What's important is that the cheese gets some heat so that it's guaranteed to melt. These burritos look easy and delicious. And I'd get even more excited if the meat was some kind of guisado or taco filling like carnitas, lengua, or carne asada. The same crisp skin and juicy meat as our classic recipe, but with a flavor-packed herb butter to coat it. It definitely needs more seasoning. I LOVE them! Spicy salsas, like this salsa verde, and other fiery ingredients like fresh chilies and hot sauce give breakfast burritos a needed kick. Note that when I added home fries to my bacon, egg, and cheese breakfast burrito, I decided to skip our recommended technique of par-cooking the potatoes in vinegar water first. Learn more on our Terms of Use page. Love it. If you are eating them right away, place them in a baking dish and spread the remaining enchilada sauce on top. It wouldn't be my first choice, but I'm rarely one to say never. You can use any number of these components, by themselves or in combination, to achieve the effect you want. For those who want meat, fresh Mexican chorizo, breakfast sausage, bacon, and sliced steak are all good options. Serve in tortillas with toppings of your choice. Welcome to Taste and Tell. Cook until tender but still firm. One other thing that has really helped has been really easy and quick recipes. Top with the remaining cheese. With so much richness in your average breakfast burrito, it's important to balance it with ingredients that bring a cooling freshness. I've made sweet potato and black been burritos before, but have yet to try them with regular spuds. Put the potatoes in a large pot of water and bring it to a boil. [Photograph: Vicky Wasik]. [Photograph: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt]. The magic, if you're curious, is that salt acts as a buffer between egg proteins, preventing them from linking as tightly during cooking—this reduces the chances of weeping, which happens when the proteins bond so tightly that they squeeze water out, leaving you with dry, rubbery scrambled eggs sitting in a puddle of watery egg solution. Bake in a 350F oven until cheese is melted and bubbly, about 15 minutes. Mashed potatoes and burritos = total comfort food COMBO! Rice and beans could be served on the side. A better way to assemble a burrito is by layering the ingredients on a warmed tortilla one atop another, like sheets and blankets on a made bed. These Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps are your…, This Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup is creamy and comforting. I'm all about throwing mashed potatoes into my tortillas…sounds great to me! I usually plan 2 to 3 meals at a time. Beyond that, there are what I think of as classes of components, each delivering important characteristics to the final roll. I'm being a little ridiculous, I know. One of my favorite restaurants serves these and I LOVE them…. Saturdays with Rachael Ray – Easy Chicken & Broccoli Alfredo, Delightful Delicacies {Blogger Spotlight}, Dinner in under 30 minutes! Beans can be stewed until very tender but kept whole, or mashed in the style of refrieds—you have lots of choices here, too, both in terms of types of beans and flavorings to choose from (refrieds, for example, are often enriched with lard, but oil or butter can work, too). Here you will find easy, fast and family friendly recipes. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the mashed potatoes, 3/4 cup of the cheese, chili powder, cumin, and garlic. Great work love…and continue to stay strong! Or have something for lunches throughout the week. spiced mashed potatoes in a burrito!? Some other burrito components can deliver this in hot form, like softly scrambled eggs, melted cheese, silky potatoes, and tender beans, but the rest tend to be cold. Shreds of unmelted cheese in a burrito are, to me, a fatal flaw. Some of these bring crunch, some heat, some moisture and cooling relief. The ultimate creamy-in-the-middle, crispy-on-top casserole. (And stay tuned for tomorrow – I’ll be showing you how I freeze burritos in my Cafe Zupas post!).