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!
More Delicious Breakfast Ideas
- Stuffed French Toast
- Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole
- Lemon Blueberry Scones
- The BEST Biscuit Recipe
- 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
Hani@Craftionary says
Yummy.. I love it! delicious food ready to eat in the breakfast.. great idea.. something I would love to do.. 🙂
CurlyGirlMom says
Can I just say that I love you??? I followed a link on pinterest to see this and will be back for more! I’m so excited to make these for next week. (Adios rushed week day morning breakfasts… Hello calm, leisurely breakfasts!)
Anonymous says
I made some a couple weeks ago, and here I am back at your blog getting the recipe to make more. We LOVE them! We wrap them in a dry paper towel and cook on high for 1 minute. Turning it over at 30 seconds. To go packs of Taco Bell sauce make this easy to grab to take to work.
The directions for the bacon and potatoes in the oven are spot on and make this easier than heck to knock these out!
Thanks!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
That is so wonderful to hear! Thank you so much for letting me know how much you enjoy this recipe – it just made my day 🙂 My husband loves using the Taco Bell sauce on his too 😉
Hibiscus House says
I love this idea. My husband loves burritos so this could be his instant breakfast since he goes to work at 5 am. Thanks for this I really like this idea. I am now following you. I saw your link at the Picket Fence.
dolly Hibiscus House
Anonymous says
Wondering … could prob. use diced hashbrowns, too, eh? Do the eggs get runny at all? What about using the oven …. could this work if you wanted to heat them up in the oven. Covered in foil … how long do you think you’d cook them for? And what temperature? Thanks – these look great!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Yes and yes 🙂 Any type of potatoes would work and we have heated them in the oven with no problems. I think I did about 30 minutes at 350. Might want to check them at 20. You’re welcome!
Rebecca says
These are absolutely delicious! I subbed out the sausage and bacon and replace with purple onions and red and green bell peppers. Thanks for sharing a great recipe!
Anonymous says
Instead of fresh potatoes I think I’ll roast a bag of frozen southern-style hash browns. I bet it would be great with the pepper & onion style also. Do you see any reason why these shouldn’t work?
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
That should work just fine – I’m sure it will be delicious!
Holly Lefevre says
I could live on breakfast burritos – what a great idea. I am featuring you on Tickled Pink this weekend.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks Holly!
Jen @ Creating with the J's says
BRILLIANT! We make breakfast burritos often, I wonder why we haven’t thought to freeze them. Thanks for sharing!!!
Fishtail Cottage says
oh, my these look so tasty! xoox,tracie
Tanya@takesix says
AWESOME idea! I pinned this one!
Dee says
LOVE this idea!! Mornings are so busy for us, too, especially since none of us are morning people. This is much healthier, too.
Found your blog from Delightful Order. Following now.
T-Ran says
What a great idea. I rely so much on pre-packaged, frozen crap! Have to try these.
Stuff and Nonsense says
i need to make some of these
for my family too
thanks for the ideas
and i wanted to let you know
that i’m featuring this post
on Fridays Unfolded today!
alison
Kathy says
I have been doing these with black beans and rice *and thats it* Man do these sound better:)