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Breakfast Burritos
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Breakfast Burritos

Loaded with sausage, hash browns, cheese, and peppers, these Breakfast Burritos are the perfect food to keep you going all morning long.
Course Breakfast, dinner, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine American, Mexican
Keyword breakfast, burrito, cheese, eggs, hash browns, sausage
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 8 burritos

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons canola or olive oil
  • 1 ½ cups frozen cubed hash browns
  • 1 pound breakfast sausage
  • ¼ cup yellow onion finely diced
  • ¼ cup green or red bell pepper or a combination, finely diced
  • 8 large eggs
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
  • 1 cup Mexican or monterey jack cheese shredded
  • 8 flour tortillas

Serving options

  • salsa
  • hot sauce
  • Sour cream
  • cilantro
  • green onions

Instructions

  • Heat the oil in a large skillet.
  • Cook the hash browns until golden brown, remove from the pan onto paper towel-lined plate.
  • Add the sausage, onion, and peppers to the skillet and cook until no pink remains, drain if necessary.
  • Add the cooked hash browns back to the pan.
  • In a small bowl, whisk the eggs until lightly beaten.
  • Pour the wicked eggs into the skillet with the sausage and hashbrowns and cook until set, stirring frequently.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Heat the tortillas in the microwave for 8-10 seconds each to make it easier to roll them.
  • Spoon the cooked filling onto the bottom ⅓ of each tortilla.
  • Sprinkle with cheese.
  • Fold in the sides and then the ends over and rolling up as tightly as possible.
  • Serve immediately or freeze.

To freeze and reheat:

  • Wrap the burritos in foil or parchment paper.
  • Add to a freezer-safe resealable bag or container.
  • Freeze for up to 1 month.

To reheat;

  • Place 1 burrito on a microwave safe plate or dish and cook for 2 minutes or until heated through.
  • Let rest for 30 seconds before eating.