Breakfast Burrito
This Breakfast Burrito is my go-to for a filling, savory breakfast that’s easy to make. Warm tortillas are filled with scrambled eggs, cheese, avocado, bacon, and more.
I didn’t understand all the hype around breakfast burritos until my friend made some for me. DANG it was good. It doesn’t seem like it could possibly be all that special, but it really is satisfying like you wouldn’t believe.
There’s something about the way all the ingredients are wrapped up together into the perfect bite, and you can put so many different combinations of ingredients in there.
What’s nice is you can also make a burrito just for yourself, or to feed a crowd. All the ingredients scale well, and you can also wrap them up in paper or foil and take them on the go!
Breakfast Burrito Ingredients:
The breakfast burrito I’m sharing today has scrambled eggs, bacon, cheese, tomatoes, avocado, spinach, and scallions, all wrapped up in a warm tortilla.
But there are so many other ingredients you can put there in too, like breakfast sausage, chorizo, ham, salsa, hash browns or potatoes, black beans, onions, peppers, and more.
How to Make a Breakfast Burrito:
To get started, fry up some bacon until crispy:
If you want to make big batches of bacon for lots of burritos, here’s a post on How to Cook Bacon in the Oven.
Make sure you’re using good quality bacon, like Niman Ranch, Nature’s Rancher, or Wellshire Farms. I am amazed by how much the quality of bacon ranges, and it makes such a difference here!
Next, prep scrambled eggs by combining a couple eggs with water, salt, and pepper:
The water helps make the scrambled eggs a little fluffier when you whisk it in:
Scramble the eggs, then place them on a flour tortilla (or try these low carb Cauliflower Tortillas) with Mexican-style cheese or sharp cheddar, tomatoes, scallions…
The crispy bacon and some avocado….
Sometimes if I have leftovers from this pork Carnitas Recipe, I’ll swap that in for the bacon.
A little baby spinach too:
Then roll it all up:
(Yes, I have a problem with overstuffing things).
It’s now ready to eat:
Some of my other favorite savory breakfast recipes are this Potato Cheddar Frittata, Bacon Cheddar Waffles, and Herbed Baked Eggs. Enjoy!
Can breakfast burritos be frozen? Yes, but it depends on what’s in them. You want to fill them with freezer-friendly ingredients, like eggs, meats, cheese, potatoes, and some cooked veggies like peppers would be fine too. But fresh spinach, tomatoes, avocado, etc shouldn’t be frozen.
How to reheat breakfast burritos: The best method is to put them in a skillet with a lid and warm them up in the pan until golden on the edges and warm in the middle. You can use the microwave, but they’ll be soggy.
Breakfast Burrito
Ingredients
- 3 slices bacon
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/2 cup diced tomato
- 1/2 an avocado diced
- 3 scallions sliced
- 1 flour tortilla
- 1/2 cup shredded Mexican-style or Cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup baby spinach
- salt
- pepper
Instructions
- Cook the bacon in a medium skillet until crisp (or see How to Cook Bacon in the Oven). Remove bacon from pan and drain on a paper towel lined plate. Pour off excess fat from the pan and wipe clean with a paper towel. You can use the same pan to cook the eggs.
- In a small bowl whisk the eggs with 1 tablespoon of water. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Place the skillet over medium high heat, add the eggs and scramble them. This should only take a couple minutes.
- Meanwhile, microwave the tortilla for about 15 seconds until it is pliable.
- To assemble, spoon the eggs on to the tortilla. Top with cheese, bacon, avocado, spinach, tomato, and scallions. Roll up the tortilla and the breakfast burrito is ready to enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.
Post updated in August 2018 with updated photos, writing, and more tips. Originally published February 2016.
16 Comments on “Breakfast Burrito”
As a Gringo, who married into a Mexican family, I’ll add that a tortilla preheated on a flame, not a pan, makes for such a nice flavor enhancement. I live in the hills of Silicon Valley with no gas service. When I replaced the electric stove I chose a Propane stove option and swap BBQ tanks as needed. Just because tortillas taste so good flamed.
My new favorite for breakfast!
I need to make this for breakfast in the morning!
Oh my heavens, so delicious I could eat these at ANY meal!
I could eat this every morning for the rest of my life. For reals! 🙂
The photo that caught my eye was the bacon frying in the pan and how evenly it was cooked. Would you mind sharing what pan you used? The tips about freezing and reheating burritos were helpful.
Hi Maureen, you know, I don’t own that pan anymore. This post is from a few years ago so I don’t remember. I want to say it was calphalon though?
YUM!!! These are now my favorite for breakfast.
Breakfast burritos are so underrated! Love it!
a great day starter!
This looks like the healthiest breakfast burrito ever!
I just discovered fifteen spatulas! Absolutely love your site. Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe for the most important meal of the day 🙂 Looks amazing!!!
I’ve been meaning to batch make breakfast burritos ahead of time so we have grab-and-go breakfasts all week, just haven’t gotten around to it. I think it’s time!
Grab and go is so needed for the mornings! Enjoy 🙂
You and I are breakfast twins, Joanne! I love savory breakfasts – including leftovers – and can pretty much do without sweet breakfasts unless there’s cake. These burritos looks SO good. P.S. I watched your 30-week pregnancy video today. You look presh! Congratulations – so excited for you!
HAHAHA that’s awesome. “Unless there’s cake.” And thanks for the pregnancy wishes!