A smothered breakfast burrito with Southwestern New Mexico inspired flavors. Hatch Green Chili Smothered breakfast burritos are a breakfast burrito championed. Clearly one of our best Hatch green chili recipes!
Best Breakfast Burrito Ever
Where do you go to get the best breakfast burrito ever? Have you ever had a smothered breakfast burrito??
Oddly enough a couple of the best I’ve had were at golf courses here in Denver.
And they both were curiously made with Italian Sausage, eggs, potatoes and cheese. Hand held burritos, wrapped in foil. Delicious, but hardly what I would consider traditional.
But hands down best, because you’ll need a fork for this smothered breakfast burrito, swimming in plenty of green chili and melted cheese, is the one at our local Cajun restaurant.
NoNo’s Cafe serves a zeppelin-sized burrito that is out-of-this-world. It’s liberally stuffed with bacon, sausage and eggs. You can order this burrito “half and half.” Meaning that half can be smothered in green chili and the other half in country gravy. Oh…my…goodness.
The only photo I can find is from Larry’s Blog. It was taken when Bev and Larry visited Colorado last Fall, we all enjoyed a hearty breakfast feast at NoNo’s.
Homemade Traditional Breakfast Burritos
As you’ve probably noticed, my kitchen was not named as a breakfast burrito destination. As easy as they sound, I’ve just not mastered what I’d consider the perfect southwestern style breakfast burrito that wows …until now.
I recently started following New Mexico Magazine on Facebook. I was led to their recent article featuring Breakfast Burritos, Championed. You should head over and take a look.
It’s in-depth analysis of the anatomy of a classic breakfast burrito, beginning with what kind of tortilla to purchase, also includes restaurants in New Mexico serving up the best burritos and more recipes, one for a red chile sauce that I must try soon.
But what caught my eye was their combination for the ingredients to stuff into a flour tortilla for a breakfast burrito. Sounded perfect to me, and I believe it is.
Now this is what I call traditional.
What I liked most was the final trip to the oven to melt the cheese. This meant that there wasn’t a rush to have all the ingredients ready at exactly the same time so everything would stay nice and toasty.
We loved everything about this recipe.
How to Make a Smothered Breakfast Burrito
I topped the smothered breakfast burrito with my Colorado Style Hatch Green Chili and it was a delicious New Mexico inspired breakfast burrito. And don’t forget to serve it with a side of Cowboy Beans.
This recipe calls for chopping potatoes and then frying in vegetable oil. I have made these burritos many times by substituting frozen hash browns to makes these smothered burritos. It works like a charm. Just fry them per package instructions.
A good quality tortilla is important to a good breakfast burrito. Hopefully your town has a tortilleria that makes fresh. My friend Heather and I discovered a great place to purchase freshly made flour tortillas in the Denver area.
They’re the best I’ve ever had. You can watch them making the tortillas behind the cash register and grabbing one of the warm bags of soft, fluffy fresh tortillas is a wonderful promise of goodness.
Make sure you eat one while it’s still warm on your drive back to Denver. The store is very small yet offers Mexican Spices, some canned goods, Coke in a bottle and Piñatas. Located in Brighton, it’s worth the drive to Tortilleria Chihuahua.
Make Ahead Breakfast Burritos
If you’re like me, you wake up hungry and the process for making these homemade smothered breakfast burritos may be too long of a process for morning prep. Chopping and cooking the potatoes takes awhile, frying the bacon, takes awhile …
Here are some make ahead prep tips to cut the time for breakfast time.
- Chop the potatoes the night before. Boil them in water until they reach the par-boiled stage. Depending on how large you cut the potatoes, this should only take about 7 minutes.
- Drain the potatoes, pat them dry and store them in the fridge overnight.
- The next morning, it will take half the time to fry them for the breakfast burritos.
- You can also fry the bacon the night before. Again, store it in the fridge and when you’re ready to build that breakfast burrito, just reheat the bacon for about 30 seconds to warm it back up.
Recipe for Green Chile Smothered Breakfast Burrito
If you’re a burrito freak like me, you won’t want to miss this recipe for Shrimp Burritos Con Queso. Smothered in a sour cream cheese sauce, this is melt in your mouth wonderful.
And if you’re looking for more ways to use Green Chili, don’t miss my post for Chicken Fried Steaks with Green Chili and Egg.
A Southwestern New Mexico inspired Hatch Green Chili Smothered breakfast burrito recipe. Learn how to build a great breakfast burrito in your own kitchen.
- 1/4 Cup vegetable oil
- 3 large russet potatoes 10 to 12 ounces each, peeled or unpeeled, small chopped. Or use 3 cups frozen hash brown potatoes
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Fresh ground pepper to taste
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 1 clove clove minced
- 4 large eggs lightly beaten
- 4 8" flour tortillas warmed
- 8 slices bacon cooked until crisp
- 3-4 cups prepared Hatch Green Chili warmed
- 8 ounces mild cheddar cheese grated
Warm oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Stir in potatoes, salt, and as much pepper as you wish. Cook stirring frequently until potatoes are browning, about 10 minutes.
Add onion and garlic and cook for another 5 minutes or until potatoes are golden brown. If you're using cubed potatoes, smash some of them with a potato masher.
Place the eggs in a bowl and whip them a few times with a fork or whisk. Pour eggs over potatoes and scrape mixture up and down another couple of times to distribute. Don't overcook the eggs. Cook just until they still look wet. Keep in mind, they'll continue cooking once removed from the heat. And they're going to the oven once they're in the burrito for a few minutes.
To make the burritos, spoon a heaping 1/3 cup of potato egg mixture onto a warmed tortilla. Top with 2 slices of bacon. Roll up into a loose cylinder and place burrito seam side down on a heatproof plate.
Spoon 1⁄2 – 1 cup of warm Hatch Green Chili over burrito and sprinkle it generously with cheese.
- Bake burritos until cheese is melted and gooey, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.
You can use frozen hash browns for this recipe.
Breakfast Burritos Smothered with Hatch Green Chili …it’s what’s for Breakfast.
Sam @ My Carolina Kitchen says
October 8, 2014 at 4:18 amNow that’s a hardy breakfast. I don’t think I’ve ever tasted green chili sauce. Looks delicious Lea Ann.
Sam
Lea Ann Brown says
October 11, 2014 at 10:13 amI had plenty of green chile, but never made a gravy type sauce. It’s good.
John@Kitchen Riffs says
October 8, 2014 at 11:17 amThat green chile sauce looks killer! Terrific recipe. And great looking burrito, too. I’ll have mine with just the chile sauce, please — hold the gravy! (Love the idea of that, though!).
Lea Ann Brown says
October 11, 2014 at 10:12 amI dearly love that burrito with half gravy and half green chile. :::::sigh 🙂
Heather says
October 8, 2014 at 4:21 pmMy favorite breakfast! I wish my waistline would allow me to eat it everyday! Looks amazing! I love that you serve beans with it!!! Pinned!
Lea Ann Brown says
October 11, 2014 at 10:12 amI hear ya! And thanks for that pin.
Holly says
October 8, 2014 at 4:22 pmThis looks like a great way to start the day! I want to come to your kitchen for breakfast, although starting the day at a golf course while enjoying breakfast burritos sounds ideal too.
Lea Ann Brown says
October 11, 2014 at 10:12 amNow if I could only learn to like golf. 🙂
Carol at Wild Goose Tea says
October 8, 2014 at 7:20 pmI love breakfast food. I’m always looking for new ways to tantalize myself and others. I live to serve breakfast food anytime I dang well want to. This is one humdinger of a great breakfast idea. The chili sauce—Wow!
Lea Ann Brown says
October 11, 2014 at 10:11 amThanks Carol. Always love your comments. 🙂
dan says
October 9, 2014 at 7:02 amZeppelin-sized : )
Ok, so: here’s my story. The burrito woman who came by my workplace daily with a cooler full of breakfast burritos, three varieties, had the best I’d ever eaten. One day she up and told me, “we won’t be coming back, we’re moving, our kitchen floor is where we roll up each day’s burritos and the floor is too small in our new place.”
Lea Ann Brown says
October 11, 2014 at 10:11 amLove it. I’m sure that floor was clean enough to eat off of. 🙂
Rocky Mountain Woman says
October 9, 2014 at 9:33 amI just made some green chili so this might be on the menu for this weekend.
The breakfast burrito in the deli on the first floor of my office building is wonderful. That has become a real problem for my waistline, I’m afraid!
Lea Ann Brown says
October 11, 2014 at 10:10 amYou can bet I’m not eating them every weekend. But every once in a while its a great treat.
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says
October 10, 2014 at 12:17 amOh this is what I want for breakfast! I’m not great with fresh potato hashbrowns either but we can’t buy loose frozen hashbrowns in Australia. I miss those a lot!
Your breakfast burritos are fit for a king (or queen).
Barbara says
October 10, 2014 at 2:21 pmReally interesting post, Lea Ann. I’ll check out the article in the magazine. Odd, isn’t it re using frozen potatoes? The burrito looks fabulous.
(Had a fun exchange with Sam Hoffer…she posted a light white chili recipe and I thought I remembered she posted Buffalo Dicks white chili recipe a while back. After she emailed me, I looked into it and it was you. 🙂 I corrected my error and sent her the recipe…told her to find the link to your post.)
Lea Ann Brown says
October 11, 2014 at 10:09 amBuffalo Dick’s White Chili is award winning and delicious. I must make that very soon. Great recipe.
Chris says
October 11, 2014 at 5:42 amI am going to HAVE to make this burrito, it sounds like a hot mess (in a good way, not the bad way)! Thanks for the linkage:)
Lea Ann Brown says
October 11, 2014 at 10:09 amLoved this burrito and you’re welcome for that link. I have different brand of green chile powder and will try your recipe next.
Barb says
October 11, 2014 at 2:18 pmDear Lea Ann, Your house might be might my favorite breakfast burrito stop! My husband makes a great breakfast burrito using tiny new potatoes cut thin (purple, red, and white varieties), scrambled eggs, either cut up ham or sausage, and sharp cheddar cheese topped with medium salsa which he rolls into a tortilla. He doesn’t make the chili sauce which sounds delicious. However, I can’t complain because I don’t have to lift a finger, and I like eating it!
Lea Ann Brown says
October 12, 2014 at 6:24 amReading your description of that breakfast burrito made me instantly hungry! 🙂 Thanks for the visit and the comment Barb.
Susan says
October 11, 2014 at 4:05 pmWould you believe I’ve never had a breakfast burrito??? Crazy Midwesterner! I’d even love this for dinner because I love those flavors.
Lea Ann Brown says
October 12, 2014 at 6:24 amWhat?????? 🙂 you must try a breakfast burrito.
Coffee and Crumpets says
October 12, 2014 at 7:55 pmThat’s a serious burrito! I’m not a breakfast burrito fan at restaurants. I make them at home, non traditional of course with eggs, fried potatoes, spicy sausage and cheese. Usually, not covered in green chilli sauce but maybe picante.
I do like the breakfast tacos at Snooze though.
You’re looks pretty badass 🙂
Lea Ann Brown says
October 13, 2014 at 6:56 amI’ve got to get to Snooze. Never been there and there’s one at Southglenn… 10 minutes away.
Katerina says
October 13, 2014 at 9:18 amI am a total sucker for Mexican! Thanks for coming and linking up at The Weekend Social. All posts get pinned in our pinterest board! Please be sure to come back next week starting Thursdays at 9PM EST on culinaryflavors.gr ! I hope to see you there!
Lea Ann Brown says
October 15, 2014 at 5:45 amThanks Katerina
Vickie says
October 16, 2014 at 4:31 pmYUM! I have a freezer full of Montana green chilies that I “put up” this summer. Can’t wait to try this sauce.
Lea Ann Brown says
October 21, 2014 at 6:57 amLoved this sauce.
Deborah @ Delicious Happens says
October 21, 2014 at 7:44 amThis looks perfect in every way! I can’t wait to try this sauce!! Thanks for the great recipe!! And I’m definitely making the Buffalo Dicks chili recipe too! Wow, does that recipe look awesome. Alfredo sauce in chili. Love it!!
Lea Ann Brown says
October 22, 2014 at 6:36 amBuffalo Dick’s chili is a great recipe. Award winning in Michigan. And may be RIP. 🙁
Kristi Rimkus says
October 26, 2014 at 1:11 pmLoving this breakfast burrito. It looks incredible. Perfect for lazy Sunday mornings.
Lea Ann Brown says
October 27, 2014 at 5:39 amAnd I wish you’d use your magic and lighten it up a bit so I could eat it all the time. 🙂