I. Am. Not. A. Morning. Person. I have dreams of swanning out the door gracefully each morning having exercised, enjoyed a fresh made healthy breakfast, and written a chapter of my book, accompanied by my dressed and cheerful preschooler, pausing to survey my spotless floors with a satisfied smile before pulling the car out of the garage 10 minutes ahead of schedule. In reality? Let’s just say I’m well-versed in picking my top two priorities, letting the rest go, and counting it a success if I’ve held my patience all the way through.

I’m not giving up on my dreams though! One of the best steps I’ve made towards that perfect morning is dealing with breakfast on the weekend so I don’t fall prey to a frantic swing through a drive-thru where my options are both generally unhealthy and a waste of my food budget dollars. This week in particular, I’m kicking off a fresh start on my weightloss journey, so I made a batch of my favorite breakfast wraps. With just a few minutes of assembly, I have five little packets of joy in the fridge, ready to help me get out the door on those busy work mornings.

Although you can easily make a single wrap if you have time in the morning, the recipe below makes 5 wraps to take you through a work week. It’s followed by step-by-step instructions and some options for alternative ingredients.

Quick Breakfast Wraps

5 tortillas
10 egg whites or equivalent
5 Tbsp crumbled bacon
5 Tbsp shredded cheese
Taco seasoning to taste

Scramble eggs with taco seasoning and divide into 5 portions. For each wrap, fill 1 tortilla with 2 scrambled eggs, 1 Tbsp bacon, and 1 Tbsp cheese. Tuck in the sides of the tortilla and fold over like a burrito. Roll each wrap in a piece of foil and fold each end over to seal. Store in fridge up to 5 days. To serve, heat in toaster oven on foil, or unwrapped in skillet.

How To Make:

First, gather your ingredients. This is where the wraps are so flexible! I use the Extreme Wellness High Fiber tortillas, but you can use any kind of tortilla or flatbread. You can use whole eggs or egg whites or egg substitute. Your fillings can also be varied. I use real bacon bits for convenience, but I’ve also made them with pre-cooked chopped turkey sausage. You could use diced ham, or turkey, or Canadian bacon, or even skip the meat completely to make them vegetarian. And the cheese! I opt for part-skim mozzarella to keep the calories low, but you could use cheddar, smoked gouda… any melty cheese would work. And the taco seasoning is optional too! I make my own blend to control the salt and keep the heat on the milder side for my family, but you could omit it, use garlic and herb Mrs Dash, just use a pinch salt, or use any favorite herbs. You could even add leftover veggies, but I would advise against it (or lots of fresh herbs) unless you’re making the wrap to eat right away. Generally, vegetables or herbs with a higher moisture content don’t store as well when you’re making the wraps in advance.

Once you’ve decided on your ingredient choices, you’ll need to cook your eggs. To keep my prep time to a minimum, I microwave mine in a heat-proof glass bowl. While I prefer the texture of skillet-cooked eggs to eat by themselves, I don’t find it makes a difference in the wrap, and I love that they basically cook themselves while I’m measuring out the rest of my ingredients! I use egg whites from a carton for these, so I measure out the equivalent amount to give me 2 eggs’ worth per wrap and pour into my glass bowl sprayed with cooking spray. Then I stir in the taco seasoning. I rarely measure this, but for this batch I used 1 level teaspoon.

Once the seasoning is blended in, microwave for 3 minutes.

While the eggs are cooking, on a large cutting board set out your 5 measured portions of bacon and cheese, leaving room for the eggs. Then, tear off 5 pieces of foil and set those and your tortillas to the side.

When your eggs come out of the microwave, be warned – they will only be partially cooked, and all of the seasoning will have concentrated into the cooked portion. This looks odd, but don’t worry a bit – with a spoon or whisk, just stir in a chopping motion to break up the cooked egg .

Put the eggs back into the microwave for 2 more minutes. When you take them out, they should be very slightly undercooked. With your whisk or spoon, stir and chop the eggs into small pieces. The seasoning will now be well-distributed, and the residual heat will finish cooking the eggs by the time you’ve finished stirring them. Overcooked microwaved eggs get a rubbery texture and a not-so-appealing grey tinge, so adjust the cooking times as needed for your microwave.

Turn the eggs out onto your cutting board and divide into 5 portions. Eyeballing is fine here – no need to spend extra time weighing or measuring. That’s a whole extra 2 minutes you can sleep work out in the morning!

 I do recommend portioning them out like this rather than scooping from the bowl, since it allows the eggs to cool faster and keeps your last wrap from being a lot smaller than the rest. When your board looks like the one pictured above, you’re ready to wrap!

For each wrap, lay a tortilla on a piece of foil. In the center, add an egg portion and sprinkle with your measured bacon and cheese.

Tucking in the sides, fold your wrap over like a burrito. Wrap snugly in the foil, folding each end over and crimping to seal. Although you could use waxed paper or plastic wrap, I recommend foil because I heat these in my toaster oven. Remember – my goal is to get out the door as quickly as possible, and I generally eat these on the road if I’m commuting or as soon as I get to my local office. I don’t want to have to transfer them to a separate container for heating and then re-wrap them to be able to eat on the go! Instead, I run to the fridge a few minutes before time to go, pull out a wrap, toss it on the toaster oven on the highest toast setting, and finish getting ready. Then I just have to grab it (carefully) and tuck it in the side of my lunch bag with a napkin.

I hope you enjoy these! What would your ideal flavor combination include? And, what are your secrets for a smooth, orderly morning? I recently finished another project I’ll be sharing soon – I finally conquered the clutter of our “get out the door” items so my breakfast doesn’t get cold while we’re scrambling for backpacks and folders and keys!