A great way to save on convenience store on-the-run breakfasts is to make them yourself. I made bacon egg burritos pretty often. This is the first time I've made them like this. Usually I throw all the ingredients into a 9x13 and bake it. Then let it cool, cut it into bars, then wrap in tortillas. But our oven ... you know ...
So here's what I did, and I took pictures to share! Chop up a pound of bacon and put it in a large skillet over medium heat. You don't want it real hot, because you don't want to burn the bacon or even get it too crisp. Just chewy-crisp. I also added in a chopped onion and a handful of diced hot peppers I had in the freezer. Let this stuff cook for awhile. The super-hot bacon grease will kind of caramelize the veggies. That's ok - just extra flavor! You will probably have to drain off the grease once or twice. Just don't think about how much grease it is that you're pouring off...
While you're cooking the bacon, crack 18 eggs into a large bowl. I used 15, because more of mine were double-yolk. That's a lot of eggs.
Back to the bacon... At this point, my face was getting greasy just from cooking it!
Scramble your eggs, adding salt and pepper to taste, and 2 cups of shredded cheddar.
Put your bacon on a paper towel to drain, and use the same pan to start cooking your eggs. Stir them often, because the cheese will make it stick to the pan if you don't.
Scramble your eggs, adding salt and pepper to taste, and 2 cups of shredded cheddar.
Put your bacon on a paper towel to drain, and use the same pan to start cooking your eggs. Stir them often, because the cheese will make it stick to the pan if you don't.
Before the egg is completely done, add in the bacon. You don't want the egg to be completely done, because you want it to bind to the bacon as it finishes cooking.
Here it is, completely finished.
Plop about 1/2 cup of the egg mixture into the center of a tortilla, roll it up good, and wrap it in saran wrap. I got 18 burritos. When you're done, put the wrapped burritos back into the original tortilla bags and pop them in the freezer.
To eat them, unwrap it, place it on a paper towel and microwave for about 1 1/2 minutes (if frozen) or 1 minute (if thawed in the refrigerator).
Here it is, completely finished.
Plop about 1/2 cup of the egg mixture into the center of a tortilla, roll it up good, and wrap it in saran wrap. I got 18 burritos. When you're done, put the wrapped burritos back into the original tortilla bags and pop them in the freezer.
To eat them, unwrap it, place it on a paper towel and microwave for about 1 1/2 minutes (if frozen) or 1 minute (if thawed in the refrigerator).
