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Looking for a healthy breakfast for meal prep? These make ahead breakfast burritos are just what you need! Healthy and filling, this freezer meal includes veggies for vitamins and minerals as well as eggs and chicken sausage to pack in protein.
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Make Ahead Breakfast Burritos

These make ahead breakfast burritos are a wonderful meal prep recipe to ensure you've always got a healthy morning meal on hand.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword make ahead breakfast burritos, meal prep breakfast burritos
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Calories 440kcal
Author Snacking in Sneakers

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil (divided into 1 tbsp + 1 tbsp)
  • 1/2 red onion, finely chopped
  • 1 medium bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 cup baby spinach
  • 10 large eggs
  • 1/3 cup 1% milk
  • 8 ounce package of fully cooked chicken breakfast sausage (or any type of breakfast sausage)
  • 1.5 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  • 8 whole wheat tortillas

Instructions

  • Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add red onion and bell pepper and sauté for about 5 minutes, until tender.
  • Add 1 cup of baby spinach to the pan and cook for a minute, until it is lightly wilted. Remove vegetables from heat and set aside into a large bowl.
  • In a separate large bowl, add 10 large eggs and 1/3 cup milk. Whisk until well combined.
  • Heat remaining 1 tbsp olive oil (or spray pan with cooking spray) in same skillet you used for the veggies. Add the eggs and cook over medium heat, periodically stirring to make scrambled eggs.
  • When eggs are done, remove from heat and add them to the bowl with the veggies.
  • Slice the breakfast sausage into bite size pieces and put into a bowl (note – since this one used fully cooked sausage and you’ll be heating it up later, you don’t have to pre-cook it. But you certainly can toss it in the microwave now for a minute if you’d like. If you bought uncooked sausage, please cook it first according to package directions in the skillet!).
  • Set up your burrito building station – set out the egg/veggie mixture bowl, the bowl of breakfast sausage, the cheese, and your tortillas. To each tortilla, add a scoop of egg/veggie mixture, a few bite size pieces of sausage, and sprinkle some cheese on top.
  • Roll the tortillas up and wrap each individually in plastic wrap. Then place them all in one freezer bag.
  • To reheat, place a tortilla on a plate and cover with a damp paper towel. Cook in the microwave for about 1:30 to 2 minutes, or until heated through.

Notes

Tip:
I used tortillas that had 170 calories per serving. However, if you can scope out a variety of brands, you’ll find some whole wheat and/or low carb versions that are in the 80-130 calorie range. This would lower the total calorie count for each one.
 
Nutrition Analysis (per burrito):
440 calories, 23 g fat, 9 g sat fat, 670 mg sodium, 34 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 7 g sugar, 24 g protein, Vitamin A: 31%, Vitamin C: 46%, Calcium: 22%, Iron: 14%

Nutrition

Calories: 440kcal