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4 from 3 votes

Breakfast Taquitos Recipe

A delicious breakfast that is super easy to grab-n-go.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American, Mexican
Servings: 14 taquitos
Calories: 186kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp. oil
  • 6 large whole eggs
  • 6 large egg whites
  • ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ¼ tsp. ground black pepper
  • ½ tsp. garlic powder
  • 1½ cups grated pepper jack cheese
  • ¼ cup chopped red bell peppers (chopped fine)
  • ¼ cup sliced green onions
  • 14 6-inch tortillas

Instructions

  • Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with cooking spray. Preheat the oven to 425 ℉. Gather and measure all your ingredients.
    Healthy Breakfast Taquitos Recipe ingredients gathered on a white surface.
  • Heat a large skillet with the olive oil. In a large bowl, crack the eggs and remove 6 of the 12 egg yolks with a spoon.
    A spoon lifts an egg yolk out of a bowl.
  • Then add the greek yogurt, salt, pepper, and garlic powder and whisk together well.
    Seasoning eggs in a mixing bowl.
  • Add the eggs to the skillet and cook until clumps form but the eggs are still wet.
    Pouring an egg mixture into a frying pan to make scrambled eggs.
  • Add in the pepperjack cheese, bell peppers, and green onions and fold together.
    Taquito filling ingredients in a skillet.
  • Add about 1⁄4 cup to each tortilla, then roll it to form the taquito and place it on the baking sheet with the edge of the tortilla facing down on the baking sheet.
    Placing a spoonful of Healthy Breakfast Taquitos filling into a tortilla.
  • Bake for 15 minutes, then broil for 1-2 minutes to get a nice golden crisp.
    Baked Healthy Breakfast Taquitos cooling on a baking pan after baking.
  • Serve with salsa, or eat them on their own!
    A stack of Healthy Breakfast Taquitos on a wood cutting board.

Notes

Please note that the nutrition data given here is a ballpark figure. Exact data is not possible.

Nutrition

Serving: 1taquito | Calories: 186kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 91mg | Sodium: 433mg | Potassium: 122mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 310IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 157mg | Iron: 2mg