Are you looking for a keto friendly breakfast that is filling, flavorful and easy to make? These keto breakfast burritos are a great option for a keto friendly breakfast that is full of flavor!
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Keto Layered Breakfast Burritos
These low carb breakfast burritos are easy enough to create, you might just find yourself adding them to your list of regular keto breakfast menu items. Oh, and did I mention that these make a pretty great dinner too?! It’s a different kind of breakfast for dinner meal, but it’s a great dinner option for those nights when you don’t have a lot of time available.
What is Needed to Make Keto Layered Breakfast Burritos?
Not to worry, these burritos are packed full of flavor, but you don’t need to have fridge full of special ingredients or a kitchen full of tools to create them. You can create these healthy, filling low carb breakfast burritos with just a few supplies!
- Skillet
- Mixing Spatula
- Sharp Knife
That’s it! Outside of the necessary ingredients, these 3 things are all that you need to put together this yummy breakfast.
How to Make Low Carb Breakfast Burritos
In a skillet, add the eggs and scramble over medium high heat until cooked to your liking. Add the bacon, and salt and pepper to taste.
Place a large keto tortilla onto a flat surface and cut a slit in the middle of the bottom of it, going up to the center of the tortilla.
In the bottom right corner of the tortilla, place a layer of guacamole. In the top right side of the tortilla, add some of the egg mixture. Place a layer of salsa in the upper left corner of the tortilla, and finally, a layer of cheese in the bottom left corner.
Fold the fourth with the guacamole on it, up and onto the egg section.
Continue to fold the tortilla onto the salsa and then onto the cheese section until you have a layered tortilla in the shape of a triangle.
Add the olive oil to a skillet and heat over medium heat.
Toast the tortilla evenly on both sides until browned and crispy. Serve with your choice of toppings.
Are Keto Breakfast Burritos Good for Meal Prep?
These keto breakfast burritos are perfect for meal prep! You can make them in advance, wrap them in parchment paper and place them in the fridge for enjoying later. I would typically not refrigerate them for over a day or so. They are still perfectly fine to eat, but they may taste soggy.
Are Breakfast Burritos Keto Friendly?
Most breakfast burritos are very heavy on the potatoes, so typically, no, breakfast burritos are not keto friendly. That being said, with this recipe, all of the ingredients are keto friendly so you can feel free to enjoy them without guilt!
These low carb breakfast burritos have just 6 net carbs per serving so you can easily fit them into your macros.
This recipe makes 2 servings.
Are Tortillas Keto Friendly?
Tortillas are not typically keto friendly. With typical store bought tortillas, you can expect the carb counts to look like this:
A Mission brand soft taco sized flour tortilla has 25 net carbs. This number is likely close to your daily net carb limit on a keto diet.
If you choose to go with a corn tortillas, they are roughly 17 grams of net carbs per serving, so still above what you can eat on a keto diet. That is significantly better than flour tortillas, but still not keto friendly.
Or, you can make your own keto tortillas. These homemade tortillas have just 2 net carbs per serving, making them perfectly acceptable to eat on a keto diet.
There are also some keto friendly tortillas on the market. If you buy store bought, be sure to check the nutrition information and ingredient list.
How Long Does it Take to Make These Keto Breakfast Burritos?
My favorite part of making these breakfast burritos is that they are so quick and easy to make! With a prep time of 15 minutes and a maximum cook time of just 10 minutes, you’ll be enjoying this great dish in less than a half an hour.
Are There Any Substitutions for This Recipe?
If you want to to mix it up a bit with this recipe, you can! Here are just some of the substitutions that you make to this recipe:
Skip the Bacon
You can go meat free for these breakfast burritos, or you can add in ham or breakfast sausage instead of the bacon. They all taste great!
Switch up the Cheese
You can use any kind of cheese in this recipe. I find that it tastes great with cheddar, mozzarella, colby jack, pepper jack, or whatever cheese you have available to you.
Skip the Guac and/or Salsa
Of course they are a pretty big staple in the breakfast burritos, but if you aren’t a fan of guacamole or salsa, you can keep them out of the recipe.
Skip the Tortilla
If you are trying to cut down on your carbs even more, or, if you just aren’t in a tortilla mood. You can easily skip the tortilla and just have yours in a
Keto Breakfast Burritos
Ingredients
- 2 large keto tortillas
- 4 large eggs
- 3 tablespoons chopped bacon
- ¼ cup guacamole
- ¼ cup salsa
- ½ cup shredded Colby jack cheese
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a skillet, add the eggs and scramble over medium high heat until cooked to your liking.
- Add the bacon, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Place a large keto tortilla onto a flat surface and cut a slit in the middle of the bottom of it, going up to the center of the tortilla (see pictures).
- In the bottom right corner of the tortilla, place a layer of guacamole.
- In the top right side of the tortilla, add some of the egg mixture.
- Place a layer of salsa in the upper left corner of the tortilla, and finally, a layer of cheese in the bottom left corner.
- Fold the fourth with the guacamole on it, up and onto the egg section (see pictures).
- Continue to fold the tortilla onto the salsa and then onto the cheese section until you have a layered tortilla in the shape of a triangle.
- Add the olive oil to a skillet and heat over medium heat. Toast the tortilla evenly on both sides until browned and crispy.
- Serve with your choice of toppings.
Nutrition
Trina Krug is a Holistic Nutritionist, Integrative Health Coach and host of the Carbless Conversations Podcast. With a Master’s Degree in Complementary and Alternative Medicine, her single mission in life is to facilitate self-healing in herself and those around her through awareness, lifestyle shifts and low-carb eating. As a current Doctor of Science student, she continues her studies in functional nutrition.