[Recipes] Huevos Rancheros, The Magical Mexican Muscle-Builder

[Recipes] Huevos Rancheros, The Magical Mexican Muscle-Builder

Mexican food might be the most underrated lean-body powerhouse in the dietary universe. Even Chipotle can be a legitimate superfood with a little tweaking and clever manipulation. Enter our magical Huevos Rancheros — an unbelievably simple, nutritious recipe to infuse a little lean, robust Mexican flavor into your diet.

Every component in this version of Huevos Rancheros absolutely oozes nutritional gold. With 225 calories, 21 g of muscle-building protein, 9.5 g of hunger-blasting fiber, 8 g of net carbs and healthy fats galore, it’s a BIG way to spark new muscle growth and keep your belly tight. Outside of the Lucky Charms leprechaun, who ever said healthy eating couldn’t be magically delicious?

Major Benefits

Ingredients

Directions

Cook & Prep Time: 15 minutes

Servings: 2

1. Add 1/2 cup of black beans (I like Goya organic black beans) to a saucepan and place over medium heat. Season with freshly cracked pepper and kosher salt. Leave over heat for 5 minutes.

2. While the beans are cooking, spray a frying pan with PAM and add the egg and egg whites. Sprinkle fresh pepper, kosher salt, red pepper flakes, and/or hot sauce (I like Frank’s) to taste. Cook over medium heat and scramble until well-done (~3 minutes).

3. Once the eggs finish cooking, place a flax roll-up in another frying pan over low/medium heat and allow it to crisp up (~3 minutes).

4. After the roll-up is warm, crispy, and slightly golden, turn the heat on low and top with the beans and eggs.

5. Smather the tortilla with freshly sliced avocado and salsa verde – feel free to dump & mix everything into a messy pile or keep the ingredients evenly separated. Let it sit over low heat for 2 minutes.

6. Transfer to a plate. Cut in half into two servings. Enjoy.

Nutrition Facts Per Serving

• Calories - 225 calories

• Fat - 7.1 g

• Sat. Fat - 1 g

• Total Carbs - 17.5 g

• Net Carbs - 8 g

• Sugar - 0 g

• Fiber - 9.5 g

• Protein - 21 g

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Bryan DiSanto is the Owner & Editor-in-Chief of Lean It UP, ACE-CPT & CSN, NYU graduate, ex-fat kid, and all-around fitness/nutrition nutjob.

When he’s not working on his (or somebody else’s) abs, whipping up Eggocados, or running a Tough Mudder, he’s probably off yelling at a Carolina Panthers game somewhere.

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