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Breakfast Burrito

🇺🇸 United States · Tex-Mex

Servings: 6 Prep: 10 minutes Cook: 15 minutes Total: 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 8 eggs
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1/2 pound chorizo or breakfast sausage, casings removed
  • 1 teaspoon taco seasoning (omit if using chorizo)
  • 6-8 8-inch flour tortillas
  • 1/2 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
  • 1/2 cup diced tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup diced red onions
  • 2 cups refried beans
  • 1 avocado, diced
  • sour cream, for serving
  • salsa, for serving
  • guacamole, for serving
  • chopped cilantro, for serving
  • diced jalapenos, for serving

Steps

  1. Melt a tablespoon of butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
  2. Whisk eggs with salt and pepper, pour into skillet, and scramble to preferred doneness. Remove and set aside.
  3. Cook sausage or chorizo in the pan until browned. Season with taco seasoning if using, drain excess fat, and set aside.
  4. Warm tortillas until soft and flexible, either in the microwave or a skillet.
  5. Fill each tortilla with cheese, sausage, scrambled eggs, tomatoes, onions, and refried beans. Add avocado only if serving immediately.
  6. Fold in the sides of the tortilla, then fold the bottom up and roll tightly to enclose the filling.
  7. Melt another tablespoon of butter in a skillet and brown the burritos on each side for 2-3 minutes.
  8. Serve immediately with salsa, sour cream, and guacamole as desired.

Notes

Burritos can be frozen after rolling and browned later.

Source: www.africanbites.com