Tuscan Farmers Breakfast! Gently simmered eggs over a flavorful cannellini bean stew topped an herby gremolata sauce. Add Italian sausage or keep it vegetarian. Healthy and tasty!
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It’s been a while since we’ve talked about breakfast! This Tuscan Farmers Breakfast is simple and healthy- made with a delicious stew of cannellini beans (or white beans), tomatoes and aromatics then topped with eggs. Herby, zesty gremolata is spooned over top. Serve it up with crusty bread to mop up all the juices. It’s surprisingly quick and easy but so delicious and satisfying – a proper Sunday brunch recipe.
This is inspired by something very similar over at my one of my favorite restaurants in Spokane called Italia Trattoria. So if you are feeling too lazy to make it this weekend, you can always order it there. 😉
Keep it vegetarian or embellish it with Italian sausage, smokey Spanish-style chorizo, pancetta or bacon crumbles for heartier appetites.
Very adaptable for mixed households- serve it up with pan-seared tofu for a vegan option. Or make this vegan bacon!
Toss in a handful of spinach or greens at the end to bump up the nutritional values!
These can also be served in individual mini skillets, if entertaining. You could easily add Italian sausage to some, while keeping some vegetarian for mixed groups.
We also serve these over crispy sourdough toast– as you see in this Brothy Beans on Garlic Toast recipe.
Layer the Toast, top with the Tuscan beans and top with an egg. So delicious.
More Delicious Ideas!
- Brothy Beans on Garlic Toast
- 65 Best Breakfast Ideas!
- Shakshuka– North African Eggs- my favorite!!!!
- Creamy Polenta Eggs Eggs
- Huevos Rancheros Skillet Eggs
- Sweet Potato Hash with Poached Eggs and Harissa
Happy snowy weekend!
xo
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Tuscan Farmers Breakfast
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 20
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Vegetarian Breakfast
- Method: Stove-top
- Cuisine: Italian
Description
Simple, delicious Tuscan Farmers Breakfast with a flavorful cannellini bean stew topped with eggs and an herby gremolata sauce. Healthy and tasty!
Ingredients
- 1–2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 an onion, diced
- 4 garlic cloves, rough chopped
- 1 tablespoon chopped rosemary, sage or thyme ( or sub 1 1/2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning)
- 1 14 ounce can diced tomatoes (fire roasted are nice) or sub 2 medium tomatoes, diced with their juices
- 1 14.5 ounce can cannellini beans 0r white beans ( or 1 1/2-2 cups cooked), rinsed and drained
- 1 cup stock or broth ( or water plus 1 boillion cube) either chicken or veggie
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon chili flakes, more to taste
- 4–6 eggs ( for vegans serve with pan-seared tofu)
- serve with crusty bread or warm tortillas and Gremolata
- Optional addition: spinach
Instructions
In a 10-11 inch skillet, heat the oil and saute the onions for 3 minutes over medium-high heat. Turn heat to medium and add the garlic. Saute until fragrant and golden, stirring often about 3 more minutes, turning heat lower if necessary. Once the onion is tender, add the herbs and cook one more minute.
Add diced tomatoes, beans and stock. Add salt and chili flakes and bring to a simmer on medium-low about 5-7 minutes. At this point, you could stir in a handful of spinach or greens if you like.
Make little wells in the beans and crack the eggs into them. Season each egg with salt and pepper, cover and simmer gently until whites are set but yolks are still soft.
Sprinkle with fresh Italian parsley and spoon flavorful Gremolata over top for a burst of flavor!
Notes
For a Spanish take on this same dish add: ¼ cup cured Spanish chorizo ( thinly sliced) and ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
Or feel free to add Italian sausage, browning it with the onions. You could also brown it separately and serve it on the side.
To keep this vegan, serve with pan seared tofu instead of eggs.
For individual servings, serve in mini cast iron skillets or little baking dishes- and this way you can adapt them for mixed households ( some with meat, some without).
For the photos I poached the eggs separately (made for a better photo) which you could also do too.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 244
- Sugar: 4.1 g
- Sodium: 569.8 mg
- Fat: 11.7 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.9 g
- Carbohydrates: 20.6 g
- Fiber: 5.1 g
- Protein: 15 g
- Cholesterol: 279 mg
Easy and SO delicious! I’m newly vegan and struggling to find adaptable easy recipes with minimal processed foods! This was amazing! Thank you so much!
Great to hear Deann! Appreciate the review. 🙂
So delicious! It’s on the regular meal rotation.
Thanks for the review Miriam!
This was delicious! Given how simple and quick it was to make I was surprised at the amount of depth and flavor. I had some Swiss chard in the garden so I used that instead of the spinach. The gremolata gave it another fresh flavor burst. Definitely going to make this more often. Thank you for another fabulous recipe 🙏🏻
Great to hear this Ina! Thanks for taking the time to review.
Everyone thoroughly enjoyed this dish. We have a variety of dietary restrictions to meet when cooking and this dish made that job effortless. Will definitely be a repeat meal.
Perfect! So glad to hear it Sue. Appreciate the review!
Absolutely delicious! Added spinach and used fired roasted tomatoes for an extra kick. Added parmigiana cheese…my new favorite ❤️
So glad you enjoyed Elaine! Love your additions.
My whole family loved this meal. I used fresh tomatoes, thinly sliced fresh spinach and sautéed mushrooms. Otherwise everything was identical. The Gremolata was especially appreciated!! Thanks.
Awesome Tina, so happy you all enjoyed!
I have been making this dish for family & friends for 6 years in sunny Sydney- always a hit.
Thanks Sean!👋🌞
I made this with chickpeas and added some tomato purée and a sweet potato. It was delicious! Thank you!
Sounds yummy!
Just what I felt like this morning. Sylvia’s recipes are always perfect. She’s one of very few (maybe 2?) recipe newsletters that I’ve stayed subscribed to. Always healthy, yummy recipes and ideas.
Really appreciate this Liana!!
Hi, I’m highly sensitive to tomatoes but would love to make this recipe. What can I sub for the tomatoes?
Sandra
Hi Sandra! Make the beans a little brothier and add sauted bell pepper? Or roasted peppers?
Great and simple. unlike most recipes, you can substitute a lot of things in if you don’t have some of the ingredients and it’ll still taste good.
Glad you enjoyed Aishwarya!
Just made this. Sooooo goood! thanks for the recipe!
Thanks Polly!
We used grape tomatoes cut in half. Very good and filling breakfast. Thank you, Mike.
Perfect Mike!
Enjoyed this thoroughly. Added 4 oz. of spinach and had it for dinner. Made for a quick, nutritious and tasty meal. Will make again.
Perfect!