Description
A hearty and flavorful breakfast burrito packed with protein from eggs and cottage cheese, complemented by sweet potato and spicy pepper jack cheese, perfect for a satisfying start to your day or meal prep.
Ingredients
Scale
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400F (200C).
- Spread the diced sweet potato on a baking sheet.
- Roast the sweet potato for 20-25 minutes, or until tender and slightly caramelized.
- While the sweet potato roasts, whisk the eggs in a large bowl.
- Heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat.
- Scramble the whisked eggs until cooked through.
- In a separate bowl, combine the scrambled eggs with the low-fat cottage cheese.
- Once the sweet potatoes are done, remove them from the oven.
- Warm the whole-wheat tortillas according to package directions.
- Lay out each warm tortilla.
- Spoon a portion of the egg and cottage cheese mixture onto the center of each tortilla.
- Add a portion of the roasted sweet potato.
- Sprinkle with shredded pepper jack cheese.
- Drizzle with salsa.
- Fold in the sides of the tortilla, then roll it up tightly to form a burrito.
- Serve immediately or wrap individually for meal prep.
Equipment
Recommended kitchen tools: Digital Food Scale, Glass Meal Prep Containers and Cast Iron Skillet.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: main dish
- Method: meal prep
- Cuisine: american
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 burrito
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 5
- Sodium: 700
- Fat: 20
- Saturated Fat: 8
- Unsaturated Fat: 9
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 35
- Fiber: 4
- Protein: 35
- Cholesterol: 350
Keywords: breakfast burrito, high protein, sweet potato, pepper jack, cottage cheese, meal prep, egg burrito, spicy breakfast, healthy breakfast
