Quickie breakfasts for a work week (Freezer Breakfast Burritos recipe)

It's hard to believe winter break is over. As an administrator I have to work some of winter break, bills still need to be paid, people still want their paychecks, paperwork still needs to get done. But it is so different. For me, because my district is so small, I'm pretty much the only employee over the breaks. I can go in later, put in fewer hours, and it is so quiet. I can get much more done. I can focus on bigger projects without interruption. 

But tomorrow, everyone comes back again, staff, children, parents, full throttle.

So to make my transition back to the daily grind, I am putting up some quick and easy meals in the freezer. Yesterday I made a big pot of chili that I portioned into single serving containers and froze. Today I made ten breakfast burritos that should get me through at least two weeks of early mornings with a hot protein filled breakfast to start the day.

Freezer Breakfast Burritos

INGREDIENTS

10 low calorie flour tortillas 

5 eggs (I used liquid eggs, like Egg Beaters)

10 egg whites

1 cup frozen hash browns

1 cup shredded reduced fat cheddar cheese

1/2 cup fat free salsa

1/4 cup scallions, diced

1 cup spinach, chopped

1/2 pound turkey breakfast sausage, cooked drained and rinsed

Salt and pepper to taste

1) Brown hash browns in a skillet. Add the sausage and salsa. Cook until most of the liquid is cooked off of the salsa.

2) Scramble eggs and egg whites together. Season with salt and pepper. Slowly over medium heat, pour eggs into skillet and gently stir.

3) When the eggs are mostly cooked, add spinach, cheese, and scallions. Fold in. Remove from heat and allow to cool. The eggs will finish cooking as they sit.

4) Lay out the tortillas. Place about 1/2 cup of filling into the middle of each one.

5) Roll each one into a burrito with sides tucked in.

6) Wrap each burrito individually in plastic wrap. 

7) Put the burritos in a ziplock bag and freeze for up to three months.

Take one out each morning, as desired, and heat it in the microwave. Hot, delicious breakfast ready to go in only a minute or two.

(I'm not certain how long to microwave each one for, but I am guessing 1-2 minutes.)