Breakfast Burrito Casserole
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This delicious Breakfast Burrito Casserole is everything you love about a breakfast burrito, baked into an easy casserole that is perfect for a holiday breakfast or brunch!
Breakfast Burrito Casserole
I’ve got to tell you guys, I’m so excited that the holiday season is here. My sister and her family will be spending a whole week with us and I’m ready to soak up every second of playing with the kids, and gossiping in the kitchen with my mom and sister. Having a house full of people for a whole week means lots of mouths to feed and my mom and I have already started exchanging recipe ideas and planning out our holiday menu.
This year I’m in charge of breakfast which is more like brunch in my family. We all stay up late after the kids go to bed, wrapping presents and talking. That means mornings are kind of slow with everyone waking up at their own time and wandering downstairs to see what there is to eat. This easy Breakfast Burrito Casserole is the perfect solution. It’s packed full of sausage, eggs, cheese, peppers, and onions, all sandwiched between Mission® Super Soft Flour Tortillas. It is just as delicious served piping hot, straight out of the oven, or at room temperature, for those late-sleepers.
If there is one thing everyone in my family agrees on, it is southwest flavors. We love them, and having your breakfast wrapped up in a soft tortilla is the best of both worlds. Since breakfast casseroles are the easiest way to feed a crowd I’ve taken everything I love about a breakfast burrito and made it into an easy breakfast casserole.
Of course, the most important part of a burrito is the tortillas and I used Mission® Super Soft Flour Tortillas for my tortilla layers. Mission® Super Soft Flour Tortillas are hands down my favorite tortilla. We use them all the time for easy weeknight dinners. I love that soft texture, and when you warm them up to bring out their flavor, they make the best wrap for a burrito, or an enchilada! They also happen to be the perfect size for an 11″ x 7″ inch casserole dish. It just takes two tortillas for each layer. For the filling I included breakfast sausage, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, eggs, and a mix of bell peppers and onions. Feel free to get creative and add your favorite breakfast items!
What You’ll Need to Make a Breakfast Burrito Casserole:
- Mission® Super Soft Flour Tortillas – These delicious flour tortillas are my personal favorite and you can find them in the bread or tortilla aisle at your local grocery store. They are available nationwide. Use the store locator here to find the store closest to you.
- Sausage – Ground breakfast sausage. You can go with regular, or spicy if want to kick your Breakfast Burrito Casserole up a notch.
- Eggs – It wouldn’t be breakfast without eggs! I add a little milk to mine to make them extra light and fluffy.
- Cheese – This recipe has two types of cheese: shredded cheddar for in between the layers and on top, and cream cheese that is cooked with the sausage.
- Peppers and Onions – Red and green bell peppers cooked with onions add the perfect southwest flavor to this Breakfast Burrito Casserole. If you like things a little spicier, you can also add some jalapeños!
- 11″ x 8″ casserole dish – You’ll want this casserole dish to be at least 2.5 inches deep so you can stack up the layers!
Mission® Super Soft Flour Tortillas aren’t just for breakfast burritos. Make sure you pick up an extra package and make yourself a big batch of enchiladas or get creative with those holiday leftovers. You can find more awesome recipe ideas here .
How to Make a Breakfast Burrito Casserole:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a bowl whisk together eggs, milk, salt and pepper.
- Heat a large skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat and add diced onions and peppers. Cook for 5 minutes until softened and set aside.
- In the same skillet with a little more cooking spray, add eggs and scramble until they are fully cooked but still slightly runny. Set eggs aside.
- Wipe skillet clean and add the pork sausage, cooking over medium-high heat until fully cooked. Drain grease and add the sausage back to the pan along with the cream cheese. Continue to cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the cream cheese is completely melted. Set aside.
- In a greased 11×8 inch casserole dish place two Mission® Super Soft Flour Tortillas in the bottom of the dish and top with half of the sausage mixture, followed by half of the eggs, half of the onions and peppers, and ⅓ of the shredded cheese.
- Place two more tortillas in the dish and repeat the sausage, eggs, onions and peppers, and cheese.
- Top with the remaining 2 flour tortillas and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the casserole is warmed through.
Nothing makes me happier during the holidays than a kitchen full of friends and family. The smell of this Breakfast Burrito Casserole cooking is guaranteed to have everyone sitting at the table waiting for breakfast. I can’t wait!!
BREAKFAST BURRITO CASSEROLE
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Breakfast Burrito Casserole
Ingredients
- 6 Mission® Super Soft Flour Tortillas
- 12 large eggs
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 pounds pork breakfast sausage, ground
- 8 ounces cream Cheese
- 1 large onion, finely diced
- 1 green bell pepper, finely diced
- 1 red bell pepper, finely diced
- 8 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a bowl whisk together eggs, milk, salt and pepper.
- Heat a large skillet coated with cooking spray over medium high heat and add diced onions and peppers. Cook for 5 minutes until softened and set aside.
- In the same skillet with a little more cooking spray, add eggs and scramble until they are fully cooked but still slightly runny. Set eggs aside.
- Wipe skillet clean and add the pork sausage, cooking over medium high heat until it is fully cooked. Drain grease and add the sausage back to the pan along with the cream cheese. Continue to cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the cream cheese is completely melted. Set aside.
- In a greased 11x8 inch casserole dish, place two Mission® Super Soft Flour Tortillas in the bottom of the dish.
- Spread half of the sausage mixture over the tortillas, followed by half of the eggs, half of the onions and peppers, and ⅓ of the shredded cheese.
- Place two more tortillas in the dish and repeat the sausage, eggs, onions and peppers, and cheese.
- Top with the remaining 2 flour tortillas and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the casserole is warmed through.
- Enjoy!
I love breakfast burritos, but this is even better to feed the whole family. I think I will make these for Christmas morning.
This is a good casserole, great for a breakfast brunch. The only problem I had was the instructions did not say to cover with foil when baking. I even read it over twice. So I had to throw the top layer of tortillas away as they were hard and dry. Otherwise, worth the effort.
have you tried to make night before then just warm up? I am needing to know if works so can make for a school funcion
thanks
Hi Kathy, we haven’t tried making it ahead but I think if you assemble it then cook the next day it should be fine. I would make sure that you drain as much liquid out of the sausage as possible so it doesn’t become soggy overnight. Let us know if it works.
How did it turn out preparing the night before?
This was delish!! I made it this weekend for my Easter guests and they loved it! Must make again!
So glad you liked it!!
Yummy! Please note your recipe calls for “6.” This is where it should ask for 6 flour tortillas 🙂
I’m trying this out tomorrow to see if I want to add it to my Christmas morning buffet. I’m going to add a 4 oz. can of green Chile’s to give it a Tex-Mex flavor. Thanks for the easy recipe!
Can you freeze half of this after baking?
Thank you!
Baked casserole may be frozen, up to 2 months. Thaw in refrigerator overnight and bake at 350ºF for about 20 minutes or until heated through.
So, so good!! We loved it as, but the second time I made it I added a can of green chiles and that was delicious too. Thanks for a great recipe!
This is delicious!! I used low carb tortillas to make this a delicious low carb breakfast!
Love that idea!
I made this and doubled the bell pepper and replaced half of the sausage w ground Turkey. It turned out great, and my husband loved it!
Delicious!! So easy to make. I used low carb tortillas and turkey breakfast sausage. Amazing flavor. Will be sharing recipe and making again. Thanks!
How wood you adjust the recipe for a 13×9 dish.
Linda
Hi Linda, you can make this recipe in a 13×9 dish as is you may just need 2 more tortillas to help cover each layer. The layers will be a little thinner but still delicious.
Thank you. I can add a little more to the filling. It will be awesome. Will let you know how it goes.
Hi Kat. I made the Breakfast Burrito casserole this last weekend in a 13×9. I just added 1 more egg and a little mire sausage and added 2 cans of Ortega’s too the egg mixture. It was awesome. It’s a keeper.
Thank You.
Linda
2 cans of Ortega? I missed this in the recipe. Can you explain it, please
We did not use Ortega salsa in our recipe. If you’re using salsa, I recommend draining it.
I made this for work and now they think I’m a chef! It was so good! I have to say I used Italian sausage and a Mexican blend taco cheese and Cheddar, otherwise I followed the recipe. I will be making this again soon–and often. Delish.
So glad you and your coworkers liked it!
I used a combo of hillshire farms beef sausage and bacon, but otherwise the same and this is so friggin dope!!! So delicious!!!
Great recipe! I used roasted red peppers because I didn’t have fresh and added to the green peppers and onion after they cooked. Used bacon (hubby NEEDS bacon! LOL) and sage pork sausage. I also added the cream cheese to the egg mixture so the eggs stayed creamy after baked. I used a lot of mild cheddar and mozzarella to the top and covered the tortillas completely so they wouldn’t get dry. This is so much easier than rolling individual burritos. Happy to have found it. Thank you!
The Breakfast Burrito Casserole is a hit in my house! We love it so much, I’ve made it 3 times in the last couple of months! It’s so easy and the flavors are amazing!
We made this for Easter Sunday brunch…..complete hit!