Breakfast Freezer Vegetarian

Freezer breakfast burritos

Name: Freezer breakfast burritos
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Meal prep
Ingredients: 12 eggs; 8 large flour tortillas; 1 can black beans (15 oz), drained; 1½ cups shredded cheese; 2 bell peppers, diced; ½ cup salsa; 1 tbsp olive oil; salt and pepper

Eight wrapped burritos for the freezer. Breakfast for a month of rushed mornings.

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Ingredients

8 servings

12 eggs
8 large flour tortillas
1 can black beans (15 oz), drained
1½ cups shredded cheese
2 bell peppers, diced
½ cup salsa
1 tbsp olive oil
salt and pepper

About $13.68 for 8 servings.

Contains: egg, milk, wheat. Packaged foods vary, so check the labels of what you buy.

How the cost and nutrition are worked out

Ingredient	Weight	Cost	kcal	Protein
eggs	600 g	$3.49	858	75.6 g
large flour tortillas	560 g	$3.29	1,702	45.9 g
black beans (15 oz), drained	255 g	$1.09	337	22.7 g
shredded cheese	170 g	$2.23	683	39.0 g
bell peppers, diced	240 g	$2.58	62	2.4 g
salsa	130 g	$0.80	47	2.0 g
olive oil	14 g	$0.23	119	0.0 g

Totals divided by 8 servings. Salt, pepper, water and a film of oil for the pan are not counted. Prices are estimated US supermarket prices (October 2026), charged for the amount used rather than the whole pack; nutrition is from USDA FoodData Central. Our method.

Method

Heat the oil in a wide pan. Cook the peppers for 4 minutes.
Whisk the eggs with salt and pepper. Scramble with the peppers until no liquid egg remains, then take off the heat.
Stir in the beans and salsa. Cool for 10 minutes so the tortillas do not steam.
Divide the filling and cheese between the tortillas. Fold in the sides and roll tightly.
Wrap each burrito in foil or baking paper. Freeze in a bag.

Storing

Refrigerate within 2 hours of cooking, in shallow sealed containers. Keeps 3 days in the fridge by US guidance; UK guidance is stricter and says eat cooked leftovers within 2 days. Freezes for up to 3 months for best quality; thaw in the fridge.

Reheating

Unwrap, wrap in a paper towel and microwave 2 minutes from frozen, turning once, until hot in the middle. Heat until steaming hot all the way through (165°F), and reheat only the portion you are eating.

Worth knowing

Freeze the wrapped burritos on a tray first, then bag them, so they do not freeze together.

Food safety figures follow USDA leftovers guidance, the FoodSafety.gov storage chart and safe cooking temperatures, UK chilling and freezing guidance.

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