Denver Bacon Burrito Recipes

DENVER BACON BURRITO

Steps:

• Spray small skillet with cooking spray. Add red pepper and onion; cook and stir on medium heat 2 minutes. Add egg product; cook 3 minutes or until set, stirring occasionally.
• Place turkey bacon on tortilla; cover with egg mixture and cheese. Roll up, burrito style; cut crosswise in half to serve.

FLANNERY'S BACON AVOCADO BURRITOS

Steps:

• Melt 1 1/2 teaspoons butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir potatoes in hot butter until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer potatoes to a bowl.
• Melt remaining butter in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion in hot butter until onion is soft and translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer onion to a bowl.
• Beat eggs, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Reduce heat under skillet to medium. Cook and stir eggs in hot skillet until set, 3 to 5 minutes; transfer to a plate.
• Spread tortillas out onto a work surface. Spoon potatoes, onion, eggs, bacon, Cheddar cheese, avocado, salsa, and sour cream in a line across the middle of a tortilla. Fold opposing edges of each tortilla to overlap the filling. Roll 1 of the opposing edges around the filling into a burrito.

BACON BREAKFAST BURRITO BITES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350° F. Spray 12 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Using 4-inch round cookie cutter, cut 2 rounds from each tortilla. Place rounds on microwavable plate; microwave uncovered on High 15 seconds to soften. Place 1 in each muffin cup, using bottom of small glass to press into each cup.
• In large bowl, beat eggs until fluffy. Fold in bacon bits. Heat 10-inch skillet over medium-low heat; pour egg mixture into pan. Scramble eggs until fluffy.
• Place 1 teaspoon beans in bottom of each tortilla-lined cup; add 1/4 cup egg mixture to each cup. Top each with 1 teaspoon cheese.
• Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and tortillas are crisp.
• Top with remaining ingredients; serve immediately.

THE DENVER OMELET

Steps:

• Beat eggs until just combined; do not over-beat.
• Melt butter in a skillet over high heat. Add ham, onion, and bell pepper. Sprinkle in a nice pinch of salt and a touch of pepper. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until onions start to soften and ham begins to caramelize, about 5 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and pour in the eggs. Mix briefly with a spatula while shaking the pan to ensure ingredients are evenly distributed. Quickly run the spatula along the edges of the omelet.
• Sprinkle Cheddar cheese and cayenne pepper over the omelet. Cook, shaking the pan occasionally, until the top is still wet but not runny, about 5 minutes. Fold omelet in half with your spatula and transfer to a plate.

BACON 'N' EGG BURRITOS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. Saute potatoes and onions in drippings until potatoes are golden brown, stirring occasionally. , In a large bowl, whisk eggs and sour cream. Stir in 1/4 cup cheese, taco sauce and hot pepper sauce. Pour over potato mixture; add bacon. Cook and stir over medium heat until eggs are completely set., Spoon about 3/4 cup down the center of each tortilla; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Fold bottom and sides of tortilla over filling. Serve immediately with sour cream and tomatoes if desired.

DENVER-STYLE MORNING BURRITO

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese spread, milk and seasoning until blended. Whisk eggs and 1/2 cup cream cheese mixture until blended.
• Cook and stir vegetables and ham in large skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium heat 2 to 3 min. or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Add egg mixture; cook 3 min. or until set, stirring occasionally.
• Spread tortillas with remaining cream cheese mixture; top with egg mixture. Fold in opposite sides of each tortilla, then roll up, burrito style.

BACON-WEAVE BREAKFAST BURRITO

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment.
• Lay out 6 horizontal strips of bacon on the prepared baking sheet. To make a lattice, fold every other strip of bacon in half onto itself and lay one strip of bacon in the middle, vertical to the folded strips. Unfold the strips back over the vertical strip of bacon. Repeat this process using alternating vertical strips to weave into a lattice. (The bacon lattice should have an equal number of horizontal and vertical strips.) Bake until nearly cooked but still very pliable, about 15 minutes. Slide the bacon lattice onto a paper towel-lined plate and allow it to cool, 10 minutes.
• Raise the oven temperature to 450 degrees F.
• Crack the eggs into a bowl and beat them with a fork. Heat the butter in a small saute pan over medium heat. Add the eggs and scramble until cooked to desired doneness.
• Spoon the eggs into the middle of the bacon weave and top with the Cheddar and salsa. Roll the bacon into a burrito, using a toothpick if needed to hold the burrito together.
• Put the burrito on the baking sheet and return it to the oven to melt the cheese and fully crisp the bacon, about 10 minutes.
• Serve with guacamole and sour cream on the side.

DENVER SANDWICH

Steps:

• Generously butter both sides of each slice of bread.
• Cook the bread on a griddle over medium heat until lightly brown and crisp on both sides, about 8 minutes.
• Keep the bread warm.
• Briefly whisk together the eggs, salt, and pepper and 2 tablespoons water.
• Add splashes of hot sauce if desired.
• Whisk just enough to combine the yolks and whites barely.
• Warm a 7- to 8-inch omelet pan or skillet, preferably nonstick, over medium heat.
• Scatter half of the bacon in the pan and cook until brown and crisp.
• Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and drain it.
• Add half of the butter to the pan, swirling it to coat the entire surface thoroughly.
• Stir in half the onion and bell pepper, and saute until softened and the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Increase heat to high.
• Add half of the egg mixture and swirl it to coat the entire pan.
• Let the pan sit directly over the heat a few seconds, until the eggs firm in teh bottom of the pan.
• Sprinkle the cooked bacon evenly over the eggs.
• Tilt the pan so the uncooked egg can flow to the bottom of the pan.
• The eggs should cook just a touch longer than a traditional omelet, remaining moist but not wet at the center.
• Pull the pan sharply toward you several times, and then tilt the pan so that the back half of the omelet begins to roll over the front portion.
• Use a spatula to help fold over the eggs evenly.
• The omelet should be golden outside.
• Tip the omelet out onto one of the grilled bread slices, shaping it with the spatula, if needed.
• Top with the other slice of grilled bread; halve if you wish, and serve the first sandwich.
• Wipe out the skillet and immediately repeat the process with the remaining bread and filling ingredients.

BIG BEEFY BACON BEAN BURRITOS

Steps:

• Fry the bacon in a skillet until crisp.
• Drain on paper towel.
• Sauté the onions in the bacon fat in the same skillet until soft.
• Add the beef and continue sautéing until the beef is browned.
• Add the chili sauce, barbecue sauce, liquid smoke, cocoa powder, chili powder, cumin, beans and red pepper flakes.
• Stir gently until all ingredients are mixed thoroughly.
• Spoon ¼ of the mixture onto each tortilla and fold into burritos.
• Generously sprinkle shredded cheese and crumbled chips on top of each burrito.
• Bake in 350 degree oven for 10 minutes, or broil, until the cheese is bubbling.
• Garnish with sour cream or guacamole, if desired.
• Serve with Mexican Rice and Taco Salad.