These freezer-friendly healthy breakfast burritos are packed with kale, mushrooms and feta. The perfect easy grab and go breakfast that will actually keep you full!
Stocking up the freezer with healthy breakfast options is such a great idea for busy mornings. We love prepping healthy freezer breakfast sandwiches, and these ultimate breakfast burritos. Kale, mushroom and feta breakfast burritos are another delicious option!
The thing I love about these burritos is that you get a great source of protein, plenty of vegetables, and carbohydrates. It's truly a well-rounded meal to start your day. They also freeze/thaw really well, and are particularly good crisped up on a sandwich press.
Reasons you'll โก this recipe
- the sautรฉed mushrooms and feta cheese add a ton of flavor to these burritos
- it's loaded with vegetables, protein and a source of carbs
- you can make a big batch ahead and freeze
Recipe video
Watch the video below to see how I prepped kale, mushroom and feta breakfast burritos! You can find more of my recipe videos on my YouTube channel.
Ingredient notes
- eggs- adds protein and binds the other ingredients together; use large eggs
- kale- you can use fresh or frozen, if you use frozen, you can add it straight to the pan without thawing, but may need to increase the cook time slightly.
- feta cheese- adds briney/salty flavor to the burritos; if you choose to leave it out, you will want to add some salt to compensate
- mushrooms- add umami and more vegetables; you can use button, cremini, or chopped portobellos
- tortillas- look for large tortillas; 10 inch minimum.
Step by step directions
1. Sautรฉ onions and mushrooms- Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 5 or so minutes, until soft and translucent. Add the mushrooms to the pan, and cook for 3 more minutes, until soft and cooked through.
2. Sautรฉ kale- Add the kale and cook for 2 more minutes, until soft and the kale is wilted. If kale is frozen, add it straight to the pan without thawing, increasing the cook time if needed.
3. Add eggs- While the veggies are cooking, beat the eggs with the salt, pepper, and oregano. Add the eggs to the pan and cook for 3-4 more minutes, until the eggs are cooked through.
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4. Add feta- Sprinkle the feta cheese evenly over everything, then remove the pan from the heat and allow to cool before rolling.
5- Roll- Scoop ยพ cup of the *cooled* egg/veggie filling onto a 12-inch flour tortilla. Sprinkle with ยผ cup of shredded cheese. Fold the ends over and roll tightly.
6. Store- Wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and store in a larger meal prep container or freezer bag.
Storage & Reheating
These breakfast burritos store great for meal prep!
Storage
- fridge- store individually wrapped burritos in an air tight container for up to 48 hours; the tortillas can get soft and are best frozen for longer than that
- freezer- store individually wrapped burritos in an air tight container or freezer bag for up to 3 months
Reheating
- thaw- overnight in the fridge, or on low power in the microwave (unwrap from plastic and place on a paper towel)
- heat- in the microwave until steaming hot (optional, but helps heat the filling all the way to the middle as sometimes the frying pan can do a poor job at this)
- crisp- after heating through, crisp up the tortilla in a frying pan or a sandwich press
TIP- I love using my old school George Foreman grill to crisp up my breakfast burritos!
Recipe variations
- kale- swap for spinach or your favorite greens
- other veggies- swap onions & mushrooms for sautรฉed bell peppers, cauliflower rice, roasted sweet potatoes or what you happen to have in the fridge.
- eggs- you can make this vegetarian by swapping the eggs for tofu (follow directions for this tofu scramble)
- feta- omit, but add at least ยผ teaspoon salt
- other- you could turn these into breakfast quesadillas, or leave out the tortilla and enjoy as a breakfast scramble.
More meal prep breakfasts
- Healthy Breakfast Burritos with Zucchini and Lentils
- Broccoli Cheddar Breakfast Quesadillas
- 28 Healthy Breakfast Meal Prep Ideas
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Kale, Mushroom and Feta Breakfast Burritos (Freezer)
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 onion small; diced
- 2 cups kale firmly packed; shredded into bite-sized pieces; see note 1
- 2 cups mushrooms sliced; see note 2
- 5 eggs
- ยผ teaspoon pepper
- ยฝ teaspoon oregano
- ยฝ cup feta cheese crumbled
- 1 ยผ cup cheddar cheese shredded
- 5 large flour tortillas 10-12 inches
Instructions
- Sautรฉ onions and mushrooms-ย Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 5 or so minutes, until soft and translucent. Add the mushrooms to the pan, and cook for 3 more minutes, until soft and cooked through.
- Sautรฉ kale-ย Add the kale and cook for 2 more minutes, until soft and the kale is wilted. If kale is frozen, add it straight to the pan without thawing, increasing the cook time if needed.
- Add eggs-ย While the veggies are cooking, beat the eggs with the salt, pepper, and oregano. Add the eggs to the pan and cook for 3-4 more minutes, until the eggs are cooked through.
- Add feta-ย Sprinkle the feta cheese evenly over everything, then remove the pan from the heat and allow to cool before rolling.
- Roll-ย Scoop ยพ cup of the *cooled* egg/veggie filling onto a 12-inch flour tortilla. Sprinkle with ยผ cup of shredded cheese. Fold the ends over and roll tightly.
- Store-ย Wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and store in a larger meal prep container or freezer bag.
- Heat, then crisp-ย in the microwave until steaming hot, then crisp up in a frying pan or a sandwich press.
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Tips:
- fridge-ย store individually wrapped burritos in an air tight container for up to 48 hours; the tortillas can get soft and are best frozen for longer than that
- freezer-ย store individually wrapped burritos in an air tight container or freezer bag for up to 3 months
- kale-ย swap for spinach or your favorite greens
- other veggies-ย swap onions & mushrooms for sautรฉed bell peppers, cauliflower rice, roasted sweet potatoes or what you happen to have in the fridge.
- eggs-ย you can make this vegetarian by swapping the eggs for tofu (follow directions for this tofu scramble)
- feta-ย omit, but add at least ยผ teaspoon salt
- other-ย you could turn these into breakfast quesadillas, or leave out the tortilla and enjoy as a breakfast scramble.
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Samantha says
I'm going to try this recipe soon and was curious about the shredded cheese you used. The recipe calls for shredded cheddar cheese and it is white. I've only ever seen yellow cheddar cheese. Could you please help me out? Thank you!! Looking forward to making these!
Denise Bustard says
Hi Samantha! You can use any cheese you'd like. I routinely use cheddar or mozzarella, actually my kids have been in a 'no orange cheese' phase so mozza is usually what we have around. Hope you enjoy!
Bogdanka says
Hi Denise,
I just wanted to let you know I am trying out recipes from your website for a while now. Everything I tried so far has been delicious. You are very talented and I am really happy to have discovered your website. I think these burritos were the first recipe I made and I keep coming back. You tought me a lot new things about cooking and meal prep, so thank you for that! Big hug from a Croatian girl living in Ireland!
Kind regards,
Bogdanka.
Denise Bustard says
Hi Bogdanka, I'm so happy to hear you're enjoying the recipes! Also, I wanted to tell you I've been so fortunate to visit Croatia and absolutely loved it! Have not visited Ireland yet though. Thanks so much for coming back to leave a review ๐
Sabrina says
Delicious, thank you! I am a first-year gardener in Tennessee and have an excess of kale, which I love, but can't seem to use as quickly as it grows. Amy's and Sweet Earth frozen burritos are a go-to for me when I'm in a time crunch, so I began looking for a kale recipe for frozen burritos. I made these yesterday, froze them, and had one for breakfast this morning--so tasty! I added a couple cloves of minced garlic and a bit of dill, as well as an extra egg and a handful of extra sliced mushrooms, then split the ingredients between 7 10" tortillas instead of 5 12" tortillas. As a last minute addition, I cooked up some spinach and gruyere sausage I had and added that to two of the burritos. I forgot to label them, so those will be a surprise ๐ Depending on the price of the eggs and cheese used, these are in the $1-$2 per serving range. I will definitely remake and try variations of this recipe!
Denise Bustard says
Hi Sabrina, thanks for your patience with my late reply! Your variation sounds absolutely amazing. I bet that garden-fresh kale tastes even better! Thank you for taking the time to come back and leave a review ๐
Angie says
Made these today, and I never enjoy anything without meat. Absolutely delicious! Can't wait to go to work just to snack on these ๐
Denise Bustard says
Ahh love this! Thanks for taking the time to come back and leave a review, Angie!
Sharon says
Hi Denise! I love this recipe. I have made these breakfast burritos several times now, they are definitely going to be in my permanent recipe rotation. Thank you.
Denise says
I'm so happy to hear this, Sharon! Thank you so much for sharing!
Julia says
Hi Denise! Thank you for all your hard work, I was wondering why the fat and cholesterol is so high in this dish? It's worrisome and surprising considering the ingredients seem healthy.
Denise says
Hi Julia, I can double check the recipe...I use My Fitness Pal and sometimes the ingredients can be way off for certain macros/measurements and slip through my notice.
Denise says
I just double checked and the cholesterol comes from the eggs. The fat comes from the eggs, cheese and tortillas. You could scale back and just enjoy half a tortilla if these numbers bother you.
Kelly says
Just made these. The filling really is delicious, and I bet it gets even better once the flavors have had a chance to meld. Thank you for posting this!
Denise says
I'm glad you like the filling, Kelly! Hope you have tasty breakfasts this week ๐
Giannina Regge says
Hi Denise ๐
The last 1 1/2 months we had sweet stuff for breakfast and I just can't see it anymore!
So now i really wanna try the Burritos.
I tried to translate "firmly packed kale" but I'm still not sure what it means. ๐
Is it frozen or fresh?
Could you try to explain it in a different way... so i might know what to buy.
Thanks a lot!!! ๐
Giannina
Denise says
Hi Giannina! What I mean is to press the kale firmly into your measuring cup, rather than loosely toss it in there. This measurement is for fresh kale, but I've also used frozen kale...I'd scale back a bit on the frozen kale since it's already kind of compacted...maybe 1-1.5 cups? I hope that helps!
Kelly says
Can't wait to try this. Do you have a favorite brand of tortillas?
Denise says
Hi Kelly! I've tried pretty much every (flour) tortilla brand and they all work well! I did try an ancient grains variety once and they never got crispy so I would probably not use them again. Hope that helps!
Crystal Wells says
Loved these! I added some chopped zucchini in with the mushrooms as I had some I needed to use up and was delicious ๐
Denise says
I'm so happy you liked them Crystal! Thanks for reporting back ๐
Arnie says
Hi Denise, I love this recipes so much. I can prepare ahead since Im working in airport this is best bfast I can bring for work. Look forward for other easy healthy recipes. Specialy for us who work in airport, we need easy, healthy and nyuum bfast, lunch and dinner. Thank you
Denise says
Thanks so much for your comment, Arnie! I'm glad you enjoy the make ahead meals. I have tons of them on my site, here's some lunch ideas: https://sweetpeasandsaffron.com/2015/10/pan-fried-gnocchi-with-sundried-tomatoes-and-white-beans.html, breakfast: https://sweetpeasandsaffron.com/2016/09/28-healthy-meal-prep-breakfast-ideas.html, and dinner: https://sweetpeasandsaffron.com/2016/12/17-healthy-dinner-meal-prep-ideas.html
Jeanna says
I don't think I've eaten kale and thus, I'd never have it in the house. But I always have the frozen spinach balls, so could I substitute kale for the thawed spinach?
Denise says
Hi Jeanna! Absolutely...I'd reduce the amount since it shrinks down quite a bit when frozen. Maybe try 1/2 to 1/3 of what the recipe calls for? And make sure to squeeze out excess moisture ๐
annie says
Girl, I am loving these make ahead recipes. Keep 'em coming.
Sarah @Whole and Heavenly Oven says
Now THIS is a breakfast burrito I can wrap my head around! Basically you threw all my favorite things inside so I'm in!!