My husband started a 40 day “shutdown” at work last week. Excuse the terminology but it basically means this for him: waking up at 4am, home at 6:30pm and bed at 7:30pm for six days a week for the next 40+ days. Many of you have probably experienced this type of work schedule and if this is normal for your significant others please excuse my whining. So I am doing what any good wife would do and providing support not by waking up with him at 4:30am but by making sure he has a nutritious meal ready when he gets home. To my “light eater” followers, please excuse the hearty fare that will likely be posted in the next 40 days. And to my hearty eaters; well, eat your heart out.
Today I am posting a weekly favorite in our home, the breakfast burrito. Don’t let the name fool you as we eat this for breakfast, brunch and dinner. And recently I have found that if I use a couple more eggs, I can make a “breakfast bowl” for hard working hubby to bring to work the next day.
Serves two plus a breakfast bowl:
Olive oil
1/2 red bell pepper, diced
1/2 green bell pepper, diced*
*yellow and orange peppers work also
1.5-2 cups of diced potatoes
Morning Star veggie breakfast sausages (or any breakfast sausages)
4-6 eggs
Splash of milk
Shredded cheese, Mexican blend
Flour tortillas
Sour Cream and Salsa
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Chop potatoes into small cubes and microwave for about 2 minutes or until semi soft. Spray a baking sheet and the potatoes with olive oil and put in the oven for about 10-12 minutes and switch to broil for the last 2-3 minutes to brown the potatoes. While the potatoes are in the oven, crack eggs into a bowl and beat lightly with a splash of milk and set aside. Heat or cook your breakfast sausages, crumble and set aside. Heat skillet on medium/high and add olive oil. Add peppers and cook for about five minutes. Add eggs to the skillet and let them set up (about 3 minutes). Use a push/pull motion to move them around and let them set up again. Repeat this until the eggs are fluffy but not dry. Turn the heat to low/off and add cheese, potatoes and sausage to the skillet. Pile the tortilla with egg mixture and top with sour cream and salsa.
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| Use the leftovers for a breakfast bowl to send or bring to work for a nutritious start to someone’s day. |
