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Hearty Breakfast Burritos With Gravy

Hearty breakfast burritos stuffed with sausage, eggs, tater tots, and cheese, then topped with creamy gravy and baked until bubbly—ideal for brunch or meal prep.

Ingredients
  

Meat & Dairy

  • 450 grams ground breakfast sausage
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 120 grams shredded Pepper Jack cheese
  • 120 grams shredded mature cheddar cheese

Produce & Aromatics

  • 80 grams diced onion
  • 1 jalapeño minced

Gravy Base

  • 40 grams all-purpose flour
  • 650 millilitres whole milk
  • ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Other Ingredients

  • 10 large eggs
  • 300 grams cooked tater tots
  • 10 fajita-size wheat flour tortillas

Instructions
 

  • Brown the sausage in a nonstick pan over medium-high heat, breaking it apart. Halfway through, add onion and jalapeño. Cook until sausage is fully browned.
  • Remove 1 cup (180g) of the cooked sausage mixture and set aside.
  • Sprinkle flour over remaining sausage. Stir for 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk. Simmer 5–8 minutes until thickened. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat.
  • Whisk eggs with salt. Melt butter in a pan over medium heat. Add eggs and scramble gently until just set. Remove from heat.
  • In a bowl, combine reserved sausage, scrambled eggs, cooked tater tots, and half of each cheese. Mix gently.
  • Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F). Lightly grease a 23×33 cm dish. Spoon ½ cup (120 ml) filling onto each tortilla, roll, and place seam-side down in dish.
  • Pour gravy over burritos. Top with remaining cheese.
  • Bake uncovered for 30–40 minutes, until cheese melts and edges bubble.