Crispy Roasted Denver Breakfast Panzenella
Crispy toasted bread, tossed with roasted sweet peppers, onions, and crispy bacon. Coated with a vinegar dijon dressing, this is tangy mix will start your day off right.

Do you like flying? I’ve had a love/hate kinda thing going on with it for a few years now – but I think I’m finally on my way to getting over it and almost – dare I say – enjoying it again? Maybe? Which, now that I say that means my next flight it going to be B to the Umpy. I’ve been flying since I was a baby, and until I was 14 I was totally cool with the lofty skies. It just happened that I went to Japan when I was 14 and had the time of my life – until our flight home. Being 14, with a group of other 8th graders and a few chaperones on a trans-Pacific flight, at night, in a lightening storm, was well not my idea of a good time and that was the moment I got over my wonder of flight. And as soon as I was able to drink pre-flight that started happening. Not much, just a beer or glass of bubbles to take the edge off. I was one step shy of loading up on the Xanax but I think I found an alternative – and dudes, it works like a charm.

Remember Dramamine? Yes, the sea-sick preventer? I used to abhore that stuff- mostly because I always had the faux-orange chewable kind, but with all the flying I’ve been doing – I’m in Iowa right now, bee tee dubs. – Meredith of Sock Monkey Slippers has shown me the light of the Dram again!! Last week’s flight from Salt Lake City to Idaho Falls was on a tiny barely-a-jet puddle jumper that had me losing my ish all over the place. She told me to pop one of those bad boys and 10 minutes later I was la-la-la-ing my way through! Miracle if there ever was one!
So before I jumped on my jet to Des Moines, I stocked up and I am set to go! No more boozing, no Rx-ing, and I am happy as a clam and *gasp* almost enjoying the rock-n-rolla of flight. And even small planes aren’t as terrifying. That combined with a hearty breakfast and I’m flying high in the friendly skies!
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Crispy Roasted Denver Breakfast Panzenella
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: American
Description
Crispy toasted bread, tossed with roasted sweet peppers, onions, and crispy bacon. Coated with a vinegar dijon dressing, this is tangy mix will start your day off right.
Ingredients
- 1 Red Bell Pepper, quartered
- 1 Green Bell Pepper, quartered
- 1 Onion, quartered
- 4 slices Bacon, cooked and chopped
- 1 loaf Artisan Bread, cubed
- 3 cloves minced Garlic, divided
- 2 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
- ¼ cup + 3 Tbsp Olive Oil, divided
- 2 tsp Italian Seasoning
- ¼ tsp Red Pepper Flakes
- 2 Tbsp Dijon Mustard
- 2 Eggs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Toss bread cubes with 3 Tablespoons of olive oil and 1 clove of minced garlic. Place on a baking sheet and bake until golden brown and crispy. Turn half way through. Remove from oven and set aside.
- Heat up a grill, or turn on oven to 400 degrees. Grill large vegetables until soft and grill marks are set. Remove from grille, and dice into small bite size pieces. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk together remaining olive oil, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, dijon mustard, and remaining garlic.
- Combine all ingredients into a large bowl, and toss with the dressing. Set aside and let rest.
- For fried egg, heat non-stick saute pan over medium heat. Spray with non-stick spray, crack eggs into the pan and immediately cover with a lid. Let cook until whites of the egg are set.
- Serve up panzanella and top with egg. Serve immediately.
This looks so delicious! Definitely what I am craving right now!
I’d be happy to make you a plate any day purdy lady!!
Look at that yolk. Beautiful. What a great breakfast!
The yolk totally sells it doesn’t it? It’s just pure buttery gold!! hahah Thanks Kelli!!
I also have a love hate relationship with planes. I LOVE that the get me where I need to go super fast… I HATE the actual being in the air part. I pretty much give all my goodbyes to everyone for life every time I board a plane. I haven’t tried Dramamine for flying yet tho! We fly to Hawaii in Feb, I was planning on drugging myself and making hubby carry me around LOL might want to give Dramamine a try. BTW love the breakfast. I might could get a nap in after that breakfast!
Totally try the Dramamine!! I am a believer!! Have a BLAST in Hawaii, too!!
Wish I was eating this right now!
I will I dream of Jeannie blink some your way girl!!
I need this in my LIFE!!! Hope you’re traveling safely today!!
Thanks girl!! Traveling as I type from 35,000 feet in the air. Get home in an hour and I get to kiss the puppy and pet the husband! I mean, reverse that. Whatever. And yes – you do need it in your life. I will have a plate waiting for you post delivery! Hurry up little dude!
Freakin stunning. Like really, you made that egg work it baby!
Oh I put that egg to work alright – and then she did a number on my tastebuds. I mean, woah!! I love me some drippy egg. And I love when others appreciate the simple things like that. 🙂
I love flying except for in those wretched puddle jumpers. I had one bad experience where I was *certain* we were going to be blown into a mountain by a storm, and that was enough to kill the puddle jumper joy for me. Breakfast panzanella is a freaking awesome idea. And that dippy egg yolk? I want!!
With the Dramamine, I am almost – I say almost – getting better about flying and the puddle jumpers I’ve taken in the last two weeks haven’t been nearly as scary as they were before. That’s epic winning!
Your 8th grade story sounds like a nightmare! I’m totally afraid of flying, though it doesn’t stop me from traveling I really despise it.
I want that meal! Looks heavenly.
I know – it’s hard to travel, but its definitely a means to get to some cool new places. So I guess when I think about that, I’ll deal with a few bumps if I end up somewhere cool!
This is such a cool idea!!!
Thanks Katrina!! I am all over anything carby, crispy and dripping with egg yolk!!
I personally love flying but only because in those couple of hours I am in the air, I can get whatever I need done without my ADD kicking in. This breakfast dish looks awesome!
That’s a totally fair point – but I say that as I am currently in the airplane and working. I can’t escape it. haha
Oh that drippy yolk!! Yes, please! This look so good!
Hope you traveled safe today!
Thanks Tieghan!! I’m a sucker for a drippy yolk, too. I mean how can you not be when it looks like THAT!?
hahah I hate the turbulence, but don’t mind flying at all..at least I never used to. Now I kind of hate for a whole other reason..two babies, bags, strollers, carseasts…ugh, need I go on? Sucky.
Anyhoo, I’ve never had a Panzenella before! WHAT! I need to try this asap, it looks incredible!
mmmmm look at that yolk! Every good breakfast needs a perfect runny yolk 🙂
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This is gorgeous! I’m immediately drawn to any dish topped with an egg 😉 the flavors in this are perfect!