Breakfast burritos are a whole food group to us Californians. It’s just a way of life! I mean, I was a pretty good girl at school but even I managed to wander off campus once or twice to walk to the local greasy cafe to have a delicious breakfast burrito (sorry Mom!). Then, when I went to college in San Diego I discovered the true passion that people carry for this rolled breakfast delicacy. There are restaurants that claim to have invented the breakfast burrito, the world famous California burrito and most other burritos are usually under contention as to their origins. The reason we enjoy eating these creations at little greasy cafes and restaurants is because they will make them for you quickly and well, with your rumbling belly soon to be subsided. But the one thing that no burrito connoisseur will deny is that they are time consuming to make yourself at home, and like I said at the start of this post, breakfast burritos are a food group. So, what’s a breakfast burrito craving California girl to do? Make Freezer Breakfast Burritos of course!
The first thing you need to do is prepare and cook all your ingredients so they have time to cool completely before rolling. This is so once you’ve rolled your burritos there is no excess steam inside, which makes a soggy burrito once microwaved! You’ll need:
Cooked, diced potatoes. You could also use hash browns!
Crispy smoked bacon lardons. You could also just cook up some crispy bacon and crumble it.
Sautéed onion. I used a mix of red and white onions.Fresh washed and dried spinach leaves.
After all your ingredients have cooled, its as easy as assembling, rolling and freezing! They take about 5 minutes in the microwave and you’re on your way to having a delicious California breakfast in minutes. Let me tell you, these Freezer Breakfast Burritos have changed my life. No longer do I have to go without breakfast of those busy mornings!
Ingredients
- 12 large flour tortillas
- 12 eggs, seasoned and scrambled as you like it, cooled
- 1 cup shredded cheese, I used a four cheese mix
- 12 slices of smoked bacon, cooked and crumbled or 1 cup of cooked bacon lardons, cooled
- 1 onion, sautéed, cooled
- 1 small bag of fresh spinach leaves
Instructions
- Place a flour tortilla on a clean surface or cutting board.
- Top with some egg, potatoes, cheese, bacon, onion and spinach.
- Roll into a burrito.
- Place burrito flap side down onto a baking tray.
- Freeze.
- Once frozen, roll in plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
- To cook, remove plastic wrap or foil and place of a microwave safe plate.
- Cook on medium/high for about 5 minutes, depending on the power of your microwave.
- Flip at least twice during the cooking process.
- Check the center of the burrito is hot before eating.
Notes
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Try out other combinations of ingredients inside your freezer breakfast burritos. I like black beans, peppers and lots of cilantro! Just be sure that your ingredients are not too wet! No soggy burritos here! Enjoy!