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.
Lil Mys Ninja says
@Trish – Mom On Timeout
I definitely will! I’m planning a shopping trip this week and will be picking up the supplies! my boyfriend would love them too…i’m planning on adding some chorizo to his!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
@AnonymousHi there! What do you mean you can’t freeze potatoes? I do all the time – successfully, I might add 🙂
Anonymous says
Great idea can’t wait to try, but FYI you can’t freeze potatoes
Miranda says
Oh these look so yummy! I love that you can freeze them for later use. There’s only two of us here, so we always have leftovers lol I’m going to give this a go this weekend 🙂
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
@Lil Mys Ninja Thank you! I’d love to know what you think when you give them a try. Thanks for visiting!
Lil Mys Ninja says
I”m blog hopping from Just Something I Whipped Up….genius! I love this idea and thank you for sharing!! I’m always looking for something quick on my way out the door to work in the mornings. This is perfect!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
@Anonymous Oh wonderful! I actually made some myself today. My husband wanted one batch of spicy sausage, one with Italian sausage (??), and then I made one with regular sausage for the kids. It does feel good getting those in the freezer and knowing I’ve got breakfast in a pinch 🙂 Thanks for stopping by and Happy New Year!
Anonymous says
I just put some of these in the freezer. I feel so accomplished! Your directions and quantities are perfect. I love your method of cooking the potatoes, and thankfully had a couple spoonfools left for me to much on. Yum! I ended up with 20 burritos. Not to shabby.
Thanks for this great idea!
Laura@HappyCanadianHome.com says
These sound yummy … my teenage son would love these after school!
Brittany says
Great idea! I will have to try these. I am picky about breakfast, but these sound so easy and good. Thank you!
Anonymous says
I am hooked, making these today! Thanks for the great ideas.
Kim @ Sand and Sisal says
THESE are a MUST TRY in my book! I wasn’t aware you could freeze eggs well! I saw this on my sister’s link party (Home Stories A to Z).
Savannah McQueen says
Brilliant! Simply Brilliant! I will be making a bunch of these real soon. Please consider posting them on my blog hop. http://www.savannahmcqueen@ymail.com
Pretend Chef says
This sounds so delicious. What a great breakfast option and so easy too. I think my family would love these. Trying these soon.
ButterYum says
Hi Trish – I think this is my first visit to your blog. LOVE the idea of make ahead breakfast burritos as I’m NOT a morning person and the last thing I want to do is cook breakfast. Will be giving this wonderful recipe a try soon. Thanks for sharing it.
🙂
ButterYum