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.
And you can make this recipe in just 15 minutes, it’s quick, easy and so delicious. I know you will love it!
Low Calorie Southwest Breakfast Scramble
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Ingredients in Healthy Southwest Breakfast Scramble
If you prefer white, or yellow onions that is fine. And feel free to choose your favorite color bell pepper for this recipe.
And I like to make my own taco seasoning (I have supplied a recipe below) so I can better control the sodium and ingredients. Though store-bought is ok too.
Shopping List for Healthy Southwestern Breakfast Scramble:
- Olive oil spray
- Red onion
- Red bell pepper
- Frozen corn
- Garlic cloves
- Homemade Taco Seasoning (or store-bought)
- Eggs
- Salt and pepper (see nutrition section for low sodium tips)
- Fresh cilantro
How to Make Low Calorie Southwest Breakfast Scramble
This recipe is easy and quick. I have a little tip for you, I chop the veggies ahead of time and add them to a bag with the corn. I pop them in the freezer and then the “hard work” is done early.
The best part is that freezing bell peppers and onions actually softens them, so the dish cooks faster when I go to cook the recipe, and I can add the corn and veggies in at the same time.
How to Make Healthy Southwestern Breakfast Scramble:
- 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.
Low Calorie Southwest Breakfast Scramble Recipe
This healthy breakfast scramble is a great protein packed breakfast! Here are some more protein packed breakfasts I think you’ll love.
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Low Calorie Southwest Breakfast Scramble
Ingredients
- Olive oil spray
- 1 red onion chopped
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 1/2 cup frozen corn
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 teaspoon Homemade Taco Seasoning (or store-bought)
- 6 eggs
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 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.
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