High Protein Breakfast Tortilla
This is a recipe for a high protein breakfast that has more than 40 grams of protein and 370 calories for 2 large and filling tortillas. Avocado and vegetables add tons of flavor and eggs, egg whites, cheese and ham add tons of protein.
Ingredients
- 2 large tortillas carb counter (45 calories each)
- 1 slice light swiss cheese 50 calories per slice
- 2 slices black forrest ham 30 calories
- 1 large egg
- 3 oz egg whites 84 g
- 5 oz mushrooms 150 g
- 1 small avocado
- 3 small tomatoes
- 1 oz onion 28 g
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Start with chopping the vegetables. Mash avocado in a small bowl, add salt and pepper to taste, and add a teaspoon of lime juice.
- Preheat a pan and add chopped mushrooms. Let them brown. Add salt and pepper to taste and set aside.
- Scramble one egg with 3 ounces of liquid egg whites, add salt and pepper. Add the eggs into a preheated pan to form an omelette.
- Once the omelette starts setting, flip it on the other side and cook it for few seconds to set completely. Remove from the pan and cut up in triangles.
- Now, we are ready to assemble the tortillas. Lay one tortilla on a cutting board and make one cut towards the center.
- Spread mashed avocado on 1/4 of the tortilla, add tomatoes and onions.
- Put 1/4 of the omelette on one quarter of tortilla and another 1/4 on the opposite quarter.
- Add ham on the remaining quarter of the tortilla and cheese on one of the omelette side.
- Start folding to create one stacked triangle.
- Follow the same steps for the mushroom tortilla using mushroom instead of ham.
- Place the tortillas on a heated pan and cook them until they lightly brown and cheese starts melting.
