Tessa's Recipe Rundown
Taste: Chicken chorizo (if you can find it) has all the flavor but less fat than regular pork chorizo. I LOVE breakfast burritos and they’re totally customizable, you can add whatever you want in them and amp up the spice factor.
Texture: Who doesn’t love bits of satisfying sausage, soft potato, and fluffy eggs all wrapped in a tender tortilla??
Ease: I’ll be honest, you’re going to make a bit of a mess but you’ll LOVE yourself every morning when you reheat one of these burritos in minutes.
Appearance: Let’s be honest, burritos never look like much from the outside. It’s only when you take a peek at the guts that your mouth starts to water a little.
Pros: Homemade breakfast burritos every morning. You control what’s inside.
Cons: A bit messy, but you only need to make a big batch every once in a while.
Would I make this again? Oh yeah.
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Freezer Breakfast Burritos are loaded with chicken chorizo, scrambled eggs, potatoes, onions, and peppers and can be frozen and reheated in the microwave every morning!
You know those moments in life when something so ridiculous and awkward but also so uneventful happens that you feel like you’re a character on a sitcom? I just had a sitcom moment. I was pouring some milk into a glass for breakfast when I sneezed, spilling milk all over the counter. I could practically hear the laugh track in my mind. Earlier I ran over my own foot with my grocery shopping cart in front of an entire family. Maybe these aren’t sitcom moments, just klutz moments. Luckily, most of the time only Chewie is there to witness these moments, and he couldn’t care less if his toy or leash aren’t involved.
Now that I’ve been making food videos for you on a regular basis, the whole process has become a lot more smooth. Like today’s video showing how to make these Freezer Breakfast Burritos went surprisingly smooth considering I was filming entirely on my own. The first video I ever attempted to make, I burned my hand on the handle of a frying pan that had just come out of the oven. Let’s just say that was an R-rated blooper.
Have you had a sitcom moment lately?
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Ingredients
- 2 large baking potatoes, peeled and chopped into small chunks
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil, divided
- 1 pound chicken or turkey chorizo or breakfast sausage
- 1 bell pepper, chopped
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 12 large eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 8 ounces shredded Mexican blend cheese
- 20 flour tortillas, warmed
Instructions
- Bring a small saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add the potatoes and cook until just tender, about 7 minutes. Drain.
- Heat the oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the chorizo, pepper, and onion, and cook, breaking the meat up into small pieces, until just cooked through, about 6 to 7 minutes. Add the potato and cook over medium-low heat until the flavors are combined. Remove from heat.
- In a medium bowl whisk the eggs together with the milk, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Heat the remaining teaspoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the egg mixture and cook, stirring to scramble, until just cooked through. Remove from heat immediately. Do not overcook.
- Top each tortilla with the chorizo mixture, eggs, and sprinkle with cheese. Roll up into a burrito and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Repeat with all the tortillas. Freeze the burritos until frozen. Remove to a freezer bag and store in the freezer for up to 3 months. To reheat, wrap the burrito in a paper towel and place on a microwave safe plate. Microwave for 2 minutes, or until warmed through.
Hi Tessa – Love this. On the microwave……1 min – 10 mins? Defrost? Medium Heat or High? Know all microwaves are not created equal….but a guesstimated time/heat factor would be appreciated. Thanks!
Hi! I think I mention in the video but about 2 minutes on high should do the trick for most standard American microwaves. I like to wrap in a paper towel and put on a microwave plate before reheating.
I love making meals ahead and stashing them away in the freezer. Especially handy for breakfast because I rarely bother cooking things in the morning before I have to be somewhere.
My husband would propose all over again if he found a bag of these in the freezer!
hey Tessa! love the idea of making your own breakfast burritos and freezing them. . so much better than the frozen ones you can buy at the store. . and love the video!!! great job!
Thanks so much Alice!
Oh my gosh – so totally genius!! I’m so manic in the mornings, I need to get better at breakfast prep!
Haha! Thanks Megan.
So perfect to grab on the go!
Hey Tessa! I found you through Youtube and I absolutely love your videos and blog! This looks especially delicious and I love the addition of chicken chorizo.
Thanks so much! I just checked out your YouTube channel and loved that crazy grilled cheese recipe you just posted.
this is a seriously good breakfast idea and one i definitely will be trying. love how they can be frozen and reheated.. perfect for when im in a rush! thanks tessa for another great recipe.
Thank you!
What a great idea! I’ve purchased frozen burritos before for my husband, but I am sure it is never really a great choice because I do not know what is in them. I shall give this a try. I suppose if turkey or chicken chorizo is hard to find, I can spice up plain ground turkey or chicken! Oh, the possibilities!
Definitely trying this. Would love to have something easy in the mornings some times and the store bought frozen stuff just doesn’t do it for me. Thanks!
Yes having something homemade for breakfast starts the day off right doesn’t it? Thanks Amanda!
This is genius! I totally love the idea of making the burritos specifically to freeze, definitely going to have to try this 🙂 Because lets be real-I need all the help I can get on busy mornings!
Exactly 🙂
I love the idea of freezing breakfast! This will be a great idea for my children in a few years 🙂 At the moment I have enough time to prepare breakfast for my own every morning (lucky me!). Thanks for the recipe, I am definitely saving it!
Thanks Julia! Isn’t it nice to have time in the morning to not feel rushed?