Breakfast Burritos
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Filled with sausage, eggs, cheese and fresh avocado salsa, these bodega-style breakfast burritos are delish any time of day!
Filled with spicy sausage, smoky scrambled eggs, shredded cheese, and a bright, fresh avocado-tomato salsa, these breakfast burritos are one of my kids’ most requested breakfast-for-dinner dishes. The inspiration for the recipe comes from Lake Anne Market, a hidden-gem bodega in my hometown of Reston, Virginia. From the outside, this place looks like a run-of-the-mill convenience store but in the back there’s an open kitchen with two ladies churning out authentic Latin American and Tex-Mex specialties. Heads up: the avocado-tomato salsa is spicy. If you’re making these for kids, consider omitting or reducing the jalapeño pepper (my kids actually prefer the burritos with no salsa at all).
“No lie, best burrito in the world!”
What You’ll Need To Make Breakfast Burritos
How To Make Breakfast Burritos
Begin by making the avocado-tomato salsa. Halve and pit the avocado, then cut a grid in the flesh. Use a spoon to scoop out the diced pieces.
Add all of the remaining salsa ingredients to the bowl.
Mix to combine and set aside.
Next, crack the eggs in a bowl and add the smoked paprika and salt.
Whisk to combine and set aside.
Heat a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat, and add the sausage.
Cook, stirring frequently, until browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the sausage from the pan to a plate, leaving the drippings in the pan.
Reduce the heat to low and add the eggs.
Scramble until just cooked through, then transfer the eggs to a plate.
Assemble the burritos: Spoon about 1/4 cup of the avocado-salsa on each tortilla.
Top with a quarter of the sausage and a quarter of the eggs.
Finally, top with 1/3 cup cheese.
Fold in the sides of the tortilla over the filling and roll, tucking in the edges as you go.
Make sure they are compact.
Lightly coat the pan with oil and set the heat to medium. When the pan is hot, add the burritos, seam side down. Cook, covered, until the bottom of the burritos are golden brown, about 3 minutes.
Flip the burritos over and continue cooking, covered, until golden, a few minutes more.
Serve warm and enjoy!
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Breakfast Burritos
Filled with sausage, eggs, cheese and fresh avocado salsa, these bodega-style breakfast burritos are delish any time of day!
Ingredients
For the Avocado-Tomato Salsa
- 1 large avocado, peeled, pitted, and diced
- ½ cup diced seeded tomatoes, from 1 to 2 tomatoes
- 1 small shallot, minced (about 2 tablespoons)
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice, from 1 lime
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ cup fresh chopped cilantro
For the Burritos
- 4 large eggs
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ lb spicy sausage (such as chorizo, Italian, or anything you like), removed from casings
- 1⅓ cups (6 oz) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 4 (10-in) burrito-size flour tortillas
- Vegetable oil
Instructions
- Make the Avocado-Tomato Salsa: Place all of the ingredients in a medium bowl and mix to combine. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs with the smoked paprika and salt. Set aside.
- Heat a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, stirring frequently, until browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the sausage from the pan to a plate, leaving the drippings in the pan. Reduce the heat to low. Add the eggs and scramble until just cooked through. Transfer the eggs to a plate. Clean the pan (you'll use it again).
- Assemble the burritos: Spoon about ¼ cup of the avocado-salsa onto each tortilla (you'll have a little leftover salsa; that's for the cook!), followed by a quarter of the sausage, a quarter of the eggs, and ⅓ cup cheese. Fold in the sides of the tortilla over the filling and roll, tucking in the edges as you go.
- Lightly coat the pan with oil and set over medium heat. When the pan is hot, add the burritos, seam side down. Cook, covered, until the bottom of the burritos are golden brown, about 3 minutes. Flip the burritos over and continue cooking, covered, until golden, a few minutes more. Serve warm.
- Make Ahead: The burritos may be assembled a few hours ahead of time, wrapped tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerated, before cooking. To reheat leftover burritos, wrap in foil and warm in a 350°F oven for about 15 minutes. (They won't be as crisp as they are fresh out of the pan, but they reheat well.)
Nutrition Information
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- Per serving (4 servings)
- Serving size: 1 burrito
- Calories: 636
- Fat: 44 g
- Saturated fat: 15 g
- Carbohydrates: 33 g
- Sugar: 4 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Sodium: 1087 mg
- Cholesterol: 259 mg
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Great recipe! Made it with chorizo (raw, removed the casings) and followed the recipe completely. Will make again – 100%!
We love these breakfast burritos for dinner!
So delicious and the salsa is awesome on its own…the addition of ‘smoked paprika’ to the eggs is wonderful.
Thank you so much for this great recipe and instructions.
I made this but tweaked it to my liking so for meat I used beef chorizo and put hot sauce on top of the cheese! Just minor a minor change but it was DELICIOUS!!!
Chorizo with smashed beans I meant
Great Recipe, so delicious! It’s a family favorite. Thank you!
Delicious! Subbed the meat for black beans to make vegetarian. Love the salsa!!! Will be making again soon.
Sooo0 delicious! Wish I had a book with all your recipe’s in it!
Are you planning on a cookbook #2 yet?
So glad you enjoyed these! Yes, I’m in the process of writing another cookbook (thanks for inquiring). 🙂 You can read more about it here!
Yum yum breakfast burrito!🤪
Wow these were delicious. Like so delicious. I was really craving a burrito this morning and somehow ended up stumbling upon this blog and I am really happy I did! I will absolutely be making these again soon. Thanks for the recipe, Jenn! Can’t wait to try a few others!
Stop what you are doing and make it! This exceeded expectations, and after eating the lemon pudding cakes recipe also by Jenn I had high expectations to start with. The texture of the finished burrito was a big surprise. You could eat it by hand yet it was soft and held together very nicely. And yes, the avocado salsa was worth its own recipe heading. Also, I made it with 7″ flour tortillas that I slightly warmed first so they would be more pliable. 3 min on the bottom, 2 min on top, and they were perfectly browned and warmed on medium heat. It made 6 servings, dropped the calories by 150, and was plenty of breakfast. Having them again tomorrow morning!
Made these for breakfast yesterday and they were delicious! Had to make a few substitutions from the limitations of the pantry … sweet onion instead of shallots, a splash of green hot sauce instead of jalapenos, bacon instead of sausage. Sadly, they burned in the skillet rather than turning nice and crisp and brown and this is inspiration to finally invest in a good nonstick pan! Nonetheless, will make these again – they’re a tasty, filling yet light start for the day.
Great recipe! It’s now a family favorite!!!