Personal Breakfast Burritos are simple, single-serving wraps made with scrambled eggs, cheese, and a protein like sausage or beans, all rolled inside a warm tortilla. They’re quick to prepare, customizable, and perfect for practicing basic cooking skills like cracking eggs, using a microwave, assembling ingredients, and cleaning up independently.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 1
Author alenhart2
Equipment
Microwave safe bowl
Fork
Microwave
Plate
Skillet
Spatula
Ingredients
2eggs
1tortilla
1/4cupshredded cheese
1/4cupfully cooked sausage or black beans
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
PREP
Wash Hands using soap and water
gather all cooking equiptment
gather all ingredients
Cook Sausage
this will be done in large group, and we will separate sausage after cooked
heat a pan over medium-high heat
add the sausage to the skillet
break it into crumbles using a spatula
Cook for about 8–10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until evenly browned and no longer pink
Drain excess grease if desired, and ensure it reaches 160 degrees
turn off heat source, and set aside
Prepare Eggs- Indivudally
Crack 2 eggs into a microwave-safe bowl. discard shells
Add a small pinch of salt & pepper.
Whisk thoroughly with fork until fully mixed (no streaks of clear egg white).
Place bowl in microwave. cook for 45 seconds
Remove carefully (bowl may be hot).Stir eggs.
Microwave another 30–45 seconds until eggs are fully cooked and firm. Set aside
Eggs should not look runny.Use oven mitt if bowl is hot.Let sit 30 seconds before handling.
Tortilla
Place tortilla on microwave-safe plate.Heat for 10–15 seconds.
Assemble Burrito
Place eggs in center of tortilla.
Add sausage. Can substitute rinsed black beans.
Sprinkle cheese on top
Fold sides in and roll tightly.
Optional: Microwave assembled burrito 10–15 seconds to melt cheese.
Clean Up
Ensure microwave door is closed.Wipe microwave if splatter occurred.Wash bowl, fork, and plate.Wipe down counters.