These High Protein Sausage Egg Breakfast Burritos are more than just delicious—they’re packed with 23 grams of protein, customizable to your taste, and perfect for meal prep, these breakfast burritos deliver the energy you need to start your day strong.

Makes 4 breakfast burritos

If you’re looking for a high protein breakfast that’s filling, flavorful, and easy to make-these breakfast burritos are hard to beat. Packed with 23 grams of protein, customizable to your taste, and perfect for meal prep, these breakfast burritos deliver the energy you need to start your day strong.

Whether you’re fueling a workout, feeding a busy family, or just tired of sugary breakfasts, this protein-rich option checks all the boxes.

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Why do I love making these High Protein Breakfast Burritos?

High protein meals help with:

• Muscle growth and recovery
• They stabilize energy levels throughout the morning
• Packed with 23 grams of protein-to keep you full for hours

A sausage egg and cheese breakfast burrito combines three protein-heavy ingredients in one convenient wrap, making it a favorite among fitness enthusiasts, busy professionals, and anyone who loves a savory breakfast.

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What ingredients do I need to make these High Protein Breakfast Burritos?

Eggs

Eggs are a complete protein, meaning they contain all nine essential amino acids. They’re also rich in vitamins like B12 and D.

Cottage Cheese

Cottage cheese is naturally high in protein, especially casein protein, which digests slowly and helps keep you full longer. Mixing it into eggs increases the total protein per burrito without adding many extra calories—perfect for a high protein breakfast.

When blended or stirred into eggs, cottage cheese melts into the mixture, creating soft, fluffy, and creamy scrambled eggs. It adds richness without the need for heavy cream or butter.

Cottage cheese is a good source of calcium, phosphorus, and B vitamins, which support bone health and energy metabolism—important benefits for starting your day strong.

Turkey Sausage

Breakfast sausage adds bold flavor and additional protein. Using turkey sausage reduces the fat while keeping protein high. I like to cook 16 oz. of turkey sausage and then I measure out (using a food scale) 8 oz. of the cooked turkey sausage to add to the scrambled eggs then I store the leftovers of the turkey sausage in an airtight container in the fridge, for later.

LowCarb Tortillas

Using a high-protein tortilla boosts fiber and helps keep you full longer.

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How do I make these High Protein Breakfast Burritos?

Spray a large skillet with cooking spray and heat over to medium heat. Add turkey sausage and break it up as it cooks. Stir until fully cooked, about 10 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside on a paper towel-lined plate. 

Spray the same large skillet with cooking spray. Add eggs and cottage cheese. 

Use a spatula and slowly move eggs and cottage cheese around the edge of the pan toward the center and repeat moving the eggs towards the center rotating with the uncooked eggs. Continue stirring until eggs and cottage cheese are scrambled. Season with salt and pepper. 

Remove from heat and add cooked sausage crumbles to scrambled the eggs. 

Lay out the tortillas and add a heaping 1/2 cup of scrambled eggs and sausage to the middle of each tortilla. 

Roll the burrito by folding in the outside edges of the tortilla to the center and then while keeping those edges in, fold up the bottom of the tortilla and tightly wrap it under the sausage and eggs. Keeping the edges folded in while tightly wrapping the rest of the burrito up. 

Enjoy! Store leftovers in fridge or freezer for meal prep. 

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Perfect for Meal Prep-one of the biggest perks of high protein breakfast burritos is how well they store. Make a batch on Sunday and enjoy a quick, nutritious breakfast all week.

Meal Prep Tips:

• Let burritos cool before wrapping
• Wrap tightly in foil or parchment paper
• Freeze for up to 2 months
• Reheat in the microwave or oven

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Customize Your High Protein Burrito

Try these variations:

• Spicy: add salsa or jalapeños
• Extra protein: mix in egg whites, black beans, or bacon crumbles instead of sausage crumbles
• Vegetarian:omit sausage and add your favorite cooked or sautéed veggies and diced potatoes

What them crispy?! Heat them in a pan on the stovetop to give the outside a nice crisp texture. Cook on low to brown the outside. 

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Ingredients: 

• 8 oz. Jennie-o breakfast sausage 
• 4 large eggs
• 1/4 cup cottage cheese – I use Good Culture cottage cheese 
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• black pepper, to taste 
• 4 La Banderita carb counter tortillas taco size

Directions: 

1. Spray a large skillet with cooking spray and heat over to medium heat. Add turkey sausage and break it up as it cooks. Stir until fully cooked, about 10 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside on a paper towel-lined plate. 
2. Spray the same large skillet with cooking spray. Add eggs and cottage cheese.  Use a spatula and slowly move eggs and cottage cheese around the edge of the pan toward the center and repeat moving the eggs towards the center rotating with the uncooked eggs. Continue stirring until eggs and cottage cheese are scrambled. Season with salt and pepper. 
3. Remove from heat and add cooked sausage crumbles to scrambled the eggs. 
4. Lay out the tortillas and add a heaping 1/2 cup of scrambled eggs and sausage to the middle of each tortilla. 
5. Roll the burritos by folding in the outside edges of the tortilla to the center and then while keeping those edges in, fold up the bottom of the tortillas and tightly wrap it under the sausage and eggs. Keeping the edges folded in while tightly wrapping the rest of the burrito up. 
6. Enjoy! Store leftovers in fridge or freezer for meal prep. 

Tips:

• To make the tortillas more pliable, lay the tortillas in a paper towel. Microwave for 20 seconds. The will steam will help make the tortillas softer and easier to fold. 
• I cook up a 16 oz. of turkey sausage and then measure out (using a food scale) 8 oz. of the cooked turkey sausage to add to the scrambled eggs then I store the leftovers of the turkey sausage in an airtight container in the fridge, for later.

Makes 4 burritos 

4 WW Points® per burrito

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