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Best Bacon Breakfast Burritos

This is the best bacon breakfast burrito recipe is so delicious and will quickly become a favorite of yours!
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 6 burritos
Calories 402kcal
Author Lisa

Ingredients

  • 8 oz bacon
  • 2 teaspoon butter
  • 6 eggs
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 cup pepper jack cheese shredded
  • 1 white onion diced
  • ½ cup cilantro chopped
  • Salsa of choice
  • 6 Flour Tortillas

Instructions

  • If making pico or salsa do that first.
  • In a medium fry pan cook bacon* until done to your desired crispiness. When cool enough cut into small pieces. Set aside.
    bacon in frying pan
  • Whisk together eggs, salt, pepper and garlic powder. In a cold nonstick pan add the butter and the whisked eggs. Turn heat to medium and whisk continuously until eggs are cooked. *
    eggs scrambled in pan

To make burritos

  • Lay a flour tortilla on a flat surface.
  • Add a sprinkle of cheese, scrambled egg, bacon, salsa, onion, and cilantro. Add any additional ingredients like cooked hash browns, avocado or hot sauce now too.
    tortilla with all the fillings on top
  • Roll up the burrito, tucking the ends of the tortilla in as you roll.
    folding in the sides of a tortillat
  • After rolling, if eating immediately you can eat as is or brown the sides of the burrito for a nice crunch by heating 1 teaspoon of butter a medium fry pan, once hot brown the burrito until golden brown on all sides.
    burrito in fry pan- with a browned side
  • If meal prepping- wrap each burrito in parchment paper and place in a gallon freezer safe ziploc bag and freeze. To eat after freezing simply remove from the Ziploc bag and microwave with the parchment paper on for 30 seconds at time until warm through- takes about 1:30. You can eat as is or brown the sides.
    breakfast burritos iready to be frozen in a ziploc baggie
  • Enjoy!
    bacon breakfast burrito cut in half close up

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Notes

Tips and Tricks
  • *You can also bake your bacon- it’s super easy!
  • *Freezing the burritos with any extras inside (like avocado or hash browns) should be fine
Other burrito fillings:
  • Diced green chile
  • Cooked hash brown
  • Avocados sliced
  • Salsa
  • Hot Sauce
  • Pico

Nutrition

Calories: 402kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 209mg | Sodium: 827mg | Potassium: 234mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 528IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 205mg | Iron: 2mg