# Baked bean frittata?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-bean-frittata/550755>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 19, 2010, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-bean-frittata/550755 "2010-08-19T17:23:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2010, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-bean-frittata/550755/1 "2010-08-19T17:23:30Z")

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I’m wondering how this would taste:

Regular (B&M or Bush’s) baked beans, onion and a mild cheese baked into a frittata.

Would the sweetness of the baked beans be too much?

I’ve seen recipes using black beans, but I’m not a big fan of them.

Any ideas for a palatable recipe like this?

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-bean-frittata/550755/2 "2010-08-19T17:50:20Z")

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Sounds yummy! I’d add quite a few chopped peppers to the dish to counter-act some of the sweetness, and maybe some chopped tomatoes. If you drain the beans well, you get rid of a lot of the cloying flavor. Try Bush’s Texas Ranchero or Black Bean Fiesta.

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**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-bean-frittata/550755/3 "2010-08-20T02:59:23Z")

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AOh,my mom makes up a recipe using baked beans and flour tortillas and cheese…let me go find it…

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**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-bean-frittata/550755/4 "2010-08-20T03:13:20Z")

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I gagged a little on this one. Baked beans and omelettes? To quote Kevin Meany, “That’s just not right.” I’m just not a “sweet and eggs” guy. I’m trying to think of a possible ethnic combination-- maybe fermented beans might go well with a thick steamed omelette Japanese stylee/ Natto Tamago-yaki?