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1980s-present - Tex-Mex cooks, Southwestern burrito shops, and American meal-prep home cooks
Batch breakfast burritos are the practical cousin of the New Mexican breakfast burrito: portable, freezable, and easy to feed to a group. Tex-Mex cooks, ranch cooks, food trucks, and home meal-preppers all helped make them a modern American breakfast standby.
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Difficulty
Easy
Prep time
25 minutes
Cook time
25 minutes
Total time
50 minutes
Servings
8 burritos
Region
Texas, the Southwest, and American meal-prep kitchens
Era introduced
1980s-present
Introduced by
Tex-Mex cooks, Southwestern burrito shops, and American meal-prep home cooks
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The plural entry is for the tray, cooler, or freezer bag: a batch of breakfast burritos wrapped for a group. The fillings are flexible, but eggs, potatoes, cheese, and a savory meat or beans make the structure. They belong to tailgates, ranch breakfasts, commuter mornings, and weekend meal prep as much as restaurant menus.
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