These breakfast burritos will have everyone coming back for more, even though they’ll already be stuffed. Start the day with burritos loaded with tater tots, eggs, bacon, and cheddar cheese. YUM!
They call breakfast the most important meal of the day, but it always seems to be rushed. That’s why we love making simple, filling breakfast recipes that come together quickly and leave our families full and satisfied.
Bacon egg and cheese toaster strudels, a breakfast casserole with hash browns, sausage, and eggs, and this easy breakfast biscuit casserole are always on our menu.
Now, we’ve added another quick, easy option to our morning routine. These breakfast burritos are loaded with breakfast favorites like tots, eggs, bacon, and cheese. They’re hearty enough on their own or pair well with other sweet breakfast items.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Basic Ingredients: All you need are tortillas and a handful of kitchen staples.
- Easy Recipe: If you’ve ever made breakfast – and even if you haven’t – you can make these burritos.
- A Handheld BreakFEAST: These burritos are filled to capacity with eggs, bacon, tater tots, and cheese.
- Customizable: You can easily tweak this recipe to make it your own.
- Great for Meal Prep: These are freezer-friendly, so you can make extra for future meals.
Key Ingredients
You’ll find a full list of ingredients and their exact amounts in the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- Tater Tots: Frozen tater tots add classic breakfast potato flavor to the burritos.
- Bacon and Eggs: The iconic breakfast flavor combo.
- Cheddar Cheese: Sharp cheddar cheese adds bold, cheesy flavor and melty texture.
- Seasonings: A simple blend of garlic powder, onion powder, and black pepper gives the eggs a kick of flavor.
Variations
- Spicy: Add red pepper flakes to the eggs or diced jalapenos for a kick of heat.
- Tater Tots: Hash browns can be used in place of tots.
- Bacon: Use sausage instead of bacon, or add both!
- Add Vegies: Try adding sauteed onions, mushrooms, and bell peppers for even more classic breakfast flavor.
- Toppings: These burritos are perfect with salsa, sour cream, diced avocados, or green onions.
How to Make Breakfast Burritos
Step 1: Bake the tots until golden brown and crispy.
Step 2: Cook the bacon until crispy and transfer to a plate lined with paper towels.
Step 3: Whisk the eggs and seasonings. Then, scramble until almost fully cooked. Crumble the bacon and add it to the eggs.
Step 4: Continue scrambling until done. Sprinkle with cheese to melt.
Step 5: Heat the tortillas, turning frequently. Then, top with tots, eggs, bacon, and cheese.
Step 6: Wrap the burritos as-is, or add your favorite toppings, then wrap. Enjoy!
Expert Tips
- Cooking the eggs almost fully before adding the crumbled bacon ensures the bacon remains crispy.
- You can add a lid to your skillet after adding the eggs to help them melt.
- Flip your tortillas frequently as they heat. You want them pliable, not burned.
Breakfast Burritos FAQS
Stuff your breakfast burrito tortillas with ingredients like sausage or bacon, eggs, cheese, potatoes, onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, and toppings such as sour cream, avocados, or salsa.
Burritos like these are a full meal on their own, so pair them with sweet breakfast or brunch options like pastries.
Refrigerate your burritos for up to 3 days in an airtight container. For longer storage, wrap the burritos in plastic wrap and freeze them for up to 3 months in an airtight, freezer-safe container.
Delicious Pairings for Your Breakfast Burritos
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Breakfast Burritos
Ingredients
- 32 oz tater tots or rounds
- 12 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon onion powder.
- 12 ounce bacon
- 2+ cups sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 10 large flour tortillas
- Optional: sour cream, salsa, sliced green onions, diced avocados
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place tater tots in a single layer and bake for 20-24 minutes or until tater tots are brown and crispy.
- In a frying pan or skillet, over medium heat, cook bacon until crispy. Remove and place on a plate lined with paper towels.Drain fat. Crumble bacon when cool enough to handle.
- In a large bowl, whisk eggs and seasonings together until combined.
- Add eggs to the frying pan and scramble over medium to low heat, stirring frequently until the eggs are almost fully cooked.
- Crumble bacon and add to the eggs. Stir to combine and finish cooking the eggs until they are done.
- Sprinkle the shredded cheese over the top of the egg and bacon mixture to melt.
- Heat tortillas in a pan or over the open flame, on the stove, turning frequently.
- Add tater tots in the center of each tortilla followed by the scrambled eggs, bacon, and cheese mixture.
- Optional: Add salsa, sour cream, diced avocados, and green onions, if desired.
- Wrap up and enjoy!
Notes
- Cooking the eggs almost fully before adding the crumbled bacon ensures the bacon remains crispy.
- You can add a lid to your skillet after adding the eggs to help them melt.
- Flip your tortillas frequently as they heat. You want them pliable, not burned.
These were great! I did end up adding some mushrooms and onions, and it was fantastic.
This is a breakFEAST in a tortilla, and I love it.
I made these for a busy morning and they were perfect. Hearty, filling, and easy to grab and go.
We love breakfast burritos…this is great for freezing and meal prep. They’re totally delicious!
This is one of my favorite lunches! I served them with tomato salad.
These seasoned breakfast burritos turned out so amazing! They were so easy to prepare and everyone just loved them…YUM!!!
I prepped these breakfast burritos for the week, and they’ve made my mornings so much easier. They’re hearty, flavorful, and reheat perfectly when I’m in a rush.