Easy, Delicious Breakfast Burritos

While on a freezer meal frenzy I chose to make breakfast burritos. They seem like a no-brainer breakfast food but I never would have thought of making them had I not come across a googled article. Turns out they are easy, they freeze well and they are simple and delicious. After I froze some, we continued to make them for breakfast for about another week because we just couldn't get enough. 

What you need:

8-10 tortillas

12 eggs

1 lb bacon

1 medium onion, chopped

4 potatoes, peeled and cut into tiny squares

Shredded cheddar cheese

Sour cream

Salsa

What to do:

To reduce the amount of dirty dishes, I made the breakfast burritos in steps.

First sauté and cook the onions and potatoes in a large pan. While they are cooking, cook the bacon in batches in a separate pan and let it cool on a paper towel.

Once the potatoes are done, spread them out on a plate to cool. Crack and whip the eggs in a bowl then use the potato pan to scramble cook the eggs. Spread the eggs out on a plate to cool. Chop up your bacon into large pieces.

In an assembly line fashion, spread out your eggs, potatoes, bacon and cheese. 

Fill each tortilla with your goodies (I forgot the cheese with this batch, oops!), fold in the ends and roll up tight

Stick them in a bag and freeze. I managed to borrow a Food Saver from a friend which should actually be called a Life Saver because it is so awesome.  

When you are ready for breakfast, take one out and warm it up in the microwave or oven. Top with sour cream and salsa. DELISH!

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Overnight Oatmeal

This stuff is yummy. Overnight oatmeal is the easiest breakfast food I've ever had to prepare and it's packed full of healthy fiber, whole grains, calcium and protein. It's served and eaten cold but you can warm it up if you like and the topping options are endless. Once prepared, refrigerate it overnight and by morning time you will have a delicious and nutritious breakfast that you can grab on the go.
The following recipe is basic and makes 1-2 servings. You can prepare the overnight oatmeal base in larger quantities and then separate it into pint size mason jars or like below, prepare it all in a quart size mason jar.

What you need:
1 quart size mason jar with lid and rim
Uncooked Rolled Oats
Milk
Plain or Vanilla Yogurt
Toppings - I will be using almonds, cranberries and honey

What to do:
For the base, pour 1 cup oats, 3/4 cup yogurt, 1 1/4 cup milk into the quart size mason jar. Put the lid on and shake well. Basically its 2:1, dairy to oats. The more yogurt, the thicker the base. The less yogurt, the thinner the base.

Now add your toppings of choice. I added a handful of almonds, a handful of cranberries and a tablespoon of honey. Cap it and shake it again! I've also used frozen berries which sweetened it considerably so no added honey necessary. Another delicious version is chopped up green apples and lots of cinnamon. If you double the base, then divide it into pint size mason jars, you could create lots of different flavors. The only hard part is deciding which flavor you want in the morning! Hope you enjoy.

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Homemade German Pancakes

Who says you have to wait in line for 2 hours at a breakfast joint just to get delicious German pancakes?? My husband claims that he used to make German pancakes ALL the time when he was a bachelor, to which I thought Ya right!  These pancakes are served in a restaurant for a reason. They are too tricky and you do not know what you are talking about. To my surprise, he was spot on that even a single man could make these German pancakes by himself.
There are a few variations of the recipe but this one is practically fail safe. You can make these German pancakes in no time and they are uber tasty - or as Dwight from the office would say,  PERFECTENSHLAG!
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