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Healthy Breakfast Burritos (High Protein & Freezer-Friendly)

Deliciously filling burritos that will get your morning started on the right foot.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American, Mexican
Servings: 4 burritos
Calories: 506kcal

Ingredients

  • 6 large eggs
  • 2 tbsp. unsweetened almond milk (or water - regular milk works too)
  • 1 cup dry black beans (cooked, rinsed, and drained)
  • 1 large red bell pepper (finely diced)
  • 1 small red onion (finely diced)
  • 1 cup fresh baby spinach (finely chopped)
  • ½ cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  • 2 tsp. extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ tsp. ground cumin
  • salt and pepper (to taste)
  • 4 large whole-grain tortillas

Instructions

  • Gather, prep, and measure all your ingredients.
    Healthy Breakfast Burrito ingredients in bowls on a wood surface.
  • Heat olive oil in a pan. Sauté onion and bell pepper until soft, 4-5 min.
    Chopped peppers and onion in a skillet.
  • Add spinach, cook until wilted.
    Fresh herbs added to cooked onions and peppers in a skillet.
  • Stir in the cooked black beans, cumin, salt, and pepper. Remove from heat.
    Black beans added to vegetable mix in a skillet.
  • Whisk eggs with milk or water.
    Whisked eggs in a bowl with a whisk.
  • Scramble in a nonstick skillet over medium heat until just set. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
    Cooked scrambled eggs in a skillet.
  • Lay tortillas flat. Divide eggs, veggie-bean mix, and cheese across each.
    A tortilla on a wood cutting board with cheese, eggs, and vegetable mix lined up on it.
  • Roll into burritos.
    Rolled Healthy Breakfast Burritos on a wood cutting board.
  • Toast seam-side down in a dry skillet to seal and crisp the exterior.
    Two Healthy Breakfast Burritos in a skillet with the flap side cooked to keep it in place.
  • Wrap in parchment, then foil.
    A Healthy Breakfast Burrito wrapped in parchment, laying on a piece of foil.
  • Freeze for up to 2 months. Reheat in the microwave or oven. REMOVE FOIL BEFORE MICROWAVING!!
    Four Healthy Breakfast Burritos wrapped in foil, laying 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: 1burrito | Calories: 506kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 293mg | Sodium: 506mg | Potassium: 1007mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 2545IU | Vitamin C: 57mg | Calcium: 311mg | Iron: 5mg