Preparing meals to freeze during your eighth month of pregnancy is a great way to ease your stress about meals for you and your family during the postpartum period. Today I want to share with you one of my family’s favorite freezer-friendly breakfast recipes, breakfast burritos! These are great for postpartum meal prep or any busy morning breakfast. What I love about these burritos is that they don’t take much time to prepare, you can change them up with whatever ingredients you have on hand, they freeze easily, and they reheat super quick! I always have a stash of these in the freezer for my husband to take to work, so I tailor the ingredients to his taste, but you can add any meat or veggies you like! Let’s get prepping!
Gather your ingredients
What you will need:
- 8-10 burrito size tortillas
- 8-10 eggs
- 1lb protein of choice – sausage, bacon, chorizo, turkey, tofu
- 10-12 oz potatoes – potato of choice, diced
- Cheese – shredded cheese of choice
- Veggies if desired – peppers, onion, mushrooms, etc.
- Butter – 1 or 2 Tbsp of butter for cooking
- Salt and pepper
- Any desired toppings – Avocado, salsa, pico de gallo, cilantro, etc.
- Parchment paper and/or aluminum foil
Cook the meat, potatoes, and eggs
- After you have gathered your ingredients, you will need to cook the potatoes. I bought frozen potatoes that were already diced and put them straight in the airfryer for 12 minutes at 400 degrees. You can also dice your potatoes up and cook them in the oven with a drizzle of olive oil at 375 degrees for 30-40 minutes. If you plan to use peppers or bacon, this is a good time to oven roast them as well!
- Cook your sausage in a pan over medium heat. I used a 50/50 mix of hot and regular sausage. Break up meat while cooking, until no longer pink. Transfer to a bowl to cool and wipe out pan to cook eggs.
- Add 1-2 Tbsp of butter to pan over medium heat. Whisk the eggs in a bowl with a splash of milk or cream, if desired. Pour into the pan and leave undisturbed until the eggs start to set. Gently move the eggs around until cooked to desired firmness. Add salt and pepper to taste and sprinkle in your cheese, if using. You can also wait until you assemble the burritos to add the cheese.
Fill and roll burritos
- Once you have cooked all of your ingredients, allow them to cool a bit before assembling the burritos. Make sure to have everything in one place so you can easily assemble, putting each tortilla on its own sheet of aluminum foil and parchment paper. I usually eyeball how much filling to put into each burrito, making sure not to overfill.
- Make sure the ingredients fit on the bottom half of the tortilla so you can easily roll them up.
- Start by folding the bottom of the tortilla up over the filling, then carefully folding in the sides before rolling all the way up.
- Bring the rolled up burrito to the bottom of the parchment paper/foil and begin rolling, folding in the sides as you go.
Label and freeze
- Place your rolled burritos into a container or Zip-loc bag and label with contents/date.
- When ready to eat, remove the foil wrapper and place in the microwave for 90 seconds on defrost setting, then flip over and microwave for 55-60 seconds. Of course, microwave cooking times may vary slightly.
Enjoy on your way out the door or plate with your favorite toppings, such as avocado, cilantro, salsa, pico de gallo and/or sour cream!
