Chorizo and egg breakfast burritos. Delicious, quick to make and stuffed with chorizo, mushrooms and egg. Perfect as a brunch, lunch or dinner option!
Folks, forget about heading out to have brunch at a fast food restaurant this weekend.
Why not have THESE amazing chorizo and egg breakfast burritos as a MUCH healthier option instead?
Remember how I promised in the vegetarian Quick Healthy Breakfast Burritos recipe to bring you a meat version of Breakfast Burritos, similar to that I had in Las Vegas, well here it is!
I just know that you're going to love these because at the moment my other half and I cannot get enough of them.
They're often our tasty Saturday brunch when we've just got back from the gym and we're desperately in need of something quick to fill us up!
I know I use chorizo sausage in a lot of my recipes. And I know I've probably said that to you before haven't I?
But seriously folks with chorizo sausage you get a whole load of flavour for such a little cost.
Not just that; because chorizo sausage releases it's delicious oily flavours literally straight away into the pan on heating, you don't need to use any additional oil. So you're saving on additional calories too.
The released chorizo oil is then perfect for cooking your onions, mushrooms and eggs in, as they all absorb that tasty oil. Yum! 😀
These chorizo and egg breakfast burritos are going to take your breakfast to the next level and make your tastebuds dance.
Everything inside these hearty breakfast beauties is amazing.
They're packed with so many filling ingredients they'll keep you fuller for longer too.
Now, my other half and I like a bit of heat in our chorizo and egg breakfast burritos. Of course that's a personal choice, and if not yours, and you'd prefer less or no heat then just leave out the green chilli.
Tips For How To Make Chorizo and Egg Breakfast Burritos
- The chorizo sausage will quickly release it's oils on heating so don't leave the pan alone. Keep stirring it round so you don't burn it.
- If you want a quick tutorial on how to wrap a breakfast burrito properly, I found this Huffington Post article the best one to explain it to me.
- Why not double up the amount of burritos you make when cooking, and take the one’s you don’t eat for breakfast with you when you go out for the day as a packed lunch to save money instead of eating out?
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Chorizo and Egg Breakfast Burritos Recipe
This is such an easy breakfast burrito recipe. Remember, you can also freeze these too. Just wrap them tightly in grease proof paper and freeze.
When you want to eat them, move them from the freezer to the fridge first of all, then once thawed just pop them into the microwave to re-heat.
I’d love to hear what you think of my recipe in the comments below and please do rate my recipe 5* if you like it! 🙂
Chorizo and Egg Breakfast Burritos Recipe
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Ingredients
- Spray oil
- 200 g chorizo sausage skin removed and chopped.
- Small red onion chopped
- 1 green chilli de-seeded and diced
- 100 g button mushrooms sliced
- 4 eggs lightly beaten
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 60 g low fat grated cheese
- 2 large corn tortillas
Instructions
- Spray a large pan with the cooking oil spray and place the pan over a medium heat.
- Add the chopped chorizo and cook and stir until browned but not burnt and the juices have been released into the pan, about 3 mins.
- Add the onion and cook for another 3 minutes.
- Stir in the chilli pepper and button mushrooms and cook for a further 2 minutes.
- Whilst the vegetables are cooking mix the eggs in a bowl with the seasoning.
- When the vegetables are cooked add the egg mixture to the pan and cook over a low heat stirring every now and then to scramble them and cook them. This should only take 3 to 4 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the heat.
- Lay the tortillas out and divide the filling between them making sure you keep the filling in the centre and then sprinkle the grated cheese on top.
- Pull the bottom half of the burrito over to meet the top half. Then, pull the tortilla back. This will form the filling into a roll. Next, fold one side in and then the other side.
- With both ends folded, tightly roll your tortilla until you have a perfect, beautiful burrito. Cut in half and serve hot.
Ashika | Gardening Foodie
I love breakfast burritos, it is such a delicious change form a sandwich or cereal. The combination of chorizo and egg sounds amazing. I would love to try out this breakfast.
Haha, my son got wrapping a burrito down to perfection, so that will definitely be his part in making this breakfast. I don't trust myself, I am way too impatient resulting in everything falling out of the burrito.?
Thank you for sharing...hope that you are having a great week 🙂
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
I agree with you completely Ashika. Breakfast Burritos make such a change from having cereal all week (in our case porridge). We can't wait for the weekend to have something different, just like these! 🙂
And that's great that you've already got your son prepared and trained to do all the Burrito wrapping. Ha ha! 😆
Neha
These breakfast burritos are very tempting and such a great breakfast option. I am kind of bored eating oatmeal all week long. Time for a delicious switch. Thanks for this recipe and idea Neil.
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
I know that feeling of being bored eating oatmeal all week long Neha. It's just that oatmeal is convenient isn't it, to take to work and quickly make up?
However, hopefully I've made these Chorizo and Egg Breakfast Burritos super easy so that not only can they be made at the weekend, but during the week, and even can be made for lunch too! 😀
David @ Spiced
You really are the kind of chorizo, Neil! But I totally understand what you mean about how chorizo packs a strong flavor punch with just a little bit. I'm a huge fan of breakfast foods, and I enjoy a good breakfast burrito. I also love the idea of making extras here and then saving them for an easy lunch! I really could eat breakfast food for every meal of the day...especially when it's in burrito or taco form! 🙂
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
I am a bit obsessed with Chirizo David aren't I? Ha ha! I mean even yesterday when I was browsing through some recipe books, I was thinking "that would go well with Chorizo" and "I bet Chorizo would add a wonderful flavour to that"......
I know what you mean about being a fan of breakfast foods though. I'd happily eat the same for breakfast, lunch and dinner too! 😀
Mimi
Lovely. Unfortunately I can't get decent chorizo unless I order it, which I should do soon. The one I can get locally is more of a Mexican and it's very greasy, soft, and therefore can't be chopped.
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
Thanks Mimi. That's a shame you can't get a decent chorizo locally. Still, ordering one to make this will certainly be worthwhile. 🙂
Jennifer hackett
Nom nom nom! Made this and absolutely loved it.... it's a total game changer for a weekend breakfast!
Neil
That's fantastic! I'm so glad you loved this recipe Jennifer! And thanks for taking the time to rate it and comment on it too. That makes all the difference to me and other folks will see it too. 😀