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
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
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.
Patricia with ZiaMariaDesigns says
Wow, thanks for the overview, you have inspired me to get myself more in gear, my family loves breakfast burritos!
Jo says
These look delicious! I have been doing the homemade waffles and freezing them for my sons, but they would love to have these once in awhile too! Great post for the start of a new school year – thanks!
MomOnTimeout says
Thanks for stopping by Sherree. Definitely give it a try – they are worth it 🙂
MomOnTimeout says
What a great idea for a brunch party! Thanks Ann – I am going to have to remember that. Thanks for stopping by!
MomOnTimeout says
So good right? Definitely what I was thinking about school – so quick and convenient and then you get a great breakfast in at the same time. Thanks so much for following!
Kristin Vent says
YUM! We love breakfast burritos too. I think I will make a batch this week and have them ready for that dreaded first week of school. I’m a new follower via CraftOManiac.
Ann Kroeker says
Great idea! Someone brought breakfast burritos to a pitch-in brunch and they were so good–that would be an interesting thing to try with the freezer method. You could keep some on hand and then just grab the pan and finish it up before heading out the door.
MomOnTimeout says
I’m so glad you like the idea – my husband just informed me a few days ago that I need to do another batch of these because we’re out 🙂 Thank you for following and leaving such a nice comment.
Trish
Sherree Chmitlin says
A new follower. Came over from Bacon Time. Love the idea of the Breakfast Burrito’s. This will be one that I will for sure try. Thanks so much for the recipe.
Lynsey says
This looks delicious and easy! Can’t wait to make some this weekend for school breakfasts. It’ll be nice to have something yummy, fast, and homemade on hand. 🙂
Janet says
This is a FANTASTIC idea! LOVE.IT!
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Trish says
@Kimberly
I’m glad you like it Kimberly! We just finished off ours so I am going to be making up another batch this weekend. They are so good! Thanks for following!
Kimberly says
My family would love those! They’d even be great for afterschool snacks, a quick bite as we head to football games (right at dinner time), or as we get home from the games. Great idea, thank you so much! I’m definitely making these very soon.
Oh, I’m your newest follower, too. 🙂
Kimberly @ The Brown Eyes Have It
Trish says
@Natasha
I’ll see you Saturday Natasha 🙂
Trish says
@Katie @ The Crafty Blog Stalker
Just linked up Katie! Thanks for stopping by 🙂