How to make Chorizo Breakfast Burrito

chorizo

🥗Healthier: turkey chorizo

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Turkey chorizo is lower in fat, while ground beef is often less expensive.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: monterey jack cheese

Reduced-fat cheese cuts calories, while Monterey Jack is often cheaper.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt is healthier and adds creaminess, while plain yogurt is a budget-friendly swap.

flour tortillas

🥗Healthier: whole wheat tortillas

💰Cheaper: corn tortillas

Whole wheat is healthier, while corn tortillas are often less expensive.

Wash and peel 2 potatoes.

Dice the potatoes into decent sized pieces.

Heat a skillet and add the diced potatoes, coating them in oil.

Cover the skillet and let the potatoes cook.

Crack 5 eggs into a separate container and scramble them.

Stir the potatoes every couple of minutes to ensure they brown on all sides.

Add about 1/4 tube of beef chorizo to the potatoes in the skillet.

Mix in some water with the chorizo and potatoes to help them combine.

Season the chorizo and potatoes with ground black pepper and salt.

Add the scrambled eggs to the skillet and mix them into the chorizo and potatoes.

Warm up homemade flour tortillas.

Fill the tortilla with the chorizo, eggs, and potatoes mixture.

Top the filling with shredded Mexican cheese.

Fold up the bottom end of the tortilla and roll it over to form a burrito.

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