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The Only Breakfast Burrito Recipe You Need Recipe

The Only Breakfast Burrito Recipe You Need Recipe

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  • Author: Nora
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 40 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
  • Yield: 15 burritos 1x
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Method: Baking, Stovetop
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

This breakfast burrito recipe is the ultimate morning indulgence, loaded with crispy bacon, savory sausage, fluffy scrambled eggs, and gooey cheese, all wrapped in a warm tortilla. Perfect for meal prep or a hearty breakfast on the go.


Ingredients

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Bacon:

  • 1 & 1/2 pounds thin-sliced bacon

Sausage:

  • 1 pound bulk breakfast sausage

Cheddar Cheese:

  • 1 & 1/4 pounds cheddar cheese, shredded

Hash Browns:

  • 30 ounces frozen shredded hash browns

Bacon Grease:

  • 1/3 cup reserved bacon grease

Butter:

  • 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) for hash browns, plus more as needed

Kosher Salt:

  • Generous amount for hash browns

Black Pepper:

  • For hash browns

Green Onions:

  • 1/2 cup chopped

Cream Cheese:

  • 4 ounces cream cheese, chopped into chunks

Eggs:

  • 15 large eggs

Seasonings:

  • 1 & 1/4 teaspoons Lawry’s Seasoning salt or kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder

Flour Tortillas:

  • 15 (10-inch) flour tortillas, warmed

Chipotle Mayo:

  • For serving

Avocado:

  • Sliced, for serving

Salsa:

  • Restaurant-style salsa, homemade or store-bought, for serving

Cilantro:

  • Optional, for garnish

Instructions

  1. Bake the Bacon: Preheat oven to 400°F. Arrange bacon slices on baking sheets in a single layer. Bake for 10-18 minutes until crispy. Cool, then chop into pieces.
  2. Save Bacon Grease: Reserve bacon grease for cooking. Brown sausage in a skillet.
  3. Prepare Hash Browns: Cook hash browns in bacon grease and butter until crispy.
  4. Scramble Eggs: Whisk eggs with seasonings, cook slowly with butter, add cream cheese.
  5. Assemble Burritos: Heat tortillas, add cheese, hash browns, eggs, bacon, and sausage. Roll into burritos.
  6. Serve: Garnish burritos with Chipotle Mayo, avocado, salsa, and cilantro.

Notes

  • For a vegetarian option, omit the bacon and sausage and add more veggies like bell peppers and mushrooms.
  • These burritos can be frozen for convenient breakfasts on busy mornings.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 burrito
  • Calories: 713
  • Sugar: 1
  • Sodium: Data not available
  • Fat: 61
  • Saturated Fat: 27
  • Unsaturated Fat: 29
  • Trans Fat: 1
  • Carbohydrates: 13
  • Fiber: 1
  • Protein: 27
  • Cholesterol: 313