Breakfast Burrito

Make your mornings better by fixing a delicious breakfast burrito for yourself.

It has all the yummy elements wrapped in a tortilla. It is a perfect on-the-go breakfast option especially when you are running late for work.

Health Benefits

A breakfast burrito makes for a healthy meal as it contains vegetables that are important sources of many nutrients like potassium, vitamin A, and vitamin C.

The addition of hash browns and chorizo in the burrito can provide you with fats and carbohydrates which boost the energy levels.

Ingredients

diced tomatoes: 2

diced jalapeño: 1/2

diced red onion: 1/2

freshly chopped cilantro leaves: 1/2 cup

lime juice: 1/2 tsp

kosher salt to taste

Black pepper to taste

vegetable oil: 2 tsp

fresh mexican-style chorizo: 8 ounces

frozen hash browns: 1 cup

Large eggs: 8

kosher salt to taste

chili sauce: 1 tbsp

Ground black pepper to taste

large burrito-size tortillas: 4

finely sliced avocado: 1

finely shredded cheddar cheese: 1/2 cup

How To Make Breakfast Burrito

For Pico de Gallo

1. Combine the tomatoes, jalapeno, onions, and cilantro in a small bowl. Ad in the lime juice and season it with salt and pepper. Mix properly, and set it aside.

For Burritos

1. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add in the chorizo. Cook until it turns brown, for 5 to 6 minutes.
2. Remove it to a paper towel-lined plate to remove excess oil.
3. Add in the hash browns and potatoes to the heated skillet. Cook until the potatoes are golden brown, for about 10 minutes.
4. Beat the eggs in a medium bowl. Add in the salt and pepper and chili sauce.
5. Now pour the egg mixture over the hash browns. Stir properly until the egg mixture is well combined. Turn off the heat.
6. Now warm the tortillas in a separate skillet.
7. Layer the avocado, pico de gallo, egg mixture, and chorizo in the middle of the tortilla. Sprinkle it with the cheese.
8. Fold in the two sides and roll up tightly. Serve the burrito with any sauce of your choice and enjoy!

Trivia

• The burrito is a traditional food in the city of Juarez in Northern Mexico.
• The word burrito means “little donkey” in Spanish.
• The first documented burrito was made in 1922.

The word “burrito” first appeared in Oxford English Dictionary in 1958.