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Breakfast Burrito

Prep Time:

15 Minutes

Cook Time:

30 Minutes

Serves:

3-6 Servings (3 burritos)

About the Recipe

This breakfast burrito recipe is my ideal breakfast. I love it because it’s fun, fresh, filling, and healthy, and it’s also a great way to use up odds and ends of ingredients I have leftover from recipe testing (or, you know, just making dinner) during the week. That half bunch of cilantro? Gone. The last little bit of cabbage? In it goes! Random black beans or avocado? This breakfast burrito is starting to sound good…

Ingredients

  • 1 pound small yellow potatoes, cut into ½-inch pieces

  • Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling

  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • ½ teaspoon smoked paprika

  • Red pepper flakes

  • 1 red bell pepper

  • 1 cup fresh spinach

  • ½ cup shredded red cabbage, optional, for color and crunch

  • 3 (12-inch) tortillas

  • 9 scrambled eggs

  • ¾ cup cooked black beans, drained and rinsed

  • ½ cup pico de gallo

  • 1 ripe avocado

  • ½ cup fresh cilantro leaves

  • 1 lime, for squeezing

  • Cilantro Lime Dressing, for dipping

Preparation

  1. Preheat the oven to 425°F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the potatoes onto the sheet, drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper, the smoked paprika, and pinches of red pepper flakes. Toss to coat, spread evenly on the pan, and bake for 30 minutes, or until golden brown and crisp around the edges.

  2. Heat a grill pan on the stove to medium heat. Place the red pepper on the pan and let it char for 4 to 5 minutes per side, or until the pepper is soft and each side has black grill marks. Alternatively, you can roast it in the oven until soft. Remove from the grill, remove the stem and ribbing, and slice the pepper into strips.

  3. Assemble the burritos: Divide the spinach leaves and red cabbage, if using, among the tortillas. Top with the scrambled eggs, red pepper strips, black beans, pico de gallo, potatoes, avocado, and cilantro. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and squeeze with lime. Fold the left and right sides of the tortilla over the filling. Fold the bottom flap of the burrito up and over the filling, tucking the sides and the filling as you roll the burrito. Wrap in foil, slice, and serve with Cilantro Lime Dressing for dipping.


Here’s how to freeze these breakfast burritos:

  • Fully assemble the burritos. Then, wrap each burrito in foil.

  • Store in an airtight container or bag in the freezer for up to 3 months.

  • To reheat, unwrap the foil, and wrap the burrito in a paper towel or kitchen towel.

  • Microwave for 1 1/2 minutes, then flip and microwave for another minute, or until heated through.

  • Let stand for a minute before eating.


Optional step: Crisp the tortilla! Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook the thawed burrito on each side until golden brown and lightly crisp.


As prepared via: Love & Lemons

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