This single serve chickpea breakfast combines protein-packed chickpeas and eggs for a one-skillet, healthy breakfast recipe.
What's better than a ONE SKILLET chickpea breakfast? Nothing. I don't know a single person who enjoys doing the dishes, which is why one skillet meals are the best. This skillet breakfast also happens to be single serve, which I think is convenient if you live by yourself or if you and your significant other simply crave different foods for breakfast. Plus, you'll only have one skillet to wash once it's all done. Win!
This recipe was a result of me craving my crunchy spicy roasted chickpeas for breakfast. Random, but also so good.
CHICKPEA BREAKFAST INGREDIENTS
- egg
- spinach or some sort of greens
- chickpeas
- seasoning
Since this is a single serve recipe, I opted to just use one egg, but you're more than welcome to add a second. Likewise, you can use any kind of greens in this recipe, but the goal is to add some sort of green vegetable to this skillet.
HOW TO MAKE THIS CHICKPEA BREAKFAST SKILLET
Step 1: cook the chickpeas and spinach with the seasoning and a little bit of olive oil in the skillet for 3 minutes or so. If you don't have spinach, you can use any sort of leafy greens (kale, collards, mixed greens, etc.).
Step 2: use a spatula to make a hole in the center of the skillet, then add the egg and cook it to your liking. This part takes anywhere from 3-5 minutes depending on how runny you want the yolk to be. Once the egg is done, sprinkle a little black pepper on top and enjoy!
This breakfast is single serve, meaning you can whip it up and then eat it with a fork straight from the pan if you’d like! Or, you can double the recipe and it’ll serve two people. It’s packed full of protein thanks to the chickpeas and egg, and potassium and iron thanks to the spinach. I used cajun seasoning to spice things up, but feel free to use your favorite seasoning or no seasoning at all—totally up to you.
The best part? It's a meal that can be made while running around the house getting ready in the mornings--my kind of
OTHER SAVORY BREAKFAST RECIPES:
Single Serve Egg and Chickpea Breakfast
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 egg
- 1 cup spinach
- ½ cup chickpeas
- ¼ teaspoon cajun seasoning
- Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over the stovetop.
- Add chickpeas and spinach, sprinkle the seasoning over top and cook for approx. 3 minutes.
- Make a hole in the center of the skillet and crack an egg inside of it. Cook for 3-5 more minutes or until egg is as "dippy" as you like it.
- Sprinkle pepper on top and serve with toast.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Michele says
What pans are you using please?
Erin says
These are Le Creuset!
Kelley @ Chef Savvy says
Yummm! I love the single serving. This looks so good. I will be trying this over the weekend. Thanks for sharing!
Christine @ Gotta Eat Green says
First - this looks amazing! Eggs and chickpeas are my jam. Secondly - naming recipes is so hard sometimes! I am so boring when it comes to names as well... I usually just name the recipe whatever I'm using in it, like: Chili with black beans and corn. Haha!
Alison @ Food by Mars says
When you're right... you're right. I need to eat this.
Cara's Healthy Cravings says
This is definitely my kind of meal! Looks fabulous!
Thalia @ butter and brioche says
What a delicious breakfast idea! I surprisingly have never had chickpeas with breakfast before.. definitely something that I need to make. Thanks for sharing the recipe - it is the perfect start to a new day!
GiselleR @ Diary of an ExSloth says
You know I have issues with the naming haha. It's always so hard to figure out a name that gives enough info about the recipe, is short enough to show up in Google searches properly, and will entice people to actually click through to view the full recipe. And don't get me started on naming NON-recipe posts. Gah!
Erin says
I agree! The struggle is real.
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says
Why have I never thought to have chick peas for breakfast? I am loving this idea and that egg looks perfect!
Erin says
The new rule should be chickpeas for every meal 😉
Jo @ Living Mint Green says
I really want to make this for my man-friend! We both love chickpeas, and runny eggs... so yeah. Needs to happen soon. I hate naming recipes! Back in the day, my blog used to be primarily food & recipes & then I decided no. Now I just talk about mountains & random stuff.
Kelsey @ The Primal Yogi says
So hard to name recipes sometimes! I always want to put every ingredient in the title!
Erin says
SAME, and then I realize it's just too much!
Cassie says
Titling recipes is SO hard!! Also I am so obsessed with this and I haven't even eaten it yet. I feel like I might make this for lunch... even though it's noon and I'm currently eating breakfast. So at like 4 hahaha.
Erin says
I'm making it for dinner so..... maybe you should too haha
Lauren @ ihadabiglunch says
Even though I don't like chickpeas (I'm a weirdo I know) I have to say this looks amazing, especially the photography! You have some serious skills.
Lauren @ ihadabiglunch says
Oh and I also hate naming posts, especially recipes. Because you want to get so many of the ingredients into the title and then it's too awkwardly long haha
Erin says
Thank you! How DARE you not like chickpeas.... *judging*
Chelsea @ A Fit LittleOne says
This sounds and looks so so so good! And UGH, naming recipes is so hard!!! I always dread naming them, and sometimes even think about just calling it "Recipe" hahaha.
Erin says
Haha! That would be nice, wouldn't it?
Marisa @ Uproot from Oregon says
I need this. Yum!! And titles are hard... but I think this works. Pinned for breakfast inspiration!
Erin says
Thanks chica 🙂
Sam @ Better With Sprinkles says
haha titles in general for blogging can be so difficult sometimes! That and intros. The bane of my blogging existence. Love the idea of throwing the chickpeas into breakfast!
Erin says
Oh gosh...don't even get me started on intros!
Heather @fitncookies says
You did great with your titling! I do agree that I don't like titling recipes, or posts for that matter! lol
Jessie says
This dish has made it in my top 3 favorite recipes of yours. It looks so great. I always forget how delicious chickpeas are in eggs... and in general!
Erin says
YAY thanks Jessie!
Jan @ Sprouts n Squats says
I have some of the worst names for my recipes, seriously! This breakfast looks so delicious and I think you did well naming it. I love to eat chickpeas but they don't love my digestion back and I always have stomach pains when I eat them and any legumes really, not that it always stops me!
Tina Muir says
yep, titling can be tricky, but I think you got it down! I asked steve yesterday if butternut squash and avocado, or butternut squash and chickpea sounded better...what do you think he chose? 🙂
This is a good combo, although I am still working my way up to fried eggs....so I can't try it just yet 😉
Kelly @ Kelly Runs for Food says
Oh man, I'm the WORST when it comes to naming stuff! They don't even let me throw my ideas out in work meetings for that stuff anymore. I love spinach and eggs together, but I've never thrown chickpeas in the mix!
Erin says
Haha! They're like, Kelly don't even try. It's ok..we can both be bad at naming things.