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California Breakfast Burritos Recipe


This California Breakfast Burritos Recipe is one of many in our collection of Low Carb Recipes. these are culled from various sources, some my own. whilst some are low carb recipes, there are also some low fat recipes, whilst and diabetic recipes. The one thing they all have in common with this California Breakfast Burritos Recipe, is that they can all be seen as diet recipes in one form or another.




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California Breakfast Burritos Recipe




Ingredients:

4 low-carb flour tortillas
1 tbsp peanut or canola oil
3 green onions, chopped
1 can green chiles - (4 oz), drained, chopped
1 small tomato, diced
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp freshly-ground black pepper
8 eggs, beaten
1 pinch cayenne pepper
2 tbsp chopped cilantro
1/4 cup green salsa
1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese

Instructions:

Heat oven to 325 degrees. Wrap tortillas in foil and heat in oven 5 to 10
minutes. In a medium nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat.
Add green onions, chiles, tomato, salt and pepper; sauté 3 minutes. Push
mixture to side of pan.

Add eggs and cayenne to skillet. Cook, 1 to 2 minutes, stirring
occasionally with rubber spatula, until soft, creamy curds form. Stir
vegetable mixture into eggs.

Divide mixture among warm tortillas, sprinkle with cilantro, a tablespoon
of salsa and 2 tablespoons cheese. Roll up tortillas.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Carbohydrates: 16 grams
Net Carbs: 6 grams
Fiber: 10 grams
Protein: 21.5 grams
Fat: 21 grams
Calories: 317

Description:
"These tasty burritos are perfect for Sunday brunch. For variety, add 1/2
cup chopped cooked ham or smoked turkey to the filling."
Source:
"Atkins Cookbook at http://atkinscenter.com"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"07-01-2003 by Joe Comiskey - Mad's Recipe Emporium"

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 198 Calories; 14g Fat (62.3%
calories from fat); 15g Protein; 4g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 389mg
Cholesterol; 470mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 2 Lean Meat; 1/2
Vegetable; 1 1/2 Fat.


Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Preparation Time: 0:00

Servings: 4




Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.
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TWAIN, Mark