Sausage and Pepper Breakfast Burritos Recipe

Sausage and Pepper Breakfast Burritos

All you have to do is spoon the hearty filling into a flour tortilla, add your favorite toppings and get rolling.

Serves: 10Prep: 20 minutesCook: 8 hours 10 minutesTotal: 8 hours 30 minutesDifficulty: Easy


Serves: 10

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground breakfast sausage
  • 1 cup onion, diced
  • 1 cup green pepper, diced
  • 12 eggs
  • 1 1⁄2 cups shredded Mexican-style blend cheese, divided
  • 1 can (10 oz.) diced tomatoes with green chiles, drained
  • 3⁄4 tsp. salt, divided
  • 1⁄2 tsp. black pepper, divided
  • 1 package (20 oz.) refrigerated diced potatoes
  • Flour tortillas
  • Avocado, for topping
  • salsa, for topping
  • sour cream, for topping
  • jalapeños, for topping
  • cilantro. for topping
  • hot sauce, for topping

Directions

  • Coat interior of slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray.
  • In large sauté pan, cook sausage over medium heat, breaking up with wooden spoon, until starting to brown, about 5 minutes. Drain fat from pan. Add onion and green pepper to pan and cook with sausage about 5 minutes more, or until sausage reaches a safe internal temperature of 160°F. Transfer sausage and pepper mixture to plate and let cool, about 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, in large bowl, whisk eggs with 1 cup cheese, diced tomatoes, ¼ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Set aside.
  • In medium bowl, toss potatoes with remaining ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper.
  • Arrange diced potatoes in even layer in slow cooker. Layer sausage and pepper mixture over potatoes. Pour egg mixture over sausage and pepper mixture. Sprinkle with remaining ½ cup cheese.
  • Cook on low for 8 hours. Serve warm with tortillas and desired toppings. Refrigerate any leftovers.

Serves: 10

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground breakfast sausage
  • 1 cup onion, diced
  • 1 cup green pepper, diced
  • 12 eggs
  • 1 1⁄2 cups shredded Mexican-style blend cheese, divided
  • 1 can (10 oz.) diced tomatoes with green chiles, drained
  • 3⁄4 tsp. salt, divided
  • 1⁄2 tsp. black pepper, divided
  • 1 package (20 oz.) refrigerated diced potatoes
  • Flour tortillas
  • Avocado, for topping
  • salsa, for topping
  • sour cream, for topping
  • jalapeños, for topping
  • cilantro. for topping
  • hot sauce, for topping

Directions

  • Coat interior of slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray.
  • In large sauté pan, cook sausage over medium heat, breaking up with wooden spoon, until starting to brown, about 5 minutes. Drain fat from pan. Add onion and green pepper to pan and cook with sausage about 5 minutes more, or until sausage reaches a safe internal temperature of 160°F. Transfer sausage and pepper mixture to plate and let cool, about 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, in large bowl, whisk eggs with 1 cup cheese, diced tomatoes, ¼ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Set aside.
  • In medium bowl, toss potatoes with remaining ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper.
  • Arrange diced potatoes in even layer in slow cooker. Layer sausage and pepper mixture over potatoes. Pour egg mixture over sausage and pepper mixture. Sprinkle with remaining ½ cup cheese.
  • Cook on low for 8 hours. Serve warm with tortillas and desired toppings. Refrigerate any leftovers.