Breakfast Burritos

A burrito is a delicious, portable answer to breakfast. All of the elements are snugly wrapped in a tortilla, keeping everything warmer longer when you’re taking it to go. 

Level: Easy
Total: 38 min
Prep: 25 min
Cook: 13 min
Yield: 4 servings, serving size 1 burrito

Ingredients

• 2 cups egg whites
• 1/2 cup nonfat cottage cheese
• 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
• 1/2 cup chopped red or green sweet pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped sweet onion – Vidalia or purple
• 1/2 cup black beans, rinsed and well drained then mashed coarsely with a fork
• 4 small Ezekiel grain or other whole-grain tortillas or wraps
• Sea salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
• Cooking spray

Instruction

1. Preheat oven to 250 F. Place tortillas or wraps in oven to warm while preparing remaining ingredients

2. In a small bowl whisk egg whites, cottage cheese, salt and pepper.

3. In a medium skillet coated with cooking spray, saute vegetables and beans until soft. Pour the egg/cottage cheese mixture over vegetables and cook until mixture sets. Once firm, divide egg mixture among the warmed tortillas.

4.Roll each into a burrito

5.Garnish with low-fat, low-sodium salsa.

Nutritional Value Per Serving:

Calories 198

Calories from Fat 36

Protein 19 g

Carbs 20 g

Dietary Fiber 2.5 g

Sugars 3.5 g

Fat 4 g

Sodium 466 mg