Breakfast Burritos are the perfect breakfast! Loaded with potatoes, eggs, and either ham, bacon or sausage, these breakfast burritos are the best way to start your day! Double the batch and freeze to save time on busy mornings! Looking for more great breakfast recipes? Try these homemade biscuits, buttermilk pancakes, and cinnamon bread!
A couple of weeks ago it occurred to me that instead of focusing so much on freezer meals for dinner, I should do some breakfast freezer meals too.
We are so busy in the mornings that having a go-to meal in the freezer for breakfast would take a lot of the stress out of my day. The first thing I thought of was breakfast burritos. My husband LOVES breakfast burritos and so do my boys. They are easy for the boys to hold and eat and my husband is a burrito fanatic. Here is what I did…
Breakfast Burrito Ingredients
- breakfast sausage
- bacon
- ham
- potatoes
- cheese
- tortillas
- eggs
- milk
- olive oil
- seasoning salt
- salt and pepper
How To Make Breakfast Burritos
Prepare the Protein
- Cook bacon. (see my post on How To Bake Bacon)
- Brown the sausage.
- Fry up the ham.
Make the Potatoes
Make Scrambled Eggs
Warm Up Tortillas
Assembling the Burritos
Putting it all together:
- Set up an assembly line with all the ingredients.
- Place the tortillas on a large baking sheet or cutting board.
- Build your burritos – cheese, eggs, potatoes, meat.
- Fold in the sides of the tortilla.
- Roll burrito up, making sure the seam is on the bottom and the burrito is tightly rolled.
How To Freeze Breakfast Burritos
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place burritos on the sheet, seam side down.
- Press down on the burritos again lightly making sure that the edges are tucked in.
- Place baking sheet in the freezer for an hour to flash freeze the burritos.
- Remove from freezer and wrap burritos in plastic wrap individually.
- Place in a freezer safe ziploc bag.
I ended up with 24 burritos.
Reheating Breakfast Burritos
- Remove plastic wrap.
- Wrap burrito in wet paper towel.
- Heat for 3 minutes on 50% power.
- Serve with fresh salsa – yummy!
FAQs
- Can these burritos be made vegetarian? Replace the meats with some sautéed peppers and onions.
- I want extra large burritos! Just use larger tortillas and increase the filling accordingly.
- Need even more flavor? Add in some sautéed veggies.
We enjoy these breakfast burritos with some fresh blender salsa or pico de gallo! Yum!
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- Stuffed French Toast
- Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole
- Lemon Blueberry Scones
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- Buttermilk Pancakes
How To Make Breakfast Burritos
Breakfast Burritos
Breakfast Burritos are the perfect breakfast! Loaded with potatoes, eggs, and either ham, bacon or sausage, these breakfast burritos are the best way to start your day! Double the batch and freeze to save time on busy mornings!
Servings 24
Calories 404kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb breakfast sausage
- 1 lb bacon
- 1 cup chopped ham
- 2 lbs red potatoes cubed into bite size pieces
- 16 oz cheese any kind you like
- 24 soft taco tortillas I used flour
- 12 eggs extra large
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1 tsp Emeril's Seasoning Seasoning Salt or any seasoning you prefer
- salt and pepper
Instructions
Meats:
- Bake your bacon, brown sausage, fry up ham.
Roasted Red Potatoes:
- Preheat oven to 450.
- Dry cubed potatoes with a towel to eliminate any extra water.
- Toss the potatoes with 1/3 c olive oil, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper. Use additional seasoning (such as Emeril's or Seasoning Salt) if desired.
- Roast for 30 minutes until golden brown. Start checking at 20 minutes.
Scrambled Eggs:
- Whisk 12 eggs and 1/2 c milk in a bowl until well combined.
- Heat a large skillet with nonstick cooking spray (or melt 1 Tbls butter) over medium heat.
- Spray skillet and add egg mixture.
- Cook eggs,stirring occasionally until eggs are set.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Tortillas
- Place 5-10 tortillas on a plate. Cover with a wet paper towel.
- Heat in microwave for 30 seconds at 50% power. Heat the tortillas in batches.
Putting it all together:
- Set up an assembly line with all the ingredients.
- Place the tortillas on a large baking sheet or cutting board.
Assembling burritos
- Build your burritos - cheese, eggs, potatoes, meat.
- Fold in the sides of the tortilla and roll burrito up.
- Pat firmly on top of the burrito making sure the seam is on the bottom.
- Make sure the burrito is tightly rolled.
Freezing Burritos
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place burritos on the sheet, seam side down.
- Press down on the burritos again lightly making sure that the edges are tucked in.
- Place baking sheet in the freezer for an hour to flash freeze the burritos.
- Remove from freezer and wrap burritos in plastic wrap individually.
- Place in a ziploc bag. I ended up with 24 burritos.
To heat the burritos:
- Remove plastic wrap.
- Wrap burrito in wet paper towel.
- Heat for 3 minutes on 50% power.
- Serve with fresh salsa - yummy!
Notes
Tips:
Want to go vegetarian? Replace the meats with some sauteed peppers and onions.
Want bigger burritos? Just use larger tortillas.
Need even more flavor? Add in some sauteed veggies.
Make sure to serve with fresh salsa.
Want to go vegetarian? Replace the meats with some sauteed peppers and onions.
Want bigger burritos? Just use larger tortillas.
Need even more flavor? Add in some sauteed veggies.
Make sure to serve with fresh salsa.
Nutrition
Calories: 404kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 132mg | Sodium: 775mg | Potassium: 374mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 340IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 193mg | Iron: 2mg
Elizabeth Knaus says
I’m guessing you used the smaller size tortillas since I noticed a comment of someone who came up with 12 from the large ones. I also liked the comment idea of mixing all the items before divvying them up. I have them re-pinned on my Family Reunion | Trees | Roots board with the idea they would be great to serve when I have out-of-state family guests come visit (I hope they come)! http://pinterest.com/freshretrogal/family-reunion-trees-roots/ Thanks for sharing!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
That’s a great use for the burritos Elizabeth – so smart!! Thanks for visiting!
Julia says
Just made these. Ended up with 30 of them. 6 of them never made it to the freezer. ( note to self: don’t make them when the kids are home!) thanks for the great post!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
LOL! That’s awesome! My boys have a hard time keeping their hands off when I’m making them too 🙂 Thanks for stopping by Julia!
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Shiloh Barkley says
I’m going to make these!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Such a time saver Shiloh – you’ll love it!
Hannah says
OMG! These are so good! I made them but left out the ham and bacon and added yellow and green bell peppers as well as some fresh tomatoes and I left out the potatoes. Soooo yummy. I made 12 large burritos. We don’t have a microwave but I just popped these bad boys in the oven at 325 for 25 minutes. The outside gets crunchy but in a good way! It was like a breakfast chimichanga without the frying!
Amanda says
Also i added shredded carrots and zucchini to the mix! Yum! Boys are chowing down on some for lunch now!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Oh nice Amanda!
Amanda says
Followed you from pinterest! Love this idea so much im making them right now! Mom used to make burritos with rice, beans, meat and cheese. One suggestion is just mixing all the ingredients(minus the tortilla and maybe the cheese) in a big bowl. Prep the tortillas, add cheese if not in the mixture and then scoop everything in the tortillas. This is how i make my enchiladas as well and its a lot easier. Stocking up my freezer is so much fun!! Married and mother of 3 boys
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
That’s how we do it too when I’m just using one type of meat – I was just trying to show different options 🙂 I’m so glad you stopped by!
Pearl says
I found your recipe through Pinterest. Thank you so much for sharing your recipe with wonderful step-by-step pictures and directions. I see this as a new weekend ritual for my daughter and me.
L from Kansas says
I made these tonight. I also used a baked eggs recipe since we were baking everything else: Melt 1/2 stick butter in a 9×13 glass dish. Whip 18 eggs with 1-1/2 c. milk and 2 t salt. Pour the eggs in the dish. Bake in preheated 375 oven for 10 minutes; stir solids in from the edges. Bake 5-7 minutes more. Wah-La. It is easy like your bacon.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Awesome! I’ll have to try this soon!
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says
They look great. I need to do something like this for my kids again. They are so picky about what they will eat for breakfast.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
My husband takes these several times a week and he just loves them. I made up a batch following Christmas to use up some leftover ham and they’ll last him through January.
Holly Lefevre says
I remember this post…one of my favorite breakfast ideas…I need to make some more!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
One of our favorite breakfasts around here!
Bonnie and Trish @ Uncommon says
trish these look so good and what a timesaver they would be during the week for my busy kids! Thanks!!
Sharon Mobley says
Thank you for this recipe. We have always made them with just scrambled eggs and sausage, but today got the nerve up to add every thing else. And they were wonderful. I ran out of Emeril’s so used greek seasoning and it was good. I used the walmart brand “Taco Size”. And now have some in the freezer for hubby during the week.
Sharon
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Success! The greek seasoning sounds like it could be really good – thanks for sharing!
emelia says
My husband LOVES these! He is on a heart healthy diet so I made a couple substitutions. I used some low sodium canadian bacon for the ham and bacon. I used eggbeaters for the scrambled egg. I did use sausage. My husband eats these for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Thanks for such a great recipe. Thank you for the great tutorial on folding and freezing. That was a great help. 🙂
Melting Moments Blog says
I made these this week. They are very popular in our house 🙂 Thank you.