Breakfast Burritos

Anyone else live with someone who is irritatingly chipper in the morning? 🤣🌝 I enjoy waking up early and getting my workout in before the sun rises but it's safe to say that no one would label me a "morning person". 

Early morning wake up calls are one thing - being cheerful about it, is an entirely different matter. 😴 That's what separates me from my better half.  😜 This guy leaps out of bed before the crack of dawn, ready to make important decisions, start serious discussions and sing show tunes - all without any caffeine assistance.  😳☕️ #marriage

Breakfast for me happens after my workout and shower.  It usually occurs much closer to brunch time which is my excuse for eating a much bigger meal than I should. 😅 Eggs and turkey bacon are a popular choice for me but I've also been known to grab granola and yogurt if I'm in a hurry.  I leave the pancake and waffle making duties to my morning-loving spouse.  🤣

I've made a simplified version of these breakfast burritos for years.  Rolling eggs and cheese in a tortilla qualifies as a breakfast burrito, right?  Then I discovered this upgraded burrito recipe.  A soft tortilla filled with spicy chorizo, eggs, cheese and tator tots?!?  I never would have put those ingredients together but let me tell you - it works.  And it's amazing!  😂 

Breakfast Burritos
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 cups frozen tater tots, thawed
8 ounces chorizo, casing removed (or Italian Sausage)
8 eggs, beaten, beaten
3/4 cup cheddar cheese
4 (10") flour tortillas
​4 Tablespoons sour cream

Heat 3 T. oil in skillet. Add tator tots and press with spatula to flatten.  Cook 4 minutes per side. 

Transfer tots to a paper towels and wipe skillet dry.  

Cook chorizo in skillet until browned.  

Add eggs and cook 2 minutes.  

Add cheese and gently fold into eggs. Remove from heat, cover & keep warm.

Warm tortillas in microwave for 1 minute.  Spread 1 T. sour cream on each.

Spread tator tots over sour cream layer.

Divide eggs evenly among tortillas. 

Fold in sides of tortilla. 

Fold up bottom over filling and roll tightly.

Heat 1 T. oil in skillet. Arrange burritos, seam side down, in skillet and cook 1 minute on each side. 

Tator tots for me, were something that I hadn't even thought about since I left elementary school.  I'm pretty sure that I've never bought them before so when my youngest child found the bag in the freezer, she loudly announced: "mom bought tator tots!"  🤣  It's not something that I'm used to but they are a delicious addition to these burritos.  And they're way easier than shredding my own potatoes.  

Ciao!

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