Not Your Typical Breakfast Burrito
Who doesn’t love to eat breakfast out? All those lovely foods to choose from. Cheese laden omelettes, huge pancakes topped with lots of butter and syrup, and thick pieces of bacon.
Sorry. This is a healthy cooking blog. It’s a rare treat that we go out to breakfast. Most often it’s when my son is in town, or we are on a road trip.
Still, you can definitely have a terrific breakfast at home, and it doesn’t have to be a lot of work. Take this breakfast burrito filled with creamy eggs, caramelized onion, and tasty roasted bell peppers.
Topped with a little Swiss cheese, this burrito was gone in a flash.
2 large eggs
4 large egg whites
4 tablespoons onion, finely chopped
4 tablespoons roasted red peppers, finely chopped
1 ½ cups spinach, chopped
½ cup low fat swiss cheese, shredded
2 small whole wheat tortillas
salt and pepper
- Heat non-stick skillet over medium heat and spray with cooking spray. Add onion and cook 5 minutes until lightly browned. Add bell pepper, eggs, and spinach. Cooking another 3 – 4 minutes, stirring constantly until egg is set.
- Sprinkle 1/2 of cheese over tortilla and microwave 40 seconds to melt cheese.
- Top with 1/2 of the egg mixture.
What’s good for me in this dish?
Eggs provide tryptophan, selenium, iodine, vitamins B2 and B12, and protein. Eating eggs promotes eye health. They can also contribute to the prevention of strokes and heart attacks. Free range, or cage free eggs are considered to be higher in quality nutrients such as all nine essential amino acids, and are less likely to contribute to high cholesterol levels.
Spinach is another powerhouse of nutrition. Spinach contains iron for energy, and vitamins C and A, folic acid and B6 to help your heart. Spinach has 13 different flavonoid compounds that function as antioxidants, and as anti-cancer agents.
Calories: 424
Total Fat: 8.64g
Cholesterol: 220mg
Sodium: 581mg
Total Carbs: 55.27g
Dietary Fiber: 9.43g
Sugars: 2.06g
Protein: 32.57g
Weight Watchers Points 8
Nutrition details obtained from whfoods.org, nutritiondata.com, about.com, and abouthomecooking.com.
Looks heavenly! I have a weakness for McDonalds breakfast burritos (only allowed on a rare occasion)but this looks to be a beautiful and certainly more healthy way for me to get my fix. Thanks Mother Rimmy!
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So does my husband. I expected to hear complaints about this healthy version, but he loved it. Either I’ve finally converted him, or he’s given up.
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At last a breakfast burrito I can live with!
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Thanks! Me too! I’m a big veggie fan.
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I love breakfast burritos – I go through breakfast burrito phases, and oatmeal phases
Also – love that you include the “what’s good for me” info, rather than JUST the nutritional info in your posts. While the nutritional info is also good to know, I enjoy reading about the individual benefits of each food.
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Thanks. I’m working on a nutrition certification, so it helps me remember. Oatmeal is tops on my list. You can add so much to it, so it’s different every time.
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It looks so goo! and it almost looks like “Huevos a la Mexicana” … Thanks for your wonderful recipes!
Paloma.
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I love breakfast burritos.
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Oh, Momma Rim … that wouldn’t last long in my house, either!
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That is quite huge but I love eggs so no matter
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It uses an 8″ tortilla, but I agree, it stuffed pretty full.
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