Freezer Breakfast Burritos

These fantastic freezer breakfast burritos are a great meal prep recipe. They make 8 large burritos full of flavorful and filling ingredients.

In less than an hour, you’ll be able to make a big batch of burritos that are perfect for busy mornings.

These homemade frozen burritos are a great way to start the day! They’re a complete meal with plenty of protein and fat and enough calories to keep you going all morning.

If you like make-ahead meals, you’ve got to add these freezer burritos to your rotation.

Ingredients

Here’s what you’ll need to make some delicious homemade burritos.

• Hash Browns
• Breakfast Sausage
• Yellow Onion or Red Onion
• Red Bell Pepper
• Sea Salt
• Onion Powder
• Garlic Powder
• Paprika
• Ground Black Pepper 
• Eggs
• Shredded Cheese (cheddar or Colby Jack)
• Baby Spinach
• Flour Tortillas

optional to serve – hot sauce, salsa, or sour cream.

See the recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

Heat a large skillet or nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Add the hash browns and allow to sauté for 5 to 7 minutes or until golden brown. Flip them occasionally and break them apart with a spatula. 

While the hash browns are cooking, combine the salt, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, and black pepper in a small bowl, stir till combined. 

Sprinkle the hash browns with half the spice mixture, stir to make sure all the hash browns are covered in spices. Remove the hash browns for the pan and place them in a bowl for later.

Place the pan back on the stovetop and heat the olive oil. 

Once the oil is hot, add the diced bell pepper and onions. Sauté for 5 minutes. 

Add the remaining spices and stir for 30 seconds. 

Add the breakfast sausage to the pan and allow to sauté till browned and cooked through. Break it into small pieces with a spatula and stir occasionally to make sure all pieces are cooking. 

Remove the vegetable sausage mixture from the pan and place it in a bowl for later.

Break the eggs into a medium bowl and whisk them. 

Place the pan back on the stovetop over medium heat.

Pour the eggs into the hot pan and stir occasionally to scramble them. When the eggs are cooked to your desired doneness, remove them from the pan. 

Assemble the burritos by placing a flour tortilla on top of a piece of aluminum foil.

Place 1/8 of the scrambled eggs on top of the tortilla, then 1/8 of the sausage mixture, 1/8 of the hash browns, then 1/4 cup of shredded cheese and finally a small handful of baby spinach. 

Fold the top and bottom of the tortilla into the center and then roll one side of the tortilla towards the center and keep rolling until it forms a burrito. 

Wrap the top and bottom of the aluminum foil towards the center of the burrito and then roll both sides of the foil in as well. 

Serve the burritos immediately or freeze them for up to 3 months in the freezer (they will keep for up to 6 months, but to prevent freezer burn, use them sooner).

If you’d like to save them for a full 6 months, place the wrapped burritos in a freezer-safe airtight container like a ziptop bag or Tupperware.

Reheating Instructions

Reheat the frozen breakfast burrito in the oven at 450 degrees F for 30 to 40 minutes or until warmed through. You can leave the aluminum foil on in the oven. 

If reheating in the microwave, remove the aluminum foil, place the burrito on a microwave-safe plate, and microwave on defrost for 6 to 7 minutes. Then wrap in a damp paper towel and microwave on high for 2 to 3 minutes.

More Great Breakfast Recipes

Want to try some of our other favorite breakfast ideas? Check out these!

• Frozen Peanut Butter Yogurt Bark Recipe
• Frozen Greek Yogurt Breakfast Bark

Substitutions & Variations

Here are some optional changes you can make to this recipe.

• Beans – you can swap the hashbrowns for beans if you’d prefer. We recommend using canned black beans, refried beans, or pinto beans.
• Tortilla – you can use any type of tortilla you’d like for this recipe. Gluten-free tortillas and other types will work, just make sure to use a larger, burrito-sized wrap.
• Seasonings – you can swap the seasonings in the recipe for an equal amount of taco seasoning blend.
• Guac – if you want to add guac or our frozen pea guacamole we recommend serving this on the side rather than include it in the burrito itself.

What to Serve with Breakfast Burritos

Here are some optional sides and dips you can serve with Breakfast Burritos!

• Sour Cream
• Salsa
• Pico de Gallo
• Hot Sauce

Storage

The burritos can be frozen for up to 6 months, but ideally should be eaten within 3 months to avoid freezer burn.

If you need to save them for 6 months, place the foil-wrapped burritos in an additional container like a freezer bag, plastic wrap, or another airtight container that is freezer-safe.