Ingredients
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(See substitutions and possible additions in the Notes section below.)
- 3 cooked turkey breakfast sausage links
- 3 to 4 green onions (depending on size), chopped (white, light and some of the dark green portion)
- 3/4 cup egg whites (from 6 to 8 large eggs)
- 1 cup green chile enchilada sauce (canned, jarred or homemade)
- Juice from 1/2 lime
- 2 (8 or 9 inch) flour tortillas, white or whole wheat
- 1/2 cup grated Cheddar-Jack cheese
- Sour cream or la crema, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Slice the sausage in half lengthwise, then slice into 1/4-inch slices.
- Spray a nonstick skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Add sliced sausage and cook, stirring occasionally, until beginning to brown, around 4 minutes.
- Set aside 1 tablespoon of chopped green onions (for garnish); add remainder to the sausage. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions begin to soften and sausage is fully browned, another 4 to 5 minutes..
- Add egg whites and cook, stirring occasionally, until fully cooked.
- While the eggs are cooking, place the enchilada sauce in a small saucepan. Stir in lime juice and bring to a low boil, stirring occasionally.
- Microwave tortillas for 10 to 15 seconds, just until warm. Divide egg mixture evenly between tortillas and roll up (see step-by-step rolling instructions in blog post.)
- Place each rolled burrito, seam side down, on a dinner plate. Top with generous amount of sauce; sprinkle with grated cheese and freshly ground pepper. Garnish with sour cream (if using) and chopped green onion. Serve immediately.
Notes
Substitutions:
- Breakfast turkey sausage links – use turkey patties, cooked pork sausage links or bacon bits
- Green onions – use chopped yellow onion, red onion, or shallots
- Egg whites – use whole eggs or a mixture of eggs + whites
- Green chile enchilada sauce – substitute prepared red enchilada sauce
- Cheddar-Jack cheese – use just Cheddar cheese
Possible additions (to the filling):
- Black beans
- Chopped red onion
- Chopped bell pepper
- Chopped jalapeño pepper
- More green chiles
- More cheese
- Cilantro
- Parsley
- Chives
- Category: breakfast, quick and easy
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: Tex-Mex
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 burrito
- Calories: 505
- Sugar: 7.8 g
- Sodium: 1850.3 mg
- Fat: 26.7 g
- Saturated Fat: 10.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 7.2 g
- Protein: 32.8 g
- Cholesterol: 122.3 mg