When we go camping altogether--my parents, us, my sister and her family, plus all of her in-laws--"Uncle" Brett always makes breakfast one morning. He's not really my girls' uncle, but we call him that anyway. He somehow knows exactly what my girls will love for Christmas, taught Audrey how to swing when she was little, and makes the best breakfast burritos ever.
In fact, they are so good, that I long for them between camping trips. And while we were at Rocky Mountain National Park earlier this summer, I asked him for the recipe. And here's what he told me.
Uncle Brett's Famous Breakfast Burritos
1 pound bulk sausage (today I used pork and bacon sausage--yum)
1 dozen eggs
1 package tater tots
1/2 pound grated cheese (I usually use monterey jack)
1 can green chile
24 tortillas
Cook the tater tots according to the package directions while you brown the sausage. (I cook the tots until they're nice and crispy.) IN THE SAME PAN (he said this is important!), scramble your eggs (I mix mine up with milk, salt, and pepper before pouring them in). Then add the tater tots.
Mash this together. And then add the grated cheese and green chile.
(If you don't like green chile, you will need to add something to give it some moisture, otherwise they'll be too dry. Mushroom soup works, and I'm wondering about using cream cheese for the next batch.)
Add about 1/3 cup of filling to each tortilla, rolling it up burrito style (sides in, then roll), and wrap in foil. Freeze.
Alternatives: With chicken and apple sausage (I buy mine at Sprouts) I add cheddar cheese and then a can of cream of mushroom soup instead of the green chile. Brett also makes this with chorizo, which Toben loves, but it's not my favorite and since I'm making them, I make the kind I like!
To cook them, thaw and bake until warm. Or thaw and cook over the campfire in one of those grill basket thing-ys. Or unwrap, put the frozen burrito on a plate, defrost it in the microwave and then heat for one minute.
Breakfast perfection! Sorry, no picture of one on a plate. I ate mine too fast this morning. And I'll just go ahead and admit that the weekend Toben and the girls were gone and I was home alone, I ate one for every meal.
This sounds great, I'll have to remember it for our camping trips this fall!
Posted by: Daisy | October 01, 2010 at 12:25 PM
Ok, I'm still not totally clear on this recipe, and it sounds so good, I want to make it. Do you brown the sausage and the tater tots at the same time in the same skillet? Then pour the eggs on top of all this? OR are you browning the sausage while the tater tots bake in the oven? Then you pour the eggs into the sausage skillet and pour the tater tots on top? I'm going to a cabin in the woods pretty soon, and this would be great to fix in advance!
Posted by: Paula | October 01, 2010 at 01:11 PM
This recipe sure sounds like a keeper!!
Posted by: Leah in Iowa | October 01, 2010 at 05:20 PM
I made these Sunday morning and all 5 of us loved them. My 3 teenage boys would have eaten them ALL up but I talked them into saving some for Monday morning breakfast. I think everyone should have something to look forward to on early Monday mornings. They reluctantly agreed. We enjoyed them this morning again. I will be making these up again for sure! Thanks for sharing another of your yummy recipes!!!
Posted by: Gretchen | October 04, 2010 at 12:51 PM
My son is allergic to eggs and dairy, so I tried this recipe with just the sausage, tater tots, and green chile sauce - so good! I am so excited to have an easy breakfast burrito recipe for my whole family. Thank you for sharing!
Posted by: Sara Olivier | February 05, 2013 at 03:11 PM
These breakfast burritos are simple and delicious. I made these for dinner tonight and had 6 leftover to put in the freezer for easy breakfasts on school mornings. I will make these again.
Posted by: Jennifer G. | September 20, 2013 at 06:49 PM