Low Calorie Breakfast Burrito

The Best Breakfast Burrito Recipe

This Low Calorie Breakfast Burrito Recipe is just 343 calories and so easy to make. The healthy recipe comes with additional add in ingredients including meaty protein boosts!!

The Best Breakfast Burrito Recipe

Ingredients You’ll Need:

  • Olive oil spray
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper 
  • 1 jalapeno chopped (optional)
  • 1 garlic clove 
  • 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro 
  • 4 eggs
  • 4 large tortillas
  • ½ cup sharp cheddar cheese 

Low Calorie Breakfast Burrito

Healthy Breakfast Burrito Meal Prep and Storage

Meal Prep: You can easily meal prep these! Simply wrap individual burritos in parchment paper, and stack in a gallon freezer bag or container.
Storage: Will hold in the fridge for 5 days and in the freezer for a month.
Reheating: You can add the wrapped servings to the microwave for 1-2 minutes.

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Low Calorie Breakfast Burrito Recipe

low calorie breakfast burrito recipe

Low Calorie Breakfast Burritos

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This is the best breakfast burrito recipe! You can make a vegetarian breakfast burrito, or meaty breakfast burritos, the recipe is easy and versatile.
It's also low in calories, and the burritos freeze well too!
Meal Prepping Tips: Individually wrap each breakfast burrito in parchment paper, and stack them in a freezer bag. Then all you need to do is microwave them 1-2 minutes when you're ready to eat.
5 from 44 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American, Mexican
Servings 4 servings
Calories 343 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • Olive oil spray
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper chopped
  • 1 jalapeno chopped (optional)
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro minced
  • 4 eggs
  • 4 large tortillas
  • ½ cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded

Optional Meat (choose 1):

  • 4 turkey breakfast sausage links cooked and sliced
  • 2 sliced of bacon cooked and crumbled
  • ¼ cup diced cooked ham

Instructions
 

  • Heat a skillet over medium heat, spray with olive oil and add in onion and bell pepper. Cook for 5 minutes, until the veggies start to soften.
  • Add in the garlic and cook for 1 minute, then move the vegetables to a bowl and return the pan to the heat.
  • Whisk the 4 eggs in a medium bowl, spray the pan with olive oil, and add the eggs to the pan.
  • Scramble the eggs until just set, then remove from the heat.
  • To each tortilla add eggs, 1/8 cup of cheese, veggies (and optional meat) and cilantro.
  • Roll up the breakfast burritos, and serve hot.

Nutrition

Serving: 1burritoCalories: 343kcalCarbohydrates: 39.6gProtein: 14.7gFat: 13.8gSaturated Fat: 6.4gCholesterol: 179mgSodium: 752mgPotassium: 175mgFiber: 4.1gSugar: 2gCalcium: 236mgIron: 3mg
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About the Author

Hi, my name is Audrey Johns and I am a 4 time best selling cookbook author! All 4 of my low calorie cookbooks are published by HarperCollins (the oldest publishing house in the US!) and have been featured on prominent TV shows like The Today Show, Rachael Ray and The Doctors. I am a low calorie and healthy recipe authority and my delicious recipes are tried and loved by thousands of readers. 

After a one year 150 pound weight loss (and I’ve kept it off for 13 years!) I started sharing all of my low calorie recipes with the world. They are always all-natural and geared around weight loss and weight management. I have even made some of these recipes with my Biggest Loser pal Bob Harper! Check out my weight loss story, my best selling cookbooks, and my numerous TV appearances by clicking here.

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3 thoughts on “Low Calorie Breakfast Burrito”

  1. I can’t eat that many peppers in one meal. Most of your meals include peppers. Is there a substitute? Peppers give me indigestion.

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