Breakfast Burritos (Freezer Friendly)
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Breakfast Burritos (Freezer Friendly)
Description
Breakfast Burritos (Freezer Friendly) feature a filling of cooked ground pork sausage and browned hash browns mixed with tender, lightly seasoned scrambled eggs. The addition of diced bell peppers can lend a mild sweetness balanced by the sharpness of cheddar cheese and fresh pico de gallo salsa. The components are individually cooked and combined inside large flour tortillas, then ready to be eaten immediately or wrapped in foil for freezing.
The sausage is browned in a skillet to render fat and crispness, followed by cooking the hash browns and optional bell peppers until golden. Eggs are whisked with milk and seasoning, then gently cooked to a soft set before assembly. The filling ingredients are divided evenly among tortillas, topped with cheese and salsa, then wrapped tightly for freezing.
This method ensures the burritos maintain their texture and flavor after reheating. Defrosting overnight before reheating helps achieve even warming. These burritos offer a hearty, handheld meal suitable for breakfast or brunch and can be customized with peppers or salsa heat level.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground pork sausage spicy or mild
- 3 cups hash browns frozen diced
- 2 tablespoons red bell pepper or green bell peppers, optional, finely diced
- 10 large egg
- ¼ cup milk
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 1 cup salsa Pico de Gallo is best, fresh
- 2 cups cheddar cheese shredded sharp
- 8 (12-inch each) flour tortillas
Instructions
- Heat a 12" skillet over medium-high heat and add breakfast sausage, crumbling while cooking. Once browned, spoon onto a paper towel-lined plate leaving about 2 tablespoons of fat in the pan.
- Add frozen hash browns (and bell peppers if using) to the pan and cook for about 10 minutes or until fully cooked and lightly browned.
- In a small bowl combine eggs, milk and salt & black to taste. Whisk until fully combined.
- Remove hash browns from the pan and set aside. Add 1 teaspoon of oil to the pan if needed and reduce heat to medium low.
- Add eggs and cook until just about set, they will continue cooking as they cool.
- Arrange 8 pieces of foil with a flour tortilla in the center of each. Divide hash brown mixture, eggs, cheese and salsa over tortillas.
- Enjoy immediately or wrap the burritos in the foil and store it in a plastic zip-top bag in the freezer.
To Reheat
- Defrost burritos in the fridge overnight for best results. To reheat add to a plate, cover with a paper towel and reheat for about 3 minutes if defrosted or 4 minutes from frozen. Be sure to flip the burrito half way through.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 8burritos
Amount Per Serving
Calories 448 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 448 | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 31g | 10% |
| Protein | 22g | 44% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Cholesterol | 220mg | 73% |
| Sodium | 874mg | 36% |
| Potassium | 433mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 620IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 240mg | 24% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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