Healthy Homemade Breakfast Burritos
ByWell, I made the kids mad at lunch today. I stood there making 20 breakfast burritos and wouldn’t even let them eat one.
Instead, they had to eat tuna. I was heartless enough to actually make them wait until next week to eat the Breakfast Burritos. Hey, I’m just trying to get ahead here. Someday when they become the parent, they too might have a Breakfast Burrito agenda and make their children settle for tuna. And then they’ll come back to me and tell me how sorry they are for being mad about the 2010 Withholding of the Breakfast Burritos.
Someday.
Homemade Breakfast Burritos
1 pound turkey sausage, browned
12 eggs, scrambled
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (I use Landmark Raw White Cheddar)
2 cup salsa (more or less to taste)
20 whole wheat tortillas*
*Tortilla Hint: If you’re making your own tortillas (and if you aren’t, you really should be, because YUM)…try this tip to make burrito forming so much easier! As you roll your tortillas, cook them on just one side, leaving the other side softer and more flexible. Also, I find it works best to form the burritos within two or three hours of making the tortillas…before the tortillas have been refrigerated.
To put together the burritos:
Stir together scrambled eggs, cooked sausage, cheese and salsa. (I leave out the salsa at first and make up some salsa-less burritos for a couple of boys in my life who don’t like salsa. Then I add salsa to the remainder of the mix and make a few with salsa for the rest of us!)
Place a nice spoonful of burrito mixture onto a tortilla.
Fold in the ends.
Fold up one side, and then the other.
You can freeze your burritos in a big container,
or put them into freezer bags.
To reheat: Place desired number of thawed or frozen burritos on a baking sheet. Heat in a 350° oven for 10-20 mintues until heated through.
P.S. The children weren’t mad for long. They really like tuna…but just temporarily forgot that fact when they smelled the sausage cooking. They happily ate their tuna and will ever so much more happily eat their Breakfast Burritos some morning next week when I have yet another agenda: the-hurry-up-and-eat-breakfast-so-that-you-can-start-your-handwriting-and-math…agenda.
;)
This is totally off topic, but I can’t wait for you to tell us how you kicked your Pepsi addiction. You see, I too am addicted (to Diet Coke) and I hope your story will help me. Love your blog by the way!
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Laura Reply:
February 28th, 2010 at 3:38 pm
Sorry I’m having such a hard time getting to it. It will be a part of the Healthy Eating Journey series I’m writing…but WOW I feel behind on posts I’m trying to write! Maybe just a few more weeks?
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Those look yummy, Laura =)
So, do you have a press/whatever for making your tortillas?? We eat entirely too many tortillas to not be making our own. :s {but tonight espec. it sounds like the one-more-thing I can’t do}
I’m calling it a day ~ thanks for the smiles
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Laura Reply:
February 28th, 2010 at 7:40 am
I do have a press that my husband brought me from Mexico a few years ago, but it doesn’t work very well for me. Takes too much muscle. I much prefer rolling them with a rolling pin. Now that I’m so used to making them, it really only takes about a half an hour for me to roll out a double batch (24 tortillas). And it is SO worth it. Homemade does not even compare to store bought.
I do understand what you’re saying about “one more thing to do…” Totally. I try to make extras any time I’m making them for our tacos or whatever so that I just have a nice stash of tortillas already made in the fridge so that I don’t have to go to the trouble of rolling them EVERY time we need tortillas.
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I am not a big fan of sausage. Do you have any other ideas that would be healthy to throw in instead?
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Danielle Reply:
February 28th, 2010 at 4:46 am
Steak, bacon(turkey or pork)
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Danielle Reply:
February 28th, 2010 at 4:46 am
or ham,
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Laura Reply:
February 28th, 2010 at 7:41 am
I REALLY like Danielle’s idea of using steak. My husband would LOVE that! Or, you could leave meat out entirely and just have eggs, salsa and cheese. OOH – or you could fry up some potatoes and stir them in!!! Okay, now I want to make another batch…
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Rebecca Reply:
February 28th, 2010 at 11:14 am
Red peppers! Swiss Chard! Black Beans! Those are things we like in our breakfast burritos around here. Oh and mushrooms too!
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These look amazing. I never thought that I could do burritos ahead. I might try the steak. That is my husband’s favorite plus he just barbecued some last night and we have leftovers.
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Laura,
This is my first time posting a comment, but I am a faithful reader. I really enjoy your posts, I love your sense of humor and yet your words are filled with truth. Many times a specific post has really resonated with me. So, thank you for taking the time to share with us what God has laid on your heart! In addition to reading, I have also used several of your recipes with good success for my family! We are a homeschooling family of 7 and I am always looking for healthy ways to feed my family. I already make many things from scratch (including most of our bread type products) but am still on the healthy eating journey too. I have a question about the tortillas for your breakfast burritos. I have looked at your ebook for tortillas (I think it’s called Totally Tortillas?) but before I buy I am wondering if it will tell me I need to purchase a tortilla press? Is there a way to make tortillas without having a press? I can’t afford a press right now so I’m not sure the ebook will help me. Can you let me know? Thanks again for sharing. Oh, I did not vote in your age poll, but I’m 48. :-) (we got started on our family later in life, we have 5 children ranging from 12 to 5).
Blessings,
Pam
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Laura Reply:
March 7th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
I just use a regular ol’ rolling pin for the tortillas! It works best for me, for sure!
No tortilla press neccessary!
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Fantastic! I have been scouring the internet for a way to make ahead breakfast burritos, freeze them, and leave them in the freezer for my son’s youth retreat at church. I wanted them to be able to just take them out and heat in the oven, but everything I read said to individually wrap in a paper towel and heat in the microwave. Tell that to a bunch of 11-year-olds scrambling to get dressed for church after staying up all night! Thank you so much for this, I will check out your other posts.
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Laura Reply:
March 10th, 2010 at 5:27 pm
Glad you found my site! Hope you and all those kids enjoy these burritos!
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Lizz Reply:
April 9th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
They heated them all in the oven at one time, and my son said everyone was talking about how good they were. Thank you so much!
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I recently purchased your e-book for tortillas. I made them this evening for our chicken fajita’s. They were absolutely delicious. I hope I never have to resort to store bought tortillas again. We also spread a little butter and a cinnamon/turbinado sugar. WOW!!!!!
As a homeschooling mom of three, I don’t have a lot of time for the computer but your site gets checked daily. Thanks for all your hard work. You have inspired me in our journey to a healthier diet. We’ve switched to coconut oil and organic beef/chicken. The tortillas are just one more step toward a healthier us. My one wish is that Azure Standard delivered to central Indiana.
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Do you think you could heat these up in the microwave instead of the oven? Would be a great thing to grab on the go! Looking forward to making these!
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Lizz Reply:
April 9th, 2010 at 5:26 pm
I’ve heated mine in the microwave wrapped in a wet paper towel for about 2 mins, and they’ve worked great!
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I think I’ll add a bunch of peppers instead of salsa. I love the stuff, but not with eggs. I also look forward to making the turkey sausage for it. I have most of the spices already.
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