Homemade Freeze Meals: Breakfast Burritos

Cooking is one of my favorite hobbies. Anytime I get a chance to cook something different for my family, I take the opportunity. I especially enjoy cooking for my husband, and if he asks for something specific I always try to find a way to make that dish or meal.

Well, many months back my husband was on a breakfast burrito kick. My husband is a union operator and leaves most mornings before sunrise and many times doesn't return home until after sunset. I wanted to find a way to start his mornings off right, while making breakfast burritos that are healthier and cheaper than store bought, as well as being oh so delicious. To fulfill this need, I played around with my husbands favorite burrito ingredients until I found the right combination for his favorite breakfast treat.

**I want to note this is small batch of the breakfast burritos I usually make. This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled if you wish.

First, the ingredients you will need include 1/2 pound bulk pork breakfast sausage, 1/2 an onion, 1/2 a green pepper, 2 eggs, 4 flour tortillas (burrito size), and 3/4 cup of your favorite shredded cheese, I had finely shredded cheddar that worked perfectly.You will also need a dash of salt and pepper for the eggs.

Start by chopping the onion and green pepper.

Then put the breakfast sausage, chopped onion, and chopped green pepper to a medium sized skillet, over medium heat, and cook until sausage is browned and onion and green pepper have softened.

(insert mental image here...because this crazy lady forgot to take a picture!)

Meanwhile, while the sausage mixture is cooking, add the eggs to a small skillet over low heat then scramble them until cooked through. You will want to add a dash of salt and pepper to add a little flavor. You can also break eggs into a bowl and beat them before adding to the skillet, I just skipped the step so I would have less dishes :-)

Once, sausage mixture and eggs are cooked, set up your assembly line. Start by putting 1/4 of the sausage mixture onto the center of one tortilla, then add 1/4 of the eggs and 1/4 of the shredded cheese (about 3 tablespoons).

Roll the tortilla like a burrito: folding up the bottom (side toward you) over the filling, then fold in both sides, continue rolling the bottom toward the top making sure you are rolling tightly. I put the burritos on a cookie sheet and pot them in the freezer for a few hours until they have started to freeze.

After the burritos have had time to start to freeze, transfer them to a freeze bag.

When you are ready to eat them, pop 1 or 2 into the microwave for 2 minutes, turn them over and then cook for another minute until the burritos are steaming hot. My husband loves them with picante sauce or salsa, he unrolls the burrito pours some sauce in then rolls them back up but you could also dip them if you wish. They are wonderful plain as well.

Hope you enjoy my first recipe and I cannot wait to share more with you soon!

~Catherine

Do you have any freeze meals, breakfast or otherwise, that you make for my family so that it is easier to cook when you are in a rush or just need a break?