Quick Beef Breakfast Burrito
Seasoned ground beef, scrambled eggs, and cheese wrapped in a warm tortilla—ready in 15 minutes. A hearty, handheld breakfast that tastes like you spent way more time than you did.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 520
- Protein
- 32g
Ingredients
- ½ lb ground beef
- 4 whole large eggs
- ¾ cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 whole flour tortillas, 10-inch
- ½ tsp chili powder
- 1 pinch salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- 1
Place a 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and wait 60 seconds until the surface is hot and shimmers when you tilt it slightly.
- 2
Add the ground beef to the hot skillet and use a wooden spoon to break it into small crumbles as it browns, about 4–5 minutes, until no pink remains.
- 3
Sprinkle the chili powder, salt, and pepper over the cooked beef and stir for 30 seconds until the spices smell strongly fragrant.
- 4
Slide the cooked beef onto a clean plate, leaving any fat in the skillet.
- 5
Crack the 4 eggs into a bowl and whisk with a fork until the yolks and whites are completely mixed and uniform in color, about 20 seconds.
- 6
Pour the eggs into the same skillet (still over medium heat) and let them sit without stirring for 20 seconds, then use a silicone spatula to push the curds gently from the edges toward the center.
- 7
Continue pushing the eggs gently every 10 seconds until they look soft and slightly creamy, with no visible raw liquid, about 3–4 minutes total.
- 8
Remove the skillet from heat and turn off the stove.
- 9
Lay a tortilla flat on a clean cutting board, then spread half the scrambled eggs down the center in a line from top to bottom.
- 10
Spoon half the cooked beef on top of the eggs, then sprinkle half the shredded cheese (about 3 tablespoons) over the beef.
- 11
Fold the left and right edges of the tortilla toward the center over the filling, overlapping slightly, then roll from the bottom edge toward you until tightly wrapped.
- 12
Repeat steps 9–11 with the remaining tortilla, eggs, beef, and cheese to make the second burrito.
- 13
If desired, place each burrito seam-side down in the skillet over medium heat for 1 minute per side until the tortilla is lightly browned, then transfer to a plate.
Tools you’ll need
- 10-inch nonstick skillet
- wooden spoon
- small bowl
- fork
- silicone spatula
- cutting board
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