Freezer Breakfast Burritos

A few hours of work on the weekend can provide you easy homemade breakfast burritos over the next month, all at the press of a button!

(regular burritos will be linked here once I have that post up)

(would NOT recommend using GF tortillas for this recipe if you plan on freezing them for later, the tortillas come out gummy)

Ingredients

  • Ground Meat Filling
    • 2 lbs ground meat (breakfast sausage, chorizo, turkey, beef, pork, take your pick!)
    • 3 Tbs oil (canola, olive, etc.)
    • 2 Tbs onion powder
    • 3 Tbs minced garlic
    • 1.5 Tbs ground cumin
    • 1 Tbs chili powder
    • 1 tsp salt
    • 1/2 small can tomato paste (6 oz can, so 3 oz)
  • Sauteed Peppers and Onions
    • 1 pack of pre-chopped peppers and onions from your local grocery (approximately 12 oz)
    • 1/4 cup minced garlic
    • 1/2 stick unsalted butter
    • 1 Tbs ground cumin
    • 1/4 cup hot sauce
  • Home fries
    • 1/2 bag from the freezer section, cooked per instructions on the bag (32 oz bag, so 16 oz)
  • Scrambled Eggs
    • 12 eggs
    • 1 cup heavy cream
  • Beans
    • 2 (15 oz) cans ranch beans
  • Burritos
    • 1 large bag Mexican cheese blend
    • Hot sauce
    • Large tortillas

Instructions

  1. Saute meat in oil over medium heat until browned. Add in tomato paste and seasonings, saute until well mixed. Set aside.
  2. Saute peppers, onion, and garlic over medium heat until caramelizing, add cumin and hot sauce, stir to combine, set aside.
  3. Cook home fries per instructions on bag.
  4. Whisk eggs and cream together, cook in nonstick skillet over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally until fluffy.
  5. Cook the beans in a small pot on the stove at medium heat until just simmering.
  6. To assemble the burritos, follow the steps below. I have also included this picture to give an idea of where to place your filling and how much per burrito.
  • Put tortilla on a piece of plastic wrap to easily roll the burrito.
  • On the far side of the tortilla, put a small amount of potatoes, spread out.
  • Top potatoes with eggs, then ground meat blend.
  • Top meat with pepper/onion mixture, then beans.
  • Top beans with drizzle of hot sauce, then Mexican cheese blend.
  • Fold sides of burritos, then roll it up.
  • Wrap burrito in plastic wrap, store all burritos in a large Ziploc bag to freeze.
  • To reheat the burritos, wrap burrito in paper towel, microwave for 2 minutes, flip the burrito over, microwave another 2 minutes, then let sit for 1 minute before eating.

Yield: Approximately 16 burritos

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  • Please comment any feedback, typos, errors, or suggestions!

2 responses to “Freezer Breakfast Burritos”

  1. selflessswiftly3f2ac215bc Avatar
    selflessswiftly3f2ac215bc

    Love this recipe! When reheating, should the paper be moistened, or will dry suffice? 😄

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    1. Nate Smith Avatar

      Usually I just use a dry one, which results in the burrito having more of a crunch to the folds at the ends, but you could try the moistened tortilla!

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