Breakfast Burritos
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Breakfast Burritos
Description
This Breakfast Burrito recipe involves warming flour tortillas and preparing a filling made from whisked eggs cooked into soft scrambles. Meats like ham, sausage, or bacon are cooked separately and mixed with optional sautéed vegetables or hash browns to enrich the flavor and texture. Shredded cheese is added to the filling for creaminess.
The components are assembled by filling each tortilla with eggs, cheese, and chosen meats and vegetables, then rolled into burritos. These can be served immediately with popular toppings like fresh salsa, guacamole, sour cream, sliced avocado, and cilantro to add freshness and creaminess.
Breakfast burritos are versatile, allowing for a range of fillings and toppings suited to personal preferences. They are suitable for a hearty morning meal or casual brunch and can be made ahead and frozen for convenience.
For freezing, wrap burritos tightly and store up to two months. Reheating options include microwave with a damp paper towel, air fryer wrapped in foil, or oven heating, each preserving texture and warmth.
Ingredients
Breakfast Burrito
- 6 flour tortillas cooked or warmed
- 8 egg
- ½ cup milk
- 1 pound ham chopped
- 1 pound sausage
- 1 pound Bacon
- 1 ⅓ cups cheese cheddar, Monterey Jack, Pepper Jack, or Mexican blend, shredded
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
More Fillings
- 2 cups hash browns can also use hash brown patties or tater tots, cooked
- 2 cups beans refried, pinto, or black, heated
- 1 cup mushroom sautéed
- 1 cup zucchini sautéed
- 1 onion finely diced and sautéed
- 2 Roma tomato diced
- 1 bell pepper diced
Toppings
- 1 avocado sliced
- 1 cup guacamole
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup salsa
- 1 cup tomato diced, fresh
- ¼ cup cilantro chopped, fresh
Instructions
- Warm flour tortillas in the oven or microwave. If using raw tortillas, prepare them according to package directions. Set aside.
- Whisk eggs and milk together in a bowl. Set aside.
- In a large skillet, cook the preferred breakfast meat. If using diced ham, use a little oil or cooking spray in the pan before heating. Remove meat from the skillet and set aside. If using sausage or bacon, drain grease from the pan leaving a little in the pan for cooking the vegetables (optional) and the eggs.
- (Optional) Sautée vegetables or hash browns in 1 tablespoon of cooking oil or remaining bacon or sausage grease. Remove everything from the skillet and set aside.
- In the same skillet, add the egg mixture and stir until the eggs are scrambled and cooked through. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Prepare your burritos by adding eggs, cheese, meat, and any other ingredients onto each tortilla.
- Roll each tortilla into a burrito and serve with toppings.
Notes
- Cook hash browns or vegetables in the same skillet used for meats to utilize remaining grease or oil before making eggs.
- For freezing, wrap burritos individually and store in freezer-safe bags or containers for up to 2 months.
- Reheat burritos in the microwave wrapped in a damp paper towel, or use an air fryer or oven wrapped in foil to preserve texture.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 775 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 775kcal | 39% |
| Carbohydrates | 55g | 18% |
| Protein | 33g | 66% |
| Fat | 47g | 72% |
| Saturated Fat | 18g | 90% |
| Cholesterol | 295mg | 98% |
| Sodium | 1259mg | 52% |
| Potassium | 1197mg | 25% |
| Fiber | 9g | 36% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 1920IU | 38% |
| Vitamin C | 44.3mg | 49% |
| Calcium | 265mg | 27% |
| Iron | 4.9mg | 27% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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