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Personal Breakfast Burrito

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

  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tortilla
  • 1/4 cup shredded cheese
  • 1/4 cup fully 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.