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Breakfast Burritos (Freezer Meals)

Published: Mar 18, 2019 · Modified: Aug 10, 2021 by Arlene Mobley · This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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Cooking breakfast for a crowd or you want to stock the freezer with easy grab and go breakfasts. Breakfast Burritos are easy to make, freeze and heat up on busy mornings.

Photo example of how to roll up a breakfast burrito.

When school day or work day mornings are hectic it can be hard to eat a healthy breakfast. Breakfast Burritos are the perfect busy morning breakfast option.

Photo showing how to wrap a breakfast burrito and a tray filled with Freezer Mexican Breakfast Burritos

Freezer meals breakfast burritos are one of the best breakfasts you can make.

These Mexican style breakfast burritos are made with real ingredients like fresh eggs and shredded cheese.

Quick & Easy Breakfast Ideas

Freezer breakfast burritos make it easy to serve a nutritious breakfast when you don't have time to cook in the mornings.

Breakfast burritos are very easy to make and freeze very well.

They heat up fast in the microwave so you can serve breakfast in just a couple of minutes from freezer to microwave.

If the kids don't like Picante sauce used in Mexican breakfast burritos you can just make them a plain egg and cheese breakfast burrito instead.

image of freezer Mexican Breakfast Burritos wrapped in plastic and put in Ziplock bags for the freezer.

I love Mexican Breakfast Burritos so much I occasionally eat them for dinner.

Mexican style breakfast burritos are made with real ingredients like burrito size flour tortillas,  scrambled eggs, chunky Picante sauce, sour cream, and shredded cheese.

You can even make these breakfast burritos low carb by using low carb wraps.

Don't want to make freezer breakfast burritos but need an easy breakfast for a crowd?

Breakfast Burritos are very inexpensive to make and if you need breakfast burritos for a crowd you can make a huge amount of them in just a short time.

Breakfast Burritos Ideas

Today I am sharing a Mexican Style Breakfast Burritos recipe but you have so many options when you are filling breakfast burritos.

You can make plain egg and cheese breakfast burritos for picky eaters.

You can make bacon, egg and cheese breakfast burrito by cooking the bacon until crispy, chopping it roughly and layering scrambled eggs, cheese, and bacon in a burrito size flour tortilla.

Need a hearty breakfast burrito recipe? Cook some southern style hash browns, scramble some eggs and layer the hash browns, eggs, and cheese in a burrito size tortilla.

Breakfast Burritos are perfect for breakfast on busy mornings, a breakfast burrito brunch or even dinner.

A baking tray filled with Freezer Mexican Breakfast Burritos

How To Make Freezer Mexican Breakfast Burritos

Ingredients

  • 12 large eggs
  • 16 once jar Pace Picante Sauce, divided
  • ¼ cup milk
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 8-ounce bag finely shredded Mexican Style Cheese
  • 16 flour burrito size tortillas
  • 4-ounce sour cream

Directions To Make Mexican Breakfast Burritos Filling

  1. In a large bowl beat the eggs, ¾ cup Picante sauce, milk, salt, and pepper until combined.
  2. Melt the butter in a large skillet and pour the egg mixture into the pan. Cook the eggs until fluffy and cooked through.
  3. Place a fine mesh strainer in a bowl and pour the cooked eggs into the strainer to drain. (see helpful tips)
  4. Allow the eggs to cool to room temperature.

To assemble the Mexican Breakfast Burritos

  1. Lay a burrito size flour tortilla down on your work surface.
  2. Spread one teaspoon of sour cream in a line off center of the tortilla.
  3. Spread â…“ cup of the cooked eggs on top of the sour cream.
  4. Sprinkle about 2 tablespoons of shredded cheese over the eggs.
  5. Top the cheese with about 2 teaspoons of Picante sauce.
  6. Fold the sides of the tortilla in over the filling and roll the bottom edge of the tortilla up and over the filling to form a burrito.
  7. Set the filled breakfast burrito on a cookie sheet or platter. Fill the remaining tortillas repeating the steps above.
  8. Makes 16 Mexican Breakfast Burritos.

How To Wrap Freezer Mexican Breakfast Burritos for Freezing

  1. Wrap each Mexican breakfast burrito in a double layer of plastic wrap.
  2. Place the wrapped breakfast burritos into Ziploc bags and place in the freezer.
Freezer Mexican Breakfast Burritos recipe

How to heat frozen Breakfast Burritos

Remove one or two breakfast burritos from the Ziplock bags. Remove the plastic wrap from each burrito.

Wrap the breakfast burritos in a paper towel and microwave on 1 minute.

Flip the breakfast burrito over and heat for an additional 30 to 60 seconds until heated through and the cheese has melted.

Microwave cooking times will vary depending on how many breakfast burritos you are heating and your microwave settings.

Helpful tips to Make Mexican Breakfast Burritos

  • The eggs will have some moisture from the Picante sauce. Strain the eggs to remove the liquid so the breakfast burritos do not get soggy.
  • The eggs can be scrambled and refrigerated a day ahead if needed before assembling the burritos.
  • Make these breakfast burritos low carb by using low carb flour tortillas.

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Breakfast Burritos stacked on a tray.

Freezer Mexican Breakfast Burritos Recipe

Arlene Mobley - Flour On My Face
Freezer Mexican Breakfast Burritos Recipe so you can stock the freezer with easy grab and go breakfast burritos. Make them with scrambled eggs and top with salsa and cheese.
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 8 minutes mins
Total Time 23 minutes mins
Course Breakfast, Brunch, Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 16 Servings
Calories 132 kcal

Ingredients  

  • 12 large eggs
  • 16 oz. jar Pace Picante Sauce (divided)
  • ¼ cup milk
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 8 ounce bag finely shredded Mexican Style Cheese
  • 16 whole burrito size flour tortillas
  • 4 ounce sour cream
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Instructions 

Directions To Make Mexican Breakfast Burritos Filling

  • In a large bowl beat the eggs, ¾ cup Picante sauce, milk, salt, and pepper until combined.
  • Melt the butter in a large skillet and pour the egg mixture into the pan. Cook the eggs until fluffy and cooked through.
  • Place a fine mesh strainer in a bowl and pour the cooked eggs into the strainer to drain. (see helpful tips)
  • Allow the eggs to cool to room temperature.

To assemble the Mexican Breakfast Burritos

  • Lay a burrito size flour tortilla down on your work surface.
  • Spread one teaspoon of sour cream in a line off center of the tortilla.
  • Spread â…“ cup of the cooked eggs on top of the sour cream.
  • Sprinkle about 2 tablespoons of shredded cheese over the eggs.
  • Top the cheese with about 2 teaspoons of Picante sauce.
  • Fold the sides of the tortilla in over the filling and roll the bottom edge of the tortilla up and over the filling to form a burrito.
  • Set the filled breakfast burrito on a cookie sheet or platter. Fill the remaining tortillas repeating the steps above.
  • Makes 16 Mexican Breakfast Burritos.

How To Wrap Freezer Mexican Breakfast Burritos for Freezing

  • Wrap each Mexican breakfast burrito in a double layer of plastic wrap.
  • Place the wrapped breakfast burritos into Ziploc bags and place in the freezer.

How to heat frozen Breakfast Burritos

  • Remove one or two breakfast burritos from the Ziplock bags. Remove the plastic wrap from each burrito.
  • Wrap the breakfast burritos in a paper towel and microwave on 1 minute. Flip the breakfast burrito over and heat for an additional 30 to 60 seconds until heated through and the cheese has melted.
  • Microwave cooking times will vary depending on how breakfast burritos you are heating and your microwave settings.

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Recipe Expert Tips

  • Breakfast burritos can be made with fried sausage or ham.
  • Pack them individual bags and freeze.
  • Pop them in the freezer when short on time.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Breakfast BurritoCalories: 132kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 9gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 157mgSodium: 403mgPotassium: 163mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 484IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 137mgIron: 1mg
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  1. Cathy

    August 11, 2021 at 6:58 am

    These look terrific. I always add some diced onion and red bell pepper into my egg mixture before I scramble eggs for breakfast burritos. Do you think that would make the egg mixture to moist and result in soggy tortillas?

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    • Arlene Mobley

      August 12, 2021 at 11:11 am

      Hi Cathy you can add onion and pepper with no problem. Enjoy!

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