Every Helping
Sign in

Breakfast recipe · from the recipe book

Cheddar Mushroom Black Bean Tortilla Egg Bake

A cheesy Tex-Mex-style breakfast bake with soft corn tortilla layers, smoky cumin mushrooms and onions, black beans and mild green chiles, set in a tender egg custard under a bubbly cheddar top.

Cheddar Mushroom Black Bean Tortilla Egg Bake

Ingredients

  • 6 tortillas144 gCorn tortillascut into quarters
  • 3½ cups sliced250 gWhite mushroomssliced
  • 1½ medium160 gYellow oniondiced
  • 1 tbsp14 gCanola oil
  • 1 tsp2 gGround cumin
  • 1¼ cups200 gBlack beans, canned, drained and rinsed
  • 2 oz60 gDiced green chiles, canned
  • 5 large250 gEggs
  • ¾ cup (180 ml)180 gMilk, 2%
  • 1⅓ cups shredded160 gCheddar cheeseshredded
  • ⅛ tsp1 gSalt
  • ½ tsp1 gBlack pepper
  • ½ cup chopped8 gFresh cilantrochopped

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and brush an 8-inch square baking dish with about 1 teaspoon of the canola oil.
  2. Heat the remaining canola oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook the onion for 6 minutes until soft, then add the mushrooms and cook 7 to 8 minutes until browned and their liquid has evaporated.
  3. Stir the cumin, black beans and green chiles into the skillet and cook 1 minute, then take the skillet off the heat.
  4. In a bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, salt and black pepper into a custard.
  5. Lay half the tortilla quarters over the bottom of the dish. Top with half the mushroom-bean mixture and one third of the cheddar.
  6. Add the remaining tortilla quarters, the remaining mushroom-bean mixture and another third of the cheddar.
  7. Pour the custard evenly over the layers, then scatter the last third of the cheddar on top.
  8. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until puffed, golden and set in the center at 160°F (71°C).
  9. Rest for 5 minutes, sprinkle with the cilantro and cut into 4 portions.

Contains: Milk, Egg.

Cook mode Log it in Today

Made it

Made it? Share how yours turned out.

Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

Want one that fits your numbers?

Pick the meal, the pan and your targets, and the Every Helping recipe generator writes a recipe with every number worked out. Free on the web.

Make a recipeMore from the recipe book