This Low Calorie Southwest Breakfast Scramble is just 281 calories and has 19.3g of protein! Packed with fat burning ingredients (eggs, bell peppers, onions, garlic) this breakfast is a great way to increase your metabolism first thing in the morning.
Ingredients You’ll Need
Low Calorie Southwest Breakfast Scramble
Healthy Southwest Breakfast Scramble Meal Prep and Storage
Meal Prep: I like to make frozen bags of the veggies and cilantro. I add a 1/2 cup plastic measuring cup to a freezer bag, with the veggies and freezer for later. Then I use the measuring cup, one scoop per person.
Storage: You can store the bags mentions for 2 months in the freezer. Leftover scramble will hold in the fridge for 1-2 days.
Low Calorie Southwest Breakfast Scramble
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Low Calorie Southwest Breakfast Scramble
Ingredients
- Olive oil spray
- 1 red onion chopped
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- ½ cup frozen corn
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 teaspoon Homemade Taco Seasoning (or store-bought)
- 6 eggs
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro chopped
Instructions
- Heat a skillet over medium high heat, and spray with olive oil.
- Add in the onion and bell pepper and cook for 5 minutes until the vegetables start to soften.
- Add in the corn, garlic, and taco seasoning. Cook for an addition 2 minutes until fragrant.
- Meanwhile, crack the eggs into a medium bowl and whisk with salt and pepper.
- Reduce the heat to medium and push the vegetables to one side of the pan.
- Add the eggs to the pan, and use a wooden spoon to scramble the eggs, gently scraping the bottom as you work.
- When the eggs are almost set, mix the vegetables and eggs together.
- Cook for 1-2 minutes more until the eggs are set then remove the pan from the heat.
- Divide the southwest scramble between 2 plates and serve hot.
Nutrition
Nutrition and Calories in Southwest Breakfast Scramble
Low Sodium Tips: To reduce sodium, remove the sodium from the recipe, and make the homemade taco seasoning without any salt. Add in 1-2 teaspoons fresh lime juice to the dish when you mix the eggs and vegetables together in the pan.