Wake up to a hearty Mexican breakfast with these Avocado Scrambled Eggs Breakfast Burritos. Fresh avocado snuggled up with scrambled eggs and a “just right spicy” green chile gravy. An impressive baked breakfast burrito perfect for a weekend breakfast.
Hi there and thanks for stopping by. I hope your week has been delicious. And if you’re looking to extend all of that deliciousness into the weekend you’ve come to the right place.
I’m talking about weekend breakfast inspiration.
The weekend is the time to unwind. Time to toss away that hurried weekday morning routine and prepare something you really want.
Something creamy, something cheesy, something scambled-eggy.
And these burritos with scrambled eggs and avocado, are a great way to start a Saturday or Sunday Morning.
You’ll be asking yourself, where have these been for all of my breakfast life.
Inspiration for this baked breakfast burrito recipe
I’m of the opinion that no one really needs inspiration to make a breakfast burrito. They’re fun, they’re delicious and what a better breakfast food to lure you out from underneath those cozy covers in the morning.
This recipe was born out of the need to take advantage of the sale price of avocados. Over the past couple of weeks, King Soopers has had beautiful avocados for 88 cents each. You bet I’ve been grabbing my share.
And combining creamy smashed avocado with fluffy fresh scrambled eggs seemed to be calling my name.
Add some cheese and green chili gravy and you’ve got a combination and textures and flavors that you’re sure to love.
And the best thing about these avocado burritos? With just the two of us (we’re empty nesters) we enjoyed leftovers to extend that weekend breakfast luxury into a couple of weekday treats.
Somehow, someway, the smashed avocado stayed nice and fresh.
Now that we’ve got that out of the way, let’s build this Avocado and Scrambled Eggs Burrito:
Step by Step Instructions
- We’ll start by microwaving the flour tortillas to make them pliable so they’ll roll up easier. About 30 seconds for the whole stack should do the trick.
- Following the recipe below, prepare the Green Chile Gravy. Soft scramble the eggs and smash the avocado.
- Put two tablespoons of the green chile gravy on the flour tortilla. Add ⅙th of the soft scrambled eggs and ⅙ of the smashed avocado.
- And while we’re on the subject of scrambled eggs, isn’t the color of those eggs beautiful? I purchased Happy Eggs Brand, Free Range Eggs.
- Roll up the tortilla and place it seam side down in a 6 ½ x 10 inch oven proof baking dish.
- Repeat the process, making a total of 6 burritos. Snuggle the burritos close together so they’ll all fit in the baking dish.
- Spoon the remainder of the green chile gravy over the burritos. Spread the grated cheddar cheese down the center of the breakfast burritos.
- Bake at 350 degrees for about twenty minutes, or until the burritos are well heated through and the cheese is melted.
- Serve immediately. Garnish with chopped tomatoes, sliced jalapenos, chopped cilantro and fresh fruit on the side.
Tips For Success:
- I like using the smaller 6-inch flour tortillas for baked breakfast burritos. They just seem more manageable on all levels. If you want to use the large tortillas, you’ll need to double the ingredients for the egg and avocado filling.
- Keeping the scrambled eggs slightly undercooked will guarantee they won’t overcook once wrapped in that flour tortilla and the time they’ll spend baking.
The flavor and creamy texture of scrambled eggs with avocado is absolutely divine. I promise you, “ohmygoodness” good.
But as you can imagine, the Green Chile Gravy brings the whole thing together with a just right spicy creamy texture. Delicious! Don’t forget the salsa. A little bit will elevate this recipe into a fine fiesta.
The next time you’re craving a homemade breakfast burrito, I hope you consider these baked breakfast burritos. I simply can’t wait to make them again and again.
More Mexican breakfast recipe ideas
And if you love cooking breakfast, you won’t want to miss my Breakfast Category. You’ll find plenty of great recipes. Including one of the most popular on my site for Pan Fried Biscuits. And if you’re looking for a Mexican Breakfast Casserole, don’t miss my recipe for Eggs Ole.
And if you’re looking to learn more about Colorado and New Mexico Chile Peppers and how to use them, don’t miss my article on Chile vs Chili … Know The Difference.
Avocado Scrambled Eggs Baked Breakfast Burritos
Ingredients
- 1 clove garlic diced
- ½ cup sweet onion diced
- ¼ cup butter divided
- ¼ cup flour
- 2 cups milk heated
- 4-6 Roasted Chile Peppers stems, seeds, and skin removed. Chopped. Or 1 four ounce can of chopped chile peppers
- salt and pepper to taste
- 5 eggs
- 1 Tablespoon butter
- 2 Avocado smashed
- 6 6 inch flour tortilla
- 1 ½ cups cheddar cheese Or Pepper Jack, shredded
- sliced jalapeno peppers, cilantro, tomatoes, sour cream for garnish
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. When the pan is hot, add ¼ cup butter. Once the butter is almost melted, add onion. Saute onion in butter until just starting to soften. About 5 minutes. Add garlic and stir until fragrant.
- Stir in flour. Stir for about two minutes or until flour and butter are combined and starting to turn a slightly darker color. Add heated milk and whisk constantly until the gravy thickens.
- Add green chile peppers, salt and pepper. Remove sauce from heat and set aside.
- In a bowl, whisk the eggs until mixed well. Heat another large skillet over medium heat. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and when butter has melted, add eggs and scramble until just starting to set up. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, mash avocados.
- To build the burritos, Heat the stack o 6 burritos in the microwave for 30 seconds. This will make them pliable and easy to roll. Spoon 2 tablespoons of gravy, ⅙ of the eggs and ⅙ of the avocado on each tortilla.
- Roll up and place seam side down in a 6 ½ by 10 inch baking dish.
- Spoon remaining gravy over tortillas. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 350 degrees 15 – 20 minutes or until hot. Top with chopped tomatoes, sliced jalapeno, cilantro and sour cream if you'd like. Serve with salsa, optional.
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Why Trust These Recipes? Lea Ann Brown has lived, worked and played in Colorado for 45 years. She has immersed herself in the Colorado Culinary space, is a Culinary School Graduate and publishes her Colorado food Blog, Cooking On The Ranch.
I think I may like breakfast burritos better than dinner ones. Tough call, though — dinner ones are so good! Anyway, terrific dish. Now I’m hungry for a breakfast burrito. 🙂
Thanks John. I’m always hungry for a breakfast burrito. 🙂
We ake a lot of breakfast burritos around here. And usually they are for dinner. These sound divine. Loving the gravy!
Those babies sure do look delicious and my mouth is watering, especially for the green chile gravy.
Don’t these sound like a good way to feed the whole family! I have only enjoyed breakfast burritos out at restaurants and it looks like I have no excuse now for not making them at home.