Air Fryer Breakfast Burritos
Crispy Air Fryer Breakfast Burritos stuffed with scrambled eggs, sausage, peppers and cheese are quick and easy to make and easy to reheat. This easy air fryer recipe includes Instant Pot Vortex instructions and is perfect for meal prep and grab and go breakfasts! Includes time
Servings: 8
Cost: $5
Equipment
- air fryer
Ingredients
- 1 pound breakfast sausage
- 1 bell pepper, chopped
- 12 eggs beaten together
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 8 flour tortillas burrito size
- 2 cups shredded colby jack cheese or use your favorite cheese
Instructions
- Crumble and cook the sausage in a large skillet until brown. Stir in chopped peppers. Drain grease, place sausage on paper towel-lined plate, cover and set aside
- In a large skillet, melt 1 tablespoon of butter, add eggs, salt and pepper, and cook over medium heat, stirring continuously, until mostly set and no longer runny
- Stir in cooked sausage, then remove from heat
- Add some of the egg and sausage mixture to the middle of a tortilla, top with some of the cheese, fold sides, and roll up
- Preheat air fryer to 390 degrees
- Spray burritos lightly with olive oil spray
- Place as many burritos as will fit into the air fryer or Instant Pot Vortex trays, and cook for 3 minutes at 390 degrees for basket air fryers and 2 minutes in the Vortex, rotating trays halfway through. For extra dark or crispier burritos, cook for 3 minutes in the Vortex
- Remove and serve immediately, or allow to cool slightly, then wrap well and freeze for meal prep
Notes
To make make ahead freezer breakfast burritos, allow the burritos to cool slightly, then wrap each in freezer paper, parchment paper or wax paper, followed by plastic wrap. Then store in a large freezer bag in the freezer.
To reheat frozen breakfast burritos in the air fryer, unwrap and use the reheat setting. Mine took about 15 minutes at 350.
To reheat frozen breakfast burritos in the microwave, remove wrapping, wrap in paper towel or place on microwaveable plate and cover with paper towel, then and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, flipping over halfway through. Time will vary depending upon microwave wattage.
Nutrition
Calories: 283kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 234mg | Sodium: 750mg | Potassium: 149mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 580IU | Calcium: 266mg | Iron: 2.1mg