Not Yo Mama's Breakfast Burrito

Breakfast or Dinner Burrito

This is not yo mama's breakfast burrito. And it seems to be confused on whether it's for breakfast or for dinner (we had it for both), so you choose. I handmade tortillas for this, but they weren't my favorite so I will post that recipe separate once I perfect it.

(Not the best picture, but I was so hungry I totally forgot to take a picture of the finished product before I ate it. So here is the burrito mixture pre-cheese and eggs.)

Burrito

Serves 4 hungry people

4 large burrito tortillas or 8 large taco tortillas (flour, wheat, gluten-free, whatever)

1 large sweet potato (white or orange), peeled and cut into 1/2 inch cubes

1/2 yellow or sweet onion, finely chopped

3 garlic gloves, minced

2 carrots, peeled, chopped

olive oil

Salt/Pepper

* Spices

0.75-0.85 lbs ground beef (85% lean if possible)

6 eggs

2 handfulls of spinach/kale mix, loosely chopped

1/2 cup monterrey jack shredded cheese (optional)

1 avocado

Pico de gallo or salsa

* Try to find a multi-spice that has cumin and cayenne in it. I used Oh My Spice: Sweet and Savory flavor. If you can't find a good one, make your own mix of cayenne, cumin, paprika, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt in a little bowl. It will keep in a little tupperware with lid for a while too!

In large frying pan over medium heat, add about 2 Tbl olive oil. Then add garlic, onion, and carrots. Saute for about 3-5 minutes or until onion gets slightly translucent (make sure not to burn garlic). Add potatoes, and season entire mixture with 1 Tbl of spice mixture and 1/2 tsp of sea salt. Add more olive oil if needed). Saute for about 7-10 minutes, or until potatoes are soft/cooked through. While potatoes cooking, in a separate bowl, beat 6 eggs together and set bowl aside. Add ground beef to potato mix in pan, season with 1/2 more Tbl of spice mixture and additional 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper. Mix well and cook, stirring often, until ground beef is browned (do not drain, as the fat is needed to keep mixture together). Add in chopped spinach/kale mix, and stir, cooking until spinach/kale sautéed. Add cheese (optional), and mix in. Move beef/potato/veggie mix to one side of pan. On other half of pan, slowly add beaten eggs to scramble, while slowly mixing in the beef/potato/veggies to the eggs, until all the eggs and all the beef/potato/veggies are mixed together. Continue to stir and flip until eggs are fully cooked (it's kind of hard to tell so eyeball it and just try to see if no longer slimey). Turn off heat.

Wrap up mixture into burrito tortillas, or serve as tacos. Top with chopped avocado and pico de gallo or salsa.

Clean eats burritos. Bomb digity.