Breakfast Chorizo Burrito
Start your day off right with this delicious breakfast chorizo burrito. It's an easy meal idea to keep you full until lunchtime.
Servings (Adjustable):
Calories: 537kcal
Ingredients
- ½ tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 2.5 oz chorizo sausage casings removed and crumbled
- ⅛ cup chopped red onion
- 1 red chile pepper seeded and diced
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- 2 large eggs
- Salt to taste
- 1 flour tortilla
- ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
For serving:
- Salsa
- Avocado sliced
Instructions
- Drizzle olive oil on a skillet. Sauté the chorizo over medium to high heat until it turns brown and crumbles.
- Add onion, oregano, paprika, chili pepper to the pan. Cook, stirring occasionally until the onion softens.
- Whisk eggs in medium bowl, and then pour them into the chorizo mixture. Add salt and reduce heat to medium-low. Continue to stir and cook until the eggs are scrambled and no longer liquid.
- Heat flour tortilla in the microwave for 30 seconds. Scoop chorizo-egg mixture into the center of the tortilla and cover it with shredded Cheddar cheese. Roll it up like a burrito.
- Serve with salsa and avocado.
Nutrition
Serving: 1burrito | Calories: 537kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 434mg | Sodium: 715mg | Potassium: 405mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1698IU | Vitamin C: 79mg | Calcium: 369mg | Iron: 5mg