Awesome Breakfast Burrito's with a Greek Twist
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Working downtown can be detrimental to your budget... one way to avoid the crunch is by bringing your own breakfast to work. If this seems to be a daunting task, why not start out easy, buy a french press and a quality travel mug. Bringing coffee or tea to work can save you upwards of $20 a week. Don't laugh! Think about it, if you get a medium Starbucks coffee every day you're spending at least that. Most the french presses I've owned cost less than a weeks worth of Starbucks coffees. Kinda scary, huh?
However if you're feeling a little more adventurous and would like to give making your own breakfast a whirl, why not try out this super-easy breakfast burrito recipe:
Start out with the right ingredients... for this recipe you'll need:
1. Bob Evans Sausage
2. Earthbound Farm Organics pre-washed salad mix (Arugula works nicely.)
3. Tzatziki sauce (yes, you read that right, cucumber sauce)
4. Kraft Shredded Cheddar Cheese
5. Eggs
6. Goya Salsa Verde
7. Flour or corn tortillas
8. Butter
9. Onion
One of the neat things I like to do with this recipe is cook up all the sausage at once, preferably the night before I plan on making these. That way I don't have to worry about it taking too much time in the morning and I know they're completely cooked through. Brown the sausage as you would usually wrap it up in paper towels and put in a plastic container in the fridge. Organize your work space for tomorrow's breakfast real quick before you go to bed. Make sure the skillet, kettle and french press are ready to go. Clear off space on your counters to make your breakfast the next morning, making sure paper towels, utensils and plates are readily available. Organize your ingredients in the fridge so you can locate them easily and grab the quickly. You won't want to do this in the morning.
The next morning, start the kettle and measure out the coffee. Organize your ingredients at your work station and pull out a flour tortilla and your butter. Slice a thin slab of butter off and place the tortilla in your skillet. If it doesn't fit, don't worry, as the tortilla heats up it will become more malleable.
Continue to heat the tortilla on low heat until it becomes soft, then place it on your plate and spread a spoonful of Tzatziki sauce over the tortilla kind of like you'd put pizza sauce on. Take the kettle off and start the coffee brewing, then start two of the already cooked sausages in the skillet on low. While they're warming up thinly slice some onion up and add that to the skillet.
Begin crumbling the sausage with a wooden spoon or some such implement until crumbly. While the onions and sausage are cooking crack a couple of eggs into a bowl and whisk them with a fork. If you add a dash of milk your eggs will be more fluffy. Once you've your eggs thoroughly beaten add them to the sausage and onion mixture.
Fix yourself a cup of coffee.
While your eggs set line your Tzatziki sauced tortilla with your salad mix. Fluff the sausage / egg combination until eggs are completely cooked. Turn off the heat and add shredded cheddar cheese to the top allowing it to melt into the mixture, then transferring the whole contents of the skillet onto your tortilla. Sprinkle with salsa verde sauce and roll up your tortilla. Enjoy!
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Breakfast never looked so interesting !! Looking forward to making these tomorrow morning...Nicely written Hub, concise, clear, and informative...Larry
housedad: Absolutely! Thanks for taking the time to read and comment, I really appreciate it. Of course, feta cheese would be fantastic with these! I started making breakfast burrito's and wraps during the day to use up all the ingredients in the fridge, so since we had cheddar that's what's going into everything right now. Another idea, if you have the time on the weekends is to fry up some golden potatoes and add those in there. The possibilities are limitless!
maven101: Aw, you make me blush! Thanks for taking the time out to read and comment. Let us know how they were, I really appreciate you stopping by anytime.
This sounds DELICIOUS!
R Burow: Thank-you so much! I appreciate you taking the time out to read and comment, let me know if you give 'em a try how they turned out for you!
Sounds yummy, I be over in the morning for some.
Keep on hubbing!
Hehe, thanks eovery! As always, I appreciate you taking the time to stop by and comment.
Sounds great recipe! I had burritos yesterday and was kinda similar to this one. I will try to apply your ingrdnts since I adore mexican food... :) Thanks
shamelabboush: Thanks for taking the time to read and comment, I appreciate it! Let me know how it is. The Tzatziki sauce really makes these, so make sure you don't forget it!
ohhh...got me at breakfast burrito. Now I might add a chopped bell pepper into the mix too. I can't wait to try it.
ocbill: Sounds awesome! Let me know how it is, thanks for coming by and taking the time to read and comment, I really appreciate it!
Sounds great but I work at home now so have to make lunch and drinks anyway. One thing for sure though, does save a lot of money.
BrianS: Here's the thing though, just because you're working from home and already have to do those things, do you find yourself not taking the time to do them right? As fast as these are to make, they're real *good* food. And if you aren't watching your weight too much, they're good for you, too! Thanks for stopping by to read and comment, always love hearing from you, BrianS! I love the savings, too!
Great unique recipe! I will definitely be trying this (here in California, we love us some breakfast burritos). Thanks for finding me on HubPages too- your hubs are awesome!
Nicole Winter
This seems like a tasty breakfast alternative,
I must try it!
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M. Rose: Thank-you so much. I really appreciate you taking the time out to read and comment. I enjoy your hubs as well.
DeBorrah K. Ogans: I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment, let me know how it works for you!
mmm, sounds wonderfull : )
Thanks, Kathy T! Appreciate you coming by and taking the time to read and comment.
Loving it - enough of the Cornflakes. I must admit though, this is one for the weekend, only bcos I'm normally on Fast Forward in the mornings. Thanks for a lovely recipe. :)
Yum! This sounds good. I will have to try making this.
Lady_E: Don't deny yourself the pleasure just because you don't have the time in the morning! Most of this stuff can be whipped up the night before, pre-cooked, and that cuts the cooking time in half! All in all, they take about ten minutes to make.
Michael Willis: Thanks, let me know how they turn out!
Sounds great, and a lot better than those breakfast burritos you can get at fast food places.
Paradise7: Thanks for taking the time out to read and comment, I really appreciate it! Man, they're fantastic. Ran out of ingredients, so I'll be hitting the store today after I pick my daughter up from school and getting the stuff to make these and a couple of other (recipes pending,) breakfast treats. I really think we save a lot of money between making our own breakfast at home, (I pack it up for my boyfriend in a zip-lock container to re-heat at work,) and our own coffee in the morning. Thanks for taking the time out to read and comment, I really appreciate it!
These sound wonderful! I think you're right also that these are a great way to "reinvent" (sneak) left overs into another meal!
gonnawantseconds: Thanks for taking the time to read and comment, I really appreciate it! Yeah, totally, I've been on a real LET US NOT WASTE food kick lately, between the economy being what it is ... Breakfast is a great time to get rid of left-overs.
housedad says:
3 months ago
Sounds great, but what about Feta to replace the cheddar?