Slow Cooker Breakfast Burritos

This Slow Cooker Breakfast Burritos recipe makes serving a large breakfast incredibly easy, cooking a hearty egg scramble right in the crockpot. Crucially, the eggs are cooked with savory sausage and bacon, colorful diced bell peppers, onion, and cheddar jack cheese. Stirring the mixture during the slow cook time creates a soft, fluffy "scrambled" texture that is perfect for wrapping into flour tortillas and serving buffet-style with your favorite toppings.

Ingredients and What You’ll Need

• Large eggs and Milk: The liquid base for the scramble; milk helps create a tender, creamy final texture.
• Salt and Black pepper: Essential seasonings for the eggs.
• Sausage and Bacon: Cooked and crumbled; the primary proteins that provide deep, savory flavor.
• Orange bell pepper, Yellow bell pepper, and Red bell pepper: Diced; add color, sweetness, and a soft crunch.
• Small sweet yellow onion: Diced; adds a mild aromatic base to the scramble.
• Cheddar jack cheese: Shredded (an 8-ounce bag); melts into the scramble, adding creaminess and cheesy flavor.
• Flour tortillas: For serving; used to wrap the warm filling.
• Toppings (cheese, sour cream, avocado, salsa, hot sauce, chopped jalapeño): Optional additions for customization and flavor layering.

How to Make Slow Cooker Breakfast Burritos

The method is simple: combine the ingredients and cook on high, stirring frequently to achieve a scrambled texture.

1. Preparation and Assembly

The egg base is whisked and then combined with the cooked meats, vegetables, and cheese.

1. Whisk Eggs: In a large mixing bowl add the eggs, milk, salt, and pepper. Whisk until everything is combined.
2. Load Crockpot: Spray crock pot generously with non-stick cooking spray. Add the egg mixture, bacon and sausage to the slow cooker.
3. Add Fillings: Add the bell peppers and onion and cheese. Stir.

2. Cooking and Serving

Frequent stirring is key to making this egg mixture resemble a scramble rather than a set casserole.

1. Cook: Cook on HIGH for 3 hours stirring every 30 minutes to one hour to get a scrambled effect.
2. Warm Tortillas: Warm the tortillas in the oven (wrapped in foil) or brown each one in a dry skillet on the stove top.
3. Serve: Serve burritos buffet style along with toppings.

Recipe Notes and Serving Suggestions

• Stirring: Stirring every 30 minutes to one hour is crucial. If you skip stirring, the mixture will set into a dense, solid casserole. The stirring breaks up the eggs as they cook, resulting in a crockpot scrambled egg texture.
• Non-Stick Spray: Generously spraying the crock pot is a necessary step, as eggs are notorious for sticking, even in a non-stick slow cooker insert.
• Burrito Buffet: Serve burritos buffet style by keeping the egg mixture warm in the slow cooker and laying out warm tortillas and all the topping options.
• Spice: Chopped jalapeño is great for those who like spice. Add it raw to the slow cooker with the other vegetables for a medium heat, or use it as a topping for a fresh kick.