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    Home » Breakfast & Brunch » The Ultimate Breakfast Taco Recipe

    The Ultimate Breakfast Taco Recipe

    Apr 6, 2015 · by Valentina · 16 Comments

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    The Ultimate Breakfast Taco recipe is packed with beautiful, fresh ingredients -- avocado, tomato, egg and a super delicious mixture of  bacon, sausage and mushrooms. It's everything you dream of for breakfast, in one over-the-top delicious taco! The Breakfast Taco on a white plate with red designsIt's not just a breakfast taco -- it's the breakfast taco.

    Inspiration

    My 11-year-old son loves tacos, and by "loves," I mean he devours them, makes up songs about them and even turns them into super heroes in stories he writes. Yes, a taco. A super hero.

    Two Breakfast Tacos on a red and white plateSo the other day, he suggested I come up with a breakfast taco recipe. Fun!

    Nothing better than this sort of request as far as I'm concerned.

    Fun fact: If you search for breakfast tacos, the first thing that comes up is Taco Bell. Well, let me tell you, this is no Taco Bell taco. 🙂

    two breakfast tacos on a red and white plateI sort of ran with my son's idea.

    There's really no end to the deliciousness involved inside this taco.

    Close up of a Breakfast Taco with egg and avocado

    What's in The Ultimate Breakfast Taco Recipe?

    Imagine tasting, if you will, sweet caramelized onions, made smoky and a bit spicy with bacon and sausage, intertwined with the earthy flavor of mushrooms.

    And all of this richness is brought to life with fresh spinach, tomatoes and avocado, and then. . . . wait for it . . . . the egg -- the perfectly cooked, warm, soft whites with the oozing yolk making the perfect sauce.  And all of this in the perfectly crisped tortilla.

    Like I said, this is not Taco Bell taco. 😉 The Breakfast Taco fillings of sausage and mushrooms in a pan.Warning:  do not do this tasting imagination bit if you are hungry and don't have immediate access to a kitchen! 

    I should have mentioned that first. Sorry. You see, you will want to devour The Ultimate Breakfast Taco Recipe as soon as possible.

    Valentina and her two boysHere I am with my boys -- 11-year-old on the right, 9 year old in the middle.

    Those faces. Those sweet faces. Clearly these are boys who deserve the best, and in this case that would be The Ultimate Breakfast Taco recipe.

    And I certainly think you deserve one too!

    Enjoy!

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    • Pickled Tomato-Pulled Pork Tacos
    • Pepper Jack Turkey Lettuce Tacos
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    THE Breakfast Taco Recipe

    Valentina K. Wein
    This Breakfast Taco recipe is packed with beautiful, fresh ingredients — avocado, tomato, egg and a super delicious mixture of bacon, sausage and mushrooms.
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    Prep Time 1 hr
    Cook Time 45 mins
    Total Time 1 hr
    Course Breakfast, Brunch
    Cuisine Mexican
    Servings 6
    Calories 379 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • olive oil for the pan
    • 6 (8-inch ) flour tortillas (use corn tortillas if you want gluten-free)
    • 2 strips applewood smoked bacon
    • 1 cup onion, thinly sliced
    • 2 cups Crimini mushrooms thinly sliced and then roughly chopped
    • 2 links sweet Italian chicken sausages (pork is fine too)
    • 2 cups packed spinach leaves
    • 6 large eggs
    • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons grated cheddar cheese
    • 3 small to medium-sized tomatoes, thinly sliced
    • 1 medium-large avocado, thinly sliced
    • salt and freshly ground black pepper

    Instructions
     

    • Coat the bottom of a large sauté pan with a small amount of olive oil and place it over medium-high heat. Add as many of the tortillas as you can fit. Sauté each side for a minute or so, until they're crisp. Use kitchen tongs or a fork to gently fold each one in half. Repeat until all of the tortillas are done, placing them on a large plate as you go. Set aside.
    • In the same pan, add the bacon and place it over medium heat. Cook until it's brown and crisp, about 3 minutes per side. Remove it from the pan and set aside to drain a double layer of paper towels. Do not clean the pan!
    • Add the onions to the pan with the bacon grease and cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until they are soft and golden brown, about 10 minutes.
    • Move the onions to one side of the pan and turn the heat up a bit. Add the mushrooms to the empty side of the pan and sauté until they begin to soften, about 5 minutes. (You might need to add a bit of olive oil at this point -- if all of the bacon grease has been absorbed by the onions.) Then mix the mushrooms into the onions, turn the heat to medium and add the sausages, squeezing them out of their casings as you do. Use a wooden spatula to break them into small pieces and incorporate them into the other ingredients. Continue to sauté until the sausage is cooked through, about 8 minutes. Crumble the bacon and add it into this mixture with the spinach. Cook just until the spinach has wilted, about 3 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper (here's how), remove from the heat and set aside.
    • Now in a non-stick pan fry the eggs: lightly coat the bottom of the pan with olive oil and over medium-low heat, crack the eggs into the pan, sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook to the the desired doneness. (I like runny yolks.) You'll likely have to do this in a couple of batches, but begin assembly of the tacos as you cook them.

    Assembly

    • Warm the sausage mixture and add about ⅓ cup to one side of each taco shell. Then evenly sprinkle this with about 3 tablespoons of the cheese. (We want the sausage mixture warm enough so that the cheese melts.) Now add a few slices of the tomato and avocado to each one. Then, getting back to the eggs, as each one is finished, gently add it to a taco directly from the pan.
    • Serve immediately.
    Keywords best recipes with eggs, great for brunch
    Have you tried this recipe?I'd love to see it on Instagram! Tag me at @cookingontheweekends or leave a comment & rating below.

     

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    Comments

    1. Tara

      April 06, 2015 at 11:16 am

      I NEED to make those...and am completely baffled as to why I've never thought of breakfast tacos before?!

      Reply
      • valentina

        April 06, 2015 at 9:32 pm

        Me too! Good thing my son gave me the idea! 😀

        Reply
    2. ZazaCook

      April 06, 2015 at 3:00 pm

      Beautiful! These tacos look so incredibly good!

      Reply
      • valentina

        April 06, 2015 at 9:30 pm

        Thanks so much! 😀

        Reply
    3. Sippitysup

      April 06, 2015 at 6:13 pm

      I already knew that tacos were super heroes. GREG

      Reply
      • valentina

        April 06, 2015 at 9:30 pm

        Greg, you crack me up. Love it. 🙂

        Reply
    4. Esperanza

      April 10, 2015 at 10:54 am

      I Can't wait to try these this weekend!
      I think my family will Love them.
      I'll let you know, a fantastic idea!

      Reply
      • valentina

        April 10, 2015 at 11:12 pm

        Awww, thanks so much Esperanza! Hope they go over well. 🙂

        Reply
    5. Blanca

      April 10, 2015 at 10:56 am

      We have breakfast tostadas all the time. I don't know why I never thought to make tacos. Duh!! Guess i'll be having this for breakfast tomorrow. Your son is a genius!! All hail to the Taco Master!!

      Reply
      • valentina

        April 10, 2015 at 11:11 pm

        Thank you, Blanca. I thought exactly the same thing when my son suggested this. I couldn't believe I hadn't made this before! Enjoy! 🙂

        Reply
    6. David

      April 11, 2015 at 2:51 pm

      E=MCTaco, right? Your son is an Einstein! These look awesome, and I am always looking for "regional" ideas for breakfasts when guests are visiting.

      Reply
      • valentina

        April 11, 2015 at 10:15 pm

        Love this comment, David. Off to show my son now. He'll love it. Hope you enjoy! xo

        Reply
    7. Mick

      April 13, 2015 at 12:18 am

      I would order these for breakfast in a flash if I saw them in a restaurant. They look spectacular. I'd probably add a splash of hot sauce on top of the eggs (not that it needs it).

      Reply
      • valentina

        March 25, 2016 at 10:43 pm

        Thanks, Mick! A splash of hot sauce sounds perfect. 🙂

        Reply
    8. Cathy A

      November 28, 2017 at 4:28 pm

      What a fabulous idea. I must try this. I love taco everything as well.

      Reply
      • valentina

        November 28, 2017 at 10:04 pm

        Thanks, Cathy! Mason gave me this idea. 😀

        Reply

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