Breakfast Burritos

Name: Breakfast Burritos
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 27 min
Ingredients: 1 pound spicy ground sausage; 1 pound pack shredded hash browns; 8 large eggs; 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese; salt, pepper, garlic powder, to taste; 1 (10) pack soft taco-sized tortillas; salsa and sour cream, (for serving)

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Breakfast Burritos are perfect for an on-the-go breakfast. Sausage, egg, cheese and hash browns all rolled up in a tortilla!

A FREEZER-FRIENDLY HANDHELD BREAKFAST

I don't know about you but breakfast seems to be a constant struggle for me and my family. At least during the school year it is. Between trying to get out the door to school and for work, it's a race. So during the week, I'm really big on foods that can be handheld. It just makes it easier to grab and go.

a breakfast burrito sliced in half and stacked on top of each other on a white plate.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

What is a breakfast burrito made of?

Flour tortillas filled with cooked breakfast foods like eggs, sausage, cheese, hash browns, bacon or chorizo.

How to freeze breakfast burritos:

Prepare all the burritos and wrap each one individually in plastic wrap. Then place the wrapped burritos into a freezer-safe bag and seal. Write on each bag the day they were frozen. Burritos can be frozen for up to 3 months.

What goes well with a breakfast burrito?

If you want to serve this as part of a meal, I would suggest serving with fruit and juice. Put out some bowls of sour cream and salsa to serve with the burritos as well.

Are breakfast burritos healthy?

Breakfast burritos have a good balance of protein and carbohydrates. You can use different types of tortillas like low carb, spinach or sun dried tomato. You can really fill them with anything you like to make these as healthy as you would like.

Breakfast Burritos shown sliced in half and stacked on top of each other on a white plate with a small bowl of salsa on the side.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)

ground sausage
shredded hash browns
large eggs
shredded cheddar cheese
salt, pepper, garlic powder, to taste
soft taco-sized tortillas
salsa and sour cream, for serving

flour tortillas, eggs, cheese, sausage, hash browns.

HOW TO MAKE BREAKFAST BURRITOS:

In a large skillet over medium heat, brown and crumble sausage.

cooked and crumbled and browned ground sausage in a skillet.

Once cooked, set aside sausage to drain and cool on a paper towel-lined plate. Do not drain grease from skillet.

draining the grease from the cooked sausage on a paper towel.

Turn the heat up to medium-high on the same skillet and add the shredded potatoes. Season potatoes with salt, pepper and garlic powder (to taste). Ensure the potatoes cook in a single layer, making sure to press down the potatoes with a spatula. Flip after a few minutes and continue until potatoes are brown and crispy. You may need to add a tablespoon or two of oil to the skillet.

a spatula pushing down shredded hash browns in a large skillet.

Once browned, set aside the cooked potatoes on a paper towel-lined plate.

cooked shredded hash browns on a paper towel.

Crack the eggs into a large mixing bowl. Add ¼ cup water and whisk vigorously combined.

eggs and water being mixed together with a fork in a white bowl.

Turn skillet down to medium-low. Pour in eggs and season with salt and pepper. Stir and cook eggs slowly until thoroughly cooked.

Set aside scrambled eggs into a bowl or on a plate. Take skillet off heat.

Set up an assembly line of all the ingredients.

sausage, eggs, cheese and hash browns shown grouped together on a table.

Starting with the soft taco, add a layer of sausage, then a layer of shredded potatoes, scrambled eggs and finally finishing with cheddar cheese. Gather in the ends of the burrito and carefully roll up and place burrito seam side down.

flour tortilla with scrambled eggs, sausage, shredded cheese and hash browns on top.

Continue with the additional nine burritos.

ten folded breakfast burritos on a baking tray.

Once completed, wrap each burrito with plastic wrap.

breakfast burritos wrapped in plastic wrap on a baking tray.

Then place into a freezer-safe bag. Mark the outside of the bag with the contents and date.

wrapped breakfast burritos shown in freezer safe bags.

When ready to reheat, remove burrito from freezer bag, unwrap from plastic wrap then place on a microwave-safe plate. Reheat for about 1-2 minutes (until thoroughly warmed). Serve with salsa and sour cream (optional).

a hand holding up half of a breakfast burrito.

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Breakfast Burritos

Breakfast Burritos are perfect for an on-the-go breakfast. Sausage, egg, cheese and hash browns all rolled up in a tortilla!

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Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Breakfast Burrito

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 2 minutes

Total Time: 27 minutes

Servings:

Calories: 571kcal

Author: Brandie @ The Country Cook

Ingredients

▢ 1 pound spicy ground sausage
▢ 1 pound pack shredded hash browns
▢ 8 large eggs
▢ 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
▢ salt, pepper, garlic powder, to taste
▢ 1 (10) pack soft taco-sized tortillas
▢ salsa and sour cream, for serving

Instructions

In a large skillet over medium heat, brown and crumble sausage.
Once cooked, set aside sausage to drain and cool on a paper towel-lined plate. Do not drain grease.
Turn the heat up to medium-high on the same skillet and add the shredded potatoes.
Season potatoes with salt, pepper and garlic powder (to taste).
Ensure the potatoes cook in a single layer, making sure to press down the potatoes with a spatula. Flip after a few minutes and continue until potatoes are brown and crispy.
You may need to add a tablespoon or two of oil to the skillet.
Once browned, set aside the cooked potatoes on a paper towel-lined plate.
Crack 8 eggs into a large mixing bowl.
Add ¼ cup water and whisk vigorously combined.
Turn skillet down to medium-low.
Pour in eggs and season with salt and pepper.
Stir and cook eggs slowly until thoroughly cooked.
Set aside scrambled eggs into a bowl or on a plate.
Take skillet off heat.
Set up an assembly line of all the ingredients.
Starting with the soft taco, add a layer of sausage, then a layer of shredded potatoes, scrambled eggs and finally finishing with cheddar cheese.
Gather in the ends of the burrito and carefully roll up and place burrito seam side down.
Continue with the additional nine burritos.
Once completed, wrap each burrito with plastic wrap then place into a freezer-safe bag.
Mark the outside of the bag with the contents and date.
When ready to reheat, remove burrito from freezer bag, unwrap from plastic wrap then place on a microwave-safe plate.
Reheat for about 1-2 minutes (until thoroughly warmed).

Notes

Serve with salsa and sour cream (optional).

Most spicy breakfast sausage isn’t that spicy. It will add great flavor to this. But if you are sensitive to spice, use the mild sausage. In addition, you can always kick up the heat by using pepper jack cheese. Burritos may be frozen up to 6 months. This recipe may be doubled.

Nutrition

Nutritional Disclaimer

“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.

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Originally published: August 2016
Updated and republished: January 2021

Breakfast Burritos

A FREEZER-FRIENDLY HANDHELD BREAKFAST

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)