Description
These Breakfast Taquitos are a delicious and easy-to-make morning treat combining warm sausage, fluffy scrambled eggs, and melted cheese wrapped in crispy tortillas. Perfectly baked until golden and crunchy, they make a satisfying breakfast or brunch option that pairs wonderfully with salsa for dipping.
Ingredients
Scale
Sausage
- 7 ounce box fully cooked sausage links
Eggs
- 5 large eggs
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Water or milk (optional, for whisking eggs)
- Optional: fresh spinach for adding to eggs
Cheese
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese, your favorite kind
Tortillas
- 10 white corn tortillas or 6-inch flour tortillas
Additional
- Cooking spray for baking
- Salsa for serving
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit to ensure it’s hot enough to crisp the taquitos perfectly.
- Warm Sausages: Heat the fully cooked sausage links in a skillet over medium heat just until warmed through. Remove the sausages from the pan, leaving the flavorful grease behind.
- Scramble Eggs: In a bowl, whisk the eggs together with a little water or milk for fluffiness, then season with salt and pepper. Cook the eggs in the skillet with the reserved grease until fully set. If you like, stir in some fresh spinach to add a healthy touch.
- Warm Tortillas: Heat the tortillas (either corn or flour) until they become pliable and easy to roll without cracking. You can warm them in a dry skillet or microwave briefly wrapped in a damp towel.
- Assemble Taquitos: Evenly distribute the scrambled eggs onto each tortilla, then sprinkle with shredded cheese and place a sausage link on top. Roll each tortilla tightly and place seam side down on a baking sheet to prevent unrolling.
- Bake: Lightly spray the taquitos with cooking spray for extra crispiness. Bake them in the preheated oven for about 10 to 15 minutes, or until the tortillas turn golden brown and crisp.
- Serve: Remove taquitos from the oven and let them cool slightly. Serve warm with salsa on the side for dipping and enjoy your flavorful breakfast!
Notes
- Use either corn or flour tortillas based on your preference—corn provides more authentic flavor but flour tortillas can be easier to roll.
- If you want to add greens, fresh spinach folded into scrambled eggs is a great option.
- Spraying the taquitos with cooking spray before baking helps achieve best crispiness without deep-frying.
- Leftover taquitos can be reheated in the oven to maintain crisp texture, avoiding microwaving which can make them soggy.
- Feel free to customize the cheese type based on your favorite meltable cheese like cheddar, Monterey Jack, or mozzarella.
