Breakfast Burritos for the Freezer are simple to make, requiring just basic pantry ingredients. Easy to make, simple to customize and perfect for busy mornings.
These freezer friendly breakfast burritos are such a great way to get prepared for a busy week! They are definitely a family favorite at our house. I used turkey sausage and added some hash browns - delicious!
-Amanda
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Bailey's Thoughts ...
This recipe is true to what I actually make in my real life kitchen given my restrictions (busy mornings) but there are additional things you could add that would make these frozen breakfast burritos - dare I say it - even better (bell pepper, sweet potatoes, green chiles, black beans). Whatever you decide to add to gussy it up/ make it your own, the things that I feel like make it so fantastic are the basic ingredients; scrambled eggs, cheese, sausage and the flour tortilla.
The best piece of advice I could give you would be to make MORE breakfast burritos than you probably want to. No matter how many you assemble, you will ultimately want more. When stored properly, a frozen burrito can hang in the fridge for months. It's my life's work to convince you that there are more reasons - possibly hundreds of reasons - to keep breakfast meal prep recipes in your freezer. Number two, right behind weekday mornings are the worst, is everyone expects breakfast every. single. day.
Depending on how much filling you're making and how full you stuff your burritos, this recipe may make more eggs and sausage than you need, but great news: extras will keep well in the fridge for a few days. It's good on whole wheat toast, good as a veggie scramble addition and good eaten straight from the bowl.
I urge you to make a big batch of easy breakfast burritos with your favorite ingredients, your future self will thank you.
-Bailey
This was inspired by my baked egg cups, and pairs well with quick fruit and yogurt parfaits.
Ingredients
- breakfast sausage - select a ground breakfast sausage - spice level mild, medium, or hot depending on preference
- eggs - choose size large eggs, 100% liquid egg whites may be substituted
- cheese - thin sliced or shredded cheddar cheese is recommended
- tortillas - select a 10" burrito sized flour tortilla wrap
Instructions
Breakfast Sausage: Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add breakfast sausage. Use a wood spoon to break up large chunks. Cook until no longer pink, stirring frequently. Remove from heat and set aside.
Make Eggs: In a medium bowl, mix eggs salt and pepper. Coat non-stick pan and add egg mixture. Gently pull eggs across the pan with a spatula to form large curds. Cook until no liquid remains. Remove from heat and set aside.
Assemble Burritos: Lay out tortilla. Add cheese, eggs and sausage. Fold the sides into the center of the tortilla and then roll into a burrito. Wrap each burrito in a sheet of aluminum foil. Freeze assembled burritos in an airtight bag.
Heat Burritos: Breakfast burritos can be microwaved or heated in the oven. If using the oven, leave foil wrapper on and cook until warm. For the microwave, remove foil and wrap burrito in a damp paper towel. Microwave until warm.
Substitutions
- Gluten- free - substitute store-bought gluten-free tortillas for flour tortillas
- Breakfast sausage - turkey sausage can be used in place of traditional pork sausage
- Vegetarian - the breakfast sausage can be replaced with a plant-based version to make this vegetarian
Variations
- Spicy - add hot sauce, dip cooked burrito in salsa and/or swap in pepper jack cheese
- Deluxe - add refried beans or black beans, extra veggies, cooked potatoes and dip in sour cream + salsa
- Healthy - sub egg whites for whole eggs; use turkey sausage in place of traditional breakfast sausage; swap cheddar cheese for a low-fat option like baby cow cheese
Equipment
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- Pre-Cut Aluminum Foil Sheets - pre-cut 12" x 12" foil sheets simplify the process of wrapping the burritos (affiliate link)
- Caraway Nonstick Ceramic Sauté Pan - a pricy option, but I use it frequently and love it. Easy to clean and naturally non stick meaning toxin free coating and less oil or butter required.
- T-fal Advanced Nonstick Fry Pan - A budget friendly alternative to the Caraway skillet that I also use and love.
Storage
To Store:
Once you have assembled breakfast burritos they should be wrapped in aluminum foil or parchment paper and transferred to an airtight container or bag. Properly stored freezer burritos can be kept in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Do not store freezer-friendly breakfast burritos in the refrigerator (even overnight) as they will become soggy.
To Reheat:
- Microwave: Remove foil and wrap frozen burrito in a damp paper towel. Microwave on high for about 2 minutes, or until the filling is warmed through. For best results, use the oven, however ... for quick mornings, this is the heating method I use most often.
- Oven: Heat oven to 400 degrees. Cook aluminum wrapped frozen burritos for 30-40 minutes or until the filling is warmed through. This method is best for taste (crispy tortilla), but isn't as convenient as using the microwave.
Top tip
Avoid assembling make-ahead freezer breakfast burritos until ALL ingredients have cooled to room temperature. Hot ingredients produce steam/moisture and can cause your burrito tortillas to become soggy.
FAQ
To avoid soggy burritos, allow eggs and sausage to come to room temperature before assembling burritos. Avoid adding raw veggies - precook to release moisture. Finally, ensure that your sausage has been well drained.
Yes. I recommend using parchment paper to wrap your burritos if you will be microwaving them and foil if you plan to reheat them in the oven.
Select a 10 inch, burrito sized flour tortilla. Avoid smaller tortillas as they will not be able to hold the filling well when wrapped into a burrito. Corn tortillas should be avoided as they crack easily.
Use fresh tortillas. Older tortillas that have been previously opened are dryer and tend to crack and split. If you only have older tortillas, wrap them in a moist paper towel and microwave them for 30 seconds so that they are warmed and have a little extra moisture. Avoid over-stuffing your breakfast burritos.
You do not. If you want to serve immediately, place foil wrapped burritos into an oven heated to 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes, or until cheese is melted and filling is warm in the center.
Recipe
Breakfast Burritos for the Freezer (Easy Recipe)
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 8 Burritos 1x
Description
Breakfast burritos for the freezer are simple to make, requiring just basic pantry ingredients. Easy to make, simple to customize and perfect for busy mornings.
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground breakfast sausage
- 12 eggs
- non stick spray
- salt and pepper to taste
- (8) thin slices of white cheddar cheese
- (8 ) 10 inch flour tortillas
Instructions
Cook Breakfast Sausage:
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add breakfast sausage. Cook until meat is no longer pink, about 5-7 minutes. Stir frequently. Remove from heat and set aside.
Scrambled Eggs:
- Beat eggs, salt and pepper in a medium bowl until blended.
- Lightly coat a large nonstick skillet with olive oil spray. Pour in egg mixture. As eggs begin to set, gently pull the eggs across the pan with a spatula forming curds.
- Continue cooking - pulling, lifting and folding eggs - until thickened and no visible liquid egg remains. Don't stir constantly. Remove from heat. Set aside.
Assembly:
- Place 1 slice of cheese in the center of each tortilla. Add about ⅛ of the eggs and ⅛ of the sausage to the tortilla. Fold the sides into the center of the tortilla and then roll into a burrito.
- Carefully wrap the assembled burrito in aluminum foil. Store wrapped burritos in an airtight bag or container in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Notes
How To Heat and Serve (Oven): Heat oven to 400 degrees. Place frozen, aluminum foil wrapped burritos onto a baking sheet and cook for 35-50 minutes or until the burrito filling is warm and the cheese is melted.
How To Heat and Serve (Microwave): Remove the foil from the burrito. Wrap burrito in a damp paper towel and microwave for about 2 minutes or until filling is warmed through. Cooking time will vary depending on the size of your burrito and your specific microwave.
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Freezer
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Large Burrito
- Calories: 482
- Sugar: 0.4 g
- Sodium: 1156.1 mg
- Fat: 25.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 32.9 g
- Protein: 29.9 g
- Cholesterol: 339.6 mg
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Food safety
- Cook to a minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C)
- Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat
- Wash hands after touching raw meat
- Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
- Never leave cooking food unattended
- Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove
Elaine
how many calories per burrito? Maybe I missed, but did not see the nutrients per serving?
Bailey Sissom
Hi Elaine! Unfortunately, I don't post nutrition information on my website. Here is a great site that you can use to figure out the nutrition from any online recipe.. http://www.caloriecount.com/cc/recipe_analysis.php . It's pretty great! You just copy all of the ingredients from the recipe and enter in a serving size. It gives you a total break down + a letter grade for each ingredient. Hope this helps!
Lee
This page links to the recipe and more morning recipes and it tells us they are 297 calories per serving.
http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/10-make-ahead-breakfasts-under-300-calories/?utm_source=silverpop&utm_medium=email&utm_content=breakfast_button&utm_campaign=newsletter
Angelina
Each burrito has 297cal. 🙂
Pearl
For the burritos, if you have a toaster oven it heats up much more quickly than a big oven, and can work well. Still takes time to heat from frozen though
Bailey Sissom
Thanks for the tip Pearl!
Heather S.
Nutrition (per serving): Calories: 297; Total Fat: 12g; Saturated Fat: 4g; Monounsaturated Fat: 3g; Cholesterol: 181mg; Sodium: 719mg; Carbohydrate: 37g; Dietary Fiber: 9g; Sugar: 6g; Protein: 16g
Myfitnesspal shared this recipe in an article. These are the values they included.
Bailey Sissom
Thanks so much for sharing this info!
Rosa
How much turkey sausage should I add to the recipe?
Bailey Sissom
Hi Elaine. I used 1 lb. of turkey sausage and divided it amongst the burritos. Did have some leftover, but I just packaged it up and added it to other things throughout the week! Trust me, turkey sausage never goes to waste around here:)
Maria
is the carb amount correct for the breakfast burritos? 379 grams?
Bailey Sissom
Oh my! Nope not really 379... 37.9:) Fixing now!
linda cameron
You didn't state the size of the tortillas - I used 6" and should have used the large tortillas, 1/10th of the mixtures was way too much for 6" tortilla. So I have a lot leftover, will get some more tortillas and finish. So the nutritional values are for 12" tortillas?
linda cameron
Hi, I just made a comment, I said I used 6" tortillas, they were actually 7", and I guess the next size up is 10"?
Bailey Sissom
Hi Linda! Yes I used the 10" burrito shells. If you look at the packaging, most of the time the package will say what the tortilla is for. For example, 6" will say taco and 10" will say burritos. The calories are for a burrito tortilla (10"). That said, it's impossible for me to say exactly what the nutrition of your burritos will be since different brands of tortillas nutrition information varies greatly. The best thing to do if you are counting calories or tracking macros would be to plug the information for your specific products into my fitnesspal.com. I use a program called nutrifox to generate my labels. It searches a national data-base and creates the labels. I am unsure of what specific brand it used. Basically... the nutrition labels are an estimate. I hope this helps! Also... if you don't want to buy more tortillas, they turkey and veggie mixture is great in omlettes or egg scrambles. I often double it just because I like having some in the fridge!
Linda Cameron
Thanks Bailey! You can tell how often I use tortillas! Did have some of the leftovers for breakfast-yummy! Hubby will have the rest for lunch tomorrow! However, I don’t think I will ever make eggs the same way again -yours are delicious, and I even forgot the milk! I figured out that my little burritos are 250 calories,
Kathi
Love this recipe, but I thought when I made them a while ago there were potatoes in them. Am I losing my mind?
Bailey Sissom
You are not crazy! I redid the recipe to make it simpler to throw together. You could still make some breakfast potatoes and add them in! That said... this new version is really tasty:)
Kathi Sawyer
Where can I access a copy of the original recipe? I can't find it.
Bailey Sissom
Hi Kathi. Unfortunately the recipe is no longer available on the site. I'm sorry:( If I had it saved in the archives I would send it to you!
Pamela
I too was also super bummed to see the original recipe replaced. I really enjoyed that one. I wish I would have printed it.
Kristopher
This recipe is fantastic!! Not only is it easy and tasty it saves me like $10 a day in crappy gas station breakfast robots healthy and economic!! These are also very good in spinach tortillas.
Bailey Sissom
I LOVE spinach tortillas... so glad you loved the recipe!
Kristopher
Really is healthy and economic. *** no idea where robots came from. Hahaha
pamela
The cherry muffins look wonderful but can you substitute the coconut oil, and
coconut sugar? I hate to buy these when i don't use them enough
Bailey Sissom
I haven't tried it, but I don't see why not. Coconut oil can be subbed out for butter and the coconut sugar for regular brown sugar! Let us know how it goes if you give it a shot!
Julia
Hey! This looks awesome and I'm going to try these for next week! I am planning on using turkey bacon instead of turkey sausage, do you have a recommendation for how much to use? Looking forward to it, they look delicious!
Said Muhammed
I'm honestly offended by this article..... I'm the hubby in this picture and *I'm* the one watching The Good Wife! 😀
Karen
Hi-I plan to try the breakfast burritos to freeze and take to work. Do I have to freeze them in tin foil or will parchment paper do? And once out of the freezer, the burrito won't be refrigerated till I put it in the microwave but it would be in a lunch bag with a freezy blue ice block. So, that would be OK and it would thaw just enough to nuke in a timely fashion? And last but not least, (I hope I don't sound stupid) I need guidance on the folding of the burrito. Thanks!
Bailey Sissom
Parchment paper will work fine! I just use foil because I like to warm the burritos in the oven and it keeps things simple. I think the burritos will be fine to pack in the morning and warm in the microwave at lunch time. They may possibly get a little soggy, but should still taste great. The trick to folding the burrito is to NOT stuff too much filling into the burrito. Place the ingredients in the center, fold the sides in towards each other until they are almost touching (this will keep the filling from falling out of the ends) and then roll it up tight!
Darlene DiNatale
How long do you have to cook them in the microwave if they're frozen? Also, it makes 8 burritos, as you use 8 tortillas & 8 slices of cheese, but it says to use 1/12 of the eggs & 1/12 of the sausage. Is that right?
Anne Tayloe
Do you put then straight from the freezer to the oven in foil and bake for 45 min, or should you thaw 1st?
Bailey Sissom
We stick it straight into the oven frozen. I think either would work although if you dethaw, the tortilla may be a bit soggy.