  • 1 15 oz can of black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 18 corn tortillas
  • 2 c of shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  • 1 c low fat sour cream
  • 1 C skim milk
  • 6 oz bag of fresh baby spinach
  • 4 extra large eggs, 4 extra large egg whites
  • salt & pepper

Instructions

  1. Spray an 9 x 13 inch casserole dish with cooking spray
  2. Add beans and 1/2 c of salsa to food processor and pulse until combined
  3. Place 6 tortillas on the bottom of the dish overlapping slightly
  4. Spread 1/2 of the bean mixture onto the tortillas
  5. sprinkle on half of the spinach (uncooked)
  6. Add half of the remaining salsa
  7. 1/3 of the cheese
  8. Repeat this w another layer of tortilla, beans & salsa & cheese
  9. Add the last layer of tortillas
  10. Whisk together eggs, egg whites, sour cream, milk, salt & pepper
  11. Pour mixture over top of the casserole
  12. top with remaining cheese
  13. Cover with foil and chill at least 2 hours or overnight
  14. pre heat oven to 350
  15. Bake covered for 20 m
  16. uncover and bake an additional 15-20 min until set and slightly brown on top
  17. Let cool for 5 min before slicing
© Confessions of A Mother Runner
Cuisine: Mexican / Category: Breakfast

We toasted our upcoming race with a few mimosas-I know not very Cinco De Mayo but it works! Looking forward to crazy fun times with these ladies.

RAgnar Ready|Cape Cod|May 2015

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How are you celebrating Cinco De Mayo? Margaritas or Mimosas?

You can find more healthy Cinco de Mayo recipes over at Aloha’s healthy recipe page here



About Deborah Brooks

Hi I'm Deborah! I spend my days successfully raising a husband & 2 teens in the VA/DC area. I am a lover of all things running & fitness. As a life long vegetarian, I've always been passionate about healthy living & exercise. Looking for partners in crime, I started my own chapter of Moms Run This Town (MRTT) which has grown to over 700 members. I've met so many amazing women who inspire me daily to keep moving forward. You can usually find me running with my crew and training for the next crazy adventure they talked me into. I love to keep up to date on new running & fitness trends. I definitely choose my running gear based on color and love to express my fashion sense while exercising.

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  1. Tina Muir says

    What a good idea! This is great for Cinco De Mayo….I forgot that was just a few days away. You are so on top of your posting 🙂 Mine are scrambles right now! Have a wonderful Monday friend, lets hope we have a good lineup 🙂

  2. Kelli says

    This looks very tasty – almost like lasagna. I will be going to a minor league baseball game after work on May 5 – the Trenton Thunder. Hopefully the weather is good. It won’t be very mexican inspired – ballpark food generally isn’t. I’ll have to move my celebration to a different day of the week 🙂

    • Deborah Brooks says

      Thanks I am a little nervous this time but really excited to run up there. If you are still looking for recipes for your ebook let me know which type-I’d love to contribute

  10. lindsay says

    omg this is so up my alley too! man, if only we were neighbors. we’d be eating mexican eggs and beans all day! haha. Cheers!

  14. Chaitali says

    This looks so delicious! I love all the flavors in here and I would never have thought to put the egg mixture on top like that. I love layered mexican dishes like this since I can never get Enchiladas to work properly.

  19. Carmy says

    Your recipes never fail to impress me! It looks delicious! In addition, I’m in love with the pattern on the table cloth

  21. Sadhna Grover says

    Hi Deborah,
    This tortilla pie looks awesome What a great idea, I would love to try by replacing eggs as I do not eat egg. Thanks for sharing.

  23. Ivanna says

    Yum this looks amazing so cheesy! There are so many things you can make without meat! I’m learning so many recipes from Meatless Monday’s, thanks for sharing.?

  24. Sarah says

    Love this! Looks like a lovely little get together too! I may have to make this tomorrow as I have been off the last few days spending it in the ER and then working on the garden and back to the ER. At least I got one day out of my weekend but it threw me off. No idea what to make for dinner tonight or any night now with a very busy week and a house full of so much food! Thank you again for hosting, I always look forward to linking up on Monday!

  25. Mary Beth Jackson says

    Looks like a great party with your team! How fun! Great looking dish and not to complicated- pinned for future use! Happy Monday and I will take either but I am pickier about my margaritas! 🙂

  26. Meghan says

    Looks fabulous! I love Mexican-style casseroles like this…agree that they’re awesome as breakfast! Can’t wait to see what happens w/ the Ragnar race later this week.

  28. Natalie says

    Yum! This looks SO good! I will definitely give it a try. I can’t believe your Ragnar race is here!!
    You are going to have a blast! 🙂

  29. runawaybridalplanner says

    Yum anything Mexican is usually always on my , yes please list:)

  30. Salt says

    PERFECT recipe for tomorrow! I’m looking forward to indulging in some margaritas and Mexican food tomorrow night. 🙂

  38. thesimplepeach says

    This looks delicious! We aren’t doing anything special for Cinco de Mayo. I honestly don’t think I need a reason to drink a salty margarita. Hahaha! They’re my favorite.

  41. Sandra Laflamme says

    Boring here tonight. No cinco de mayo celebrations. I love your dish and the fact that it includes eggs. I have been needing to mix it up with some new Mexican dishes, thanks for the idea!

  42. Joli Tripp says

    Happy Cinco de Mayo! This is the last day of my Candida Cleanse where I have had no carbs for a very long time. So this looks especially tasty! Can’t wait to have some tortilla chips!

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