Freezer Breakfast Burritos
Meal prep over the weekend for the best burritos during the week. Loaded with tater tots, eggs, beans and cheese, of course!!
Now you guys really don’t have an excuse to skip breakfast.
I mean it. Put down the instant oatmeal because the best breakfast burrito is coming your way.
This bad boy is filled with all that is good and pure – refried beans, eggs, cheese, breakfast sausage, and of course, tater tots. You can’t have a breakfast burrito without the tots. And you can freeze these as needed.
Just be sure to freeze them after assembling, not after they go in the oven.
You also want to make sure to use room temperature ingredients to avoid sog city.
They can be frozen a month ahead in individual servings, wrapped in aluminum foil – dated and stacked in a Ziploc bag. See? Done and done.
Freezer Breakfast Burritos
Ingredients
- 2 cups frozen tater tots
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 8 links breakfast sausage, casing removed
- 8 large eggs, lightly beaten
- ⅓ cup half and half*
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 (16-ounce) can refried beans
- 8 8-inch flour tortillas
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 2 Roma tomatoes, diced
- ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly oil a baking sheet or coat with nonstick spray.
- Cook tater tots according to package instructions; set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add sausage and cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the sausage as it cooks; drain excess fat, reserving 1 tablespoon in the skillet.
- Add eggs to the skillet and cook, whisking, until they just begin to set. Gently whisk in half and half; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Continue cooking until thickened and no visible liquid egg remains, about 3-5 minutes; set aside.
- Spread beans down centers of tortillas; top with tater tots, sausage, eggs, cheeses, tomatoes and cilantro. Fold in opposite sides of each tortilla, then roll up, burrito-style.* Place, seam-sides down, onto preparing baking sheet; cover.
- Place into oven and bake until heated through, about 12-15 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
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I’m confused. Do you bake them and then freeze them? Or are you only baking them if you plan to serve them immediately?
It is best to freeze prior to baking.
Okay, you must have typo because of all responses you are getting on cooking. How long to bake in microwave if frozen uncooked, NOT reheat. Is it still 4-6? Please clarify.
Paula, there is no typo. The directions listed below are to “reheat” or “cook” from a frozen state as they are frozen before they are baked.
TO FREEZE: Cover each burrito tightly with plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Freeze up to 1 month. To reheat, (1) microwave for 4-6 minutes, turning halfway, or (2) bake at 400 degrees F for 30-40 minutes, or until completely cooked through.
You should re-write the directions because there is no mention of freezing in the directions, but these are called Freezer Burritos. People searching this recipe expect freezer/microwave instructions in the recipe, but the recipe only has fresh/oven-bake instructions. That’s why there are a million confused questions in the comments section.
JB, if you take another look, you will see that the freezer instructions is already included in the recipe. You can’t miss it! 🙂
If your instructions were completely clear, you wouldn’t be getting the same questions over and over. You never once specified in your directions if you should freeze before or after baking. So just a suggestion, drop the attitude with people when you’re not very descriptive i
n your directions.
Her directions are quite clear. How can you accuse someone of having an attitude when they answer ever repeat question over and over and over?!?
I understood the instructions – maybe because I read the whole thing. The asterisk after the instruction on how to fold was a dead give-a-way…
Right?! I can’t believe the amount of people blaming their own lack of reading comprehension on her… And then to mention her “attitude”… Wow.
Once frozen, how do you reheat them. Do they need to be thawed and can you microwave them.
To reheat, (1) microwave for 4-6 minutes, turning halfway, or (2) bake at 400 degrees F for 30-40 minutes, or until completely cooked through. Thawing is not needed.
I’m currently collecting freezer recipes for easy postpartum meals and this looks delicious!
What’s the best way to heat/cook these once frozen?
To reheat, (1) microwave for 4-6 minutes, turning halfway, or (2) bake at 400 degrees F for 30-40 minutes, or until completely cooked through. Thawing is not needed.
I made freezer breakfast burritos a few weeks ago. Such a great idea for a quick, hearty breakfast since all the prep work is done ahead of time. So good and so much better than the ones at the drive thru.
Questions about freezing:
– Don’t bake before freezing?
– How to heat a frozen burrito?
These look really good. I want to get some in my freezer.
To reheat, (1) microwave for 4-6 minutes, turning halfway, or (2) bake at 400 degrees F for 30-40 minutes, or until completely cooked through. Thawing is not needed.
I’m wondering this too but she keeps answering with the same response and that’s not answering our question. I guess we’ll just have to experiment to find out lol!
It is best to freeze PRIOR to baking.
Or you could, ya know, actually read the text in the post that says to freeze them before they go in the oven so the poor woman doesn’t have to keep repeating herself….
Chungah, you’re a saint for even responding to the same questions over and over again…
Any recommendations on reheating in a microwave? These would be awesome to keep at work for breakfast but alas we only have a microwave.
To reheat, (1) microwave for 4-6 minutes, turning halfway, or (2) bake at 400 degrees F for 30-40 minutes, or until completely cooked through. Thawing is not needed.
These look really good! I intend to make them, I noticed there is red chunks in your picture. Is that red bell pepper or tomato, as it is not listed in your ingrediants. Thank You.
It’s diced Roma tomatoes. But bell peppers would also be a great addition.
So crazy question – if you freeze them prior to backing – how do you heat up to eat?
To reheat, (1) microwave for 4-6 minutes, turning halfway, or (2) bake at 400 degrees F for 30-40 minutes, or until completely cooked through. Thawing is not needed.
Sounds delicious! What are the instructions to cook after freezing?
To reheat, (1) microwave for 4-6 minutes, turning halfway, or (2) bake at 400 degrees F for 30-40 minutes, or until completely cooked through. Thawing is not needed.
I’m cracking up at the same questions about reheating! These look amazing, I’m making them for my freezer meal group. Thank you!
Yes hilarious !
Hi. I didn’t see tomatoes in the recipe, but the pictured burritos appear to have tomato in them.
How do you reheat them.
To reheat, (1) microwave for 4-6 minutes, turning halfway, or (2) bake at 400 degrees F for 30-40 minutes, or until completely cooked through. Thawing is not needed.
Should the eggs and milk, etc be room temperature before they are cooked in the skillet or should the skillet mixture cool down to room temperature before assembling the burritos?
The skillet mixture should cool down to room temperature prior to assembling.
Looks yummy! If you freeze these, can they be cooked from frozen? Do you have instructions?
To reheat, (1) microwave for 4-6 minutes, turning halfway, or (2) bake at 400 degrees F for 30-40 minutes, or until completely cooked through. Thawing is not needed.
Tired of answering that question yet? 😉
No kidding! Geez! Go back and read!!
LOL! I know! I was just thinking the same thing!! Don’t people read the whole thing before asking questions!!!
Do you have the calorie count for this recipe?
Each burrito has 532.6 calories.
Look delish! My son loves burritos. He is coming home for a visit soon, I’ll try the recipe. Thanks.
Hi – do these need to come back to room temperature to bake after freezing or can you bake them from frozen? They look amazing!
To reheat, (1) microwave for 4-6 minutes, turning halfway, or (2) bake at 400 degrees F for 30-40 minutes, or until completely cooked through. Thawing is not needed.
So if you freeze before you bake, can you microwave them to cook instead of baking?
To reheat, (1) microwave for 4-6 minutes, turning halfway, or (2) bake at 400 degrees F for 30-40 minutes, or until completely cooked through. Thawing is not needed.
The picture shows peppers or fresh tomatoes in the burritos (red pieces) but there is none of that in the recipe??
It’s diced Roma tomatoes.
What’s the nutritional info on these?
Sodium?
Fat?
Carbs?
Calories?
Please refer to the nutritional information listed below the recipe.
Is that for one burrito or all 8? The serving size is blank and that seems like an unhealthy amount of cholesterol, sodium and fat if it is for one.
The nutritional information is for each burrito, which is actually quite large. I am sure it can be split into 2 servings.
What would the directions be for reheating the burritos? Thanks! I love you blog by the way. It is one of my go-to places for recipes!!!
To reheat, (1) microwave for 4-6 minutes, turning halfway, or (2) bake at 400 degrees F for 30-40 minutes, or until completely cooked through. Thawing is not needed.