I get a lot of questions about the different appetites in our home. Meeker is a meat-loving-cave-man, and I don’t like meat very much. I eat it, but not often.
Usually, I make some fiber-bulging-vegetable bowl for dinner, and Meeker makes steak/chicken/pork and eats it along side whatever I make.
It works really well. I get vegetables. He get’s meat and vegetables. I don’t have to look at or touch any raw meat.
But every once in a while, I feel compassionate towards his Ron Swanson ways and I cook him some delicious meaty things.
Enter: breakfast burrito assembly line.
Remember those ugly (but delicious!) hash browns I made? They were really just fillers for the protein laden tortillas that I make and stash for my husband in the freezer.
So when Meeker is rushing out the door to work, all he has to do is pop one of these suckers in the microwave and dash out the door with his chorizo vehicle in hand.
He gets to ingest pig products before 6am and I get to sleep past 6am feeling like a very good little wife.
Win, win.
Meat Lover’s Breakfast Burrito
makes 8 medium burritos
- 8 flour tortillas
- 8 eggs
- 8 slices of bacon, cooked (I put mine on a cooling rack over a sheet pan and bake at 425* for about 20 minutes)
- 3 potatoes made into hash browns
- 16 oz chorizo, cookied
- 2 c shredded cheese
- salsa
Assemble the burritos and wrap each one individually in foil. Store in the refrigerator for a week, or the freezer for up to a month. When ready to eat – remove foil and microwave frozen burritos for 4-5 minutes, flipping half-way though cooking.
Enjoy!
These look amazing!! Such a good idea I didn’t know you could freeze this kind of thing!
These sound delicious! I’ve never cooked bacon that way, I bet it’s way less gready though. Need to try that out.
It is way less greasy, but it smokes a ton! Open a window before you pop it in the oven.
You’re such a great wife. I think this is a great idea – I might just have to do it for the Husband!
Well then you are a great wife, too.
Breakfast burritos OWN MY LIFE. I’m so making these soon.
Ugh, yes.
such a great idea! i usually juice in the morning but these would be perfect for dinner when we both get home at 7 and want to do nothing, especially cook. thanks!
These look awesome! I just saved a recipe like this the other day….I need to try this soon! YUM!
haha you are a good wife! I bet he will love these!
I make these too!! Except I don’t put in as much meat….I’m thinking I need to change that to be a better wife.
Hah…whatever it takes to be a good helpmeet.
I do teh same but with turkey sausage and you could use ground chicken….I wrap mine in wax paper and and throw them all in a big ziploc bag….easy and good for the road or early morning band days for Grace.
Cave man? I think you meant to say ‘renaissance man.’ I will be eating one of these burritos in a few minutes though. Thanks for making them.
Of course. I kind of like you.
John and I are going vegetarian in 2012 or else I know he’d love these! Hope you’re having an awesome day, friend!
Hugs from Kansas!
Good for you guys!! I’m excited to see how it goes!
KATIE, you are a genius! I’m going to do this for Penpal. He – much to my dismay – loooooooves chorizo, and of course burritos..
Your system is pretty darn similar to mine…. ah meat eating boys – Meeker and Viper would be flesh loving friends for sure!
What a lucky husband! I use breakfast burritos as an excuse to eat a ton of avocado first thing in the morning. And I bet Ron Swanson would’ve had extra bacon instead of hash browns lol.
now those are some serious burritos!! happiest new year Katie!! xoxo
Those look amazing! And so versatile. I need to try making my own frozen burritos… Thanks, and happy new year!
YUM! I love breakfast burritos. I usually don’t include meat, but Mr. T would love those.
Awesome idea, I may have to steal it for my hubby! Thanks!
This is such a great & simple idea. I don’t know why I haven’t thought of this before! I am going to make these this week. I go back to school next week & will have early mornings and I hate when I can’t get a decent breakfast in me & the hubby-to-be. Being a nutrition major, I think I’ll try it with soy-rizo from trader joe’s so that I feel like I’m indulging but really being good. Thanks for the post!
That’s a great idea. I always wanted to do that but I wasn’t sure how they reheated. Did they get mushy at all?
No mushiness! Well, not more mushy than they were fresh.
Hmm I’ll definitely have to try these out then!
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I can’t wait for you to make me a breakfast burrito! I just typed buttito!
I like it. Buttito. I’ll make you one when we have our slumber party.
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