Make Ahead Breakfast Burritos are a tasty on-the-go morning treat. Wrapping the traditional breakfast ingredients of scrambled eggs, sausage and potatoes inside a flour tortilla makes this delectable combination into a convenient, hand held package. I spice them up a bit by adding onion, peppers, salsa – oh, and some cheese, too! Using whole wheat tortillas and turkey sausage, plus cooking the potatoes without oil, collectively make these little bundles of deliciousness healthier. Whip up a batch of these delightful burritos today, eat some tomorrow morning, and freeze the rest for later!
There are a few things that you can do to prevent the burritos from becoming soggy:Cool the filling slightly. If the filling is way too hot when you add it to the burrito, it can cause the tortillas to become soggy.Pre-cook the veggies. … Drain excess grease. … Go easy on ingredients with high water content.
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Cool the filling slightly. If the filling is way too hot when you add it to the burrito, it can cause the tortillas to become soggy.
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Pre-cook the veggies. …
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Drain excess grease. …
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Go easy on ingredients with high water content.
What You’ll Need for Meal Prep Breakfast Burritos
There are 6 main ingredients in these easy meal prep burritos:
- Frozen Potatoes O’Brien (diced potatoes with peppers and onion)
- Cooked turkey sausage crumbles
- Large eggs
- Prepared salsa
- Shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
- Whole wheat tortillas
To save on time, I use frozen Potatoes O’Brien. If you’re not familiar with these potatoes, you’re going to love them. Fresh potatoes, onion and bell peppers are chopped, mixed and ready to go, reducing prep time. Plus, the onion and pepper add both flavor and color. I cook them in a small amount of water instead of oil, to keep them lighter and lower in calories and fat.
It is heavily inspired by Mexican food and indeed has a lot of the ingredients traditionally used in classic Mexican cuisine, but the use of flour tortillas and yellow instead of white cheese often makes the burrito considered more akin to Tex-Mex cuisine which is also famous for the fajitas and nachos. The burrito has dozens of variations at this point, the breakfast burrito, the chimichanga, and the Korean beef bulgogi burrito, but one particular burrito calls back to the authentic Mexican enchilada: The wet burrito.
The problem that everyone making a wet burrito has is that burritos (unlike enchiladas) are made with flour tortillas, not corn, and flour tortillas are much more delicate and fall apart under the liquid enchilada sauce far too quickly. According to MasterClass, the best way to prevent a soggy wet burrito is to toast the burrito. Now, normally, a burrito has all its ingredients cooked before being wrapped, so it isnt cooked as a whole, however, a wet burrito needs extra protection from the sauce, so the burrito is toasted on an oiled pan to toughen up the tortilla.
This will not only keep the bread from taking on a satisfying texture but also keep the stuffing from falling out.
A wet burrito or the “burrito mojado” is made much like other burrito varieties, however, once they are rolled they are then coated in enchilada sauce and are eaten with utensils and not by hand. Tastes Better from Scratch says that the wet burrito can be served with red or green enchilada sauce and is often topped with a side of sour cream and guacamole as well.
Burritos are one of those foods that you can have a craving for any time of day. It doesnt matter if it is 7 a.m. or 2 a.m, if you want it for breakfast or as a pre-dinner meal, the burrito is a great meal. What makes the burrito so enchanting? Delighted Cooking says that its because it is the perfect combination of everything: rice, beans, salsa, avocado, sour cream, cheese, and meats including beef, chicken, or pork all wrapped up in a large flour tortilla.
The Secret to Perfect Breakfast Burritos
FAQ
Why do burritos get soggy?
How do you keep burritos from drying out?
How do you keep burritos from becoming soggy?
To keep your burritos from becoming soggy, take care with the ingredients you use: dry out the ingredients as much as you can, add the filling when it is at room temperature, and include a starch like rice or potato.
How do you keep frozen breakfast burritos from getting soggy?
To keep frozen breakfast burritos from getting soggy, don’t overcook the eggs, “sweat” all other ingredients well when cooking them, add a thicker sauce, and don’t add too much filling when it’s at room temperature.
Why is my Burrito soggy?
A hot or warm filling needs to cool at some stage, and when they do, they release moisture. If the hot or warm filling is inside the burrito, then the tortilla will soak up the moisture that’s released. And voilà, a soggy burrito – which you definitely don’t want.
Can you add salsa to a burrito?
The sauce or salsa you add to your burrito can also be too wet, which makes the burrito soggy. You can rather add less sauce or make the sauce thicker before you add it to your burrito. I like using thick salsa for my burritos; however, I also like to omit to add sauce/salsa.