Description
These Freezer Breakfast Burritos with Potatoes are made with crisp hash browns, breakfast sausage, soft scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese, bell pepper, onion, and burrito-size flour tortillas. Each burrito is wrapped individually and frozen, then reheated so the inside is warm and the tortilla can be crisped again.
Ingredients
- 10 burrito-size flour tortillas
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 20-ounce package refrigerated hash browns
- Salt, to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1/2 yellow onion, diced
- 1 pound ground breakfast sausage
- 8 large eggs
- 1/4 cup milk
- 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Optional Toppings for Serving Immediately
- Salsa
- Sour cream
- Avocado
- Hot sauce
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet.
- Add the refrigerated hash browns and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Cook the hash browns until golden and crisp, then transfer them to a plate.
- In the same skillet, sauté the diced red bell pepper and diced yellow onion until tender. Remove and set aside.
- Add the ground breakfast sausage to the skillet and cook until browned and fully cooked.
- Drain excess grease from the sausage if needed.
- In a bowl, whisk together the eggs and milk. Season with salt and pepper.
- Cook the egg mixture into soft scrambled eggs.
- Warm the tortillas if needed so they fold more easily.
- Sprinkle shredded cheddar cheese over each tortilla.
- Layer each tortilla with hash browns, sausage, sautéed vegetables, and scrambled eggs.
- Fold each tortilla tightly into a burrito.
- If serving immediately, add salsa, sour cream, avocado, or hot sauce if desired, then toast the burritos in a lightly greased skillet until golden and crisp on all sides.
- If freezing, do not add salsa, sour cream, avocado, or hot sauce inside the burritos.
Freezing Instructions
- Wrap each burrito individually in plastic wrap.
- Place the wrapped burritos in a freezer-safe bag.
- Freeze for up to 2 months.
Reheating Instructions
- Thaw the burrito overnight in the refrigerator.
- Microwave for 45 to 60 seconds to warm the inside.
- Toast in a skillet until the tortilla is crisp.
- Alternatively, reheat in a 350°F oven until warmed through.
Notes
- Cook the hash browns until golden and crisp before assembling.
- Drain excess grease from the sausage if needed so the burritos do not become oily.
- Cook the eggs into soft scrambled eggs so they stay better textured after reheating.
- Warm the tortillas if they feel stiff before folding.
- Fold the burritos tightly before wrapping and freezing.
- Keep salsa, sour cream, avocado, and hot sauce out of burritos meant for the freezer. Add them only when serving immediately.
- Optional substitutions: homemade turkey sausage, a mix of whole eggs and egg whites, or lower-carb tortillas.
Nutrition
Nutrition is approximate per serving.
- Calories: 446
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Protein: 18 g
- Fat: 30 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 662 mg
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Breakfast / Meal Prep
- Method: Skillet, Freezer Meal Prep
- Cuisine: American