Breakfast Burritos

The Best Homemade Breakfast Burritos

Can we let you in on a little secret? Homemade breakfast burritos are dead easy. In fact, is a breakfast burrito recipe really necessary? Well, obviously we think it is! Hear us out. True, anyone can take a few breakfast ingredients and toss them in a tortilla, but we want the best for you! Serve these classic, simple breakfast burritos with fresh Salsa Verde, Mexican Pinto Beans, lots of Pico de Gallo, and bacon! For another delicious & speedy breakfast recipe that’s easy to grab-n-go, try our Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Egg Muffins.

Breakfast Burrito Ingredients

• Potatoes

• Ground breakfast sausage

• Eggs

• Salt & black pepper

• Extra-virgin olive oil

• Green onions

• Flour tortillas

• Cheddar cheese

• Avocado

• Salsa

• Fresh cilantro leaves

How To Make Breakfast Burritos

1. Prep! Whisk the eggs, dice the potatoes, chop the green onions, slice your avocado.

2. Brown! Cook the breakfast sausage—ground, not links— in your favorite pan until it’s nicely browned and sizzling.

3. Scramble the eggs IN the sausage fat. Oh yes. Waste not want not—also, it makes the eggs extra delicious. We’re fans of the low-and-slow method when it comes to scrambling eggs—just like you would to make perfect Soft-Scrambled Eggs, stir frequently and let low heat do the rest.

4. Fry the potatoes! We made our breakfast burrito recipe with potatoes because crispy potatoes make everything better. In the same pan that you cooked the sausage and eggs in, fry the potatoes in oil until they’re crisp and cooked through.

5. Mix it up! Make the yummy egg burrito filing by adding the sausage, eggs and green onions to the pan.

6. Assemble the breakfast burritos! One at a time, lay out a tortilla and spoon some of the sausage-egg-potato mixture directly into your mouth. No wait. That’s not right. One at a time, lay out a tortilla and spoon some of the sausage-egg-potato mixture into a tortilla. Top with cheese, avocado slices, salsa and cilantro.

7. Melty, crispy, gooey breakfast burrito goodness! Line all of your assembled burritos up on a baking sheet, and bake just until they are golden on the outside and the cheese is melted, about 10 minutes. One bite and you’ll know why this is one of our 45 Best Egg Recipes Ever and one of our very BEST Breakfast Ideas.

How To Store + Tips

• How to make ahead & freeze breakfast burritos: For starters, we recommend leaving the avocado out if you are making these ahead. Follow our breakfast burrito recipe all the way up to the point of assembly. Assemble your burritos, but stop before you bake them. To ensure freshness, be sure to wrap them tightly in a Ziploc bag. When you’re ready to eat, take the burritos out of the bag and bake them in the oven until golden and melty. It’s best to use them up within about 3 months, and always label food with a “made on” and “good until” date — your future self will thank you!

• Make a vegetarian breakfast burrito by simply leaving out the sausage or swapping in your favorite veggie sausage. Field Roast works especially well in our breakfast burrito recipe!

• The best breakfast burritos are the best because you’ve used the best recipe (ours, clearly) and also because you used good eggs, good tortillas, the nicest cheddar cheese you can, and ripe, fresh avocados. You get the idea, right? Fresh, high-quality ingredients are what will set your homemade breakfast burritos apart. Yum! If you have time, whip up our easy salsa verde to serve on the side — you won’t be sorry.

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