Making Bulk Burritos

I came across a link to an article about making "cheap" bulk breakfast burritos for quick morning breakfast. But their cheap, although might be cheap by some standards, weren't by mine. The burritos on that site came to .72 cents a piece. I made 20 burritos that ended up being .37 cents a piece. So Friday after dinner I realized I had all the ingredients and why not make some up.


$2.00 - 20 tortillas - I get tortillas from Sam's Club in a 36 pack (2 packs of 18)
$1.20 - 10 eggs (was going to use a dozen but only had 10 left in that carton)
$1.66 - 2 cups cheese - That is approximate that was in the bag. But I didn't use it all but just using the price for the bag. The cheese is again a Sam's Club purchase where I divide up a 5 lb package into smaller packages and freeze
$1.16 pinto beans - 2 cans - these were what I had on hand but of course doing dried beans in the crockpot would be easy and also much cheaper
.78 Rotel- 1 can - Sam's Club 8 cans in a pack
.62 green chilies - 1 can - these aren't in the package because I just needed a spoonful the other day for something so these weren't a full can but I would normally use a full can

Total = $7.42

So 20 burritos would be .37 cents a piece.


I cracked all the eggs into a bowl and mixed well. I then added the can of Rotel and green chilies. I poured into a pan coated with cooking spray. And cooked over medium heat.


Just before the eggs were fully cooked, I added the beans.



Place a good sized spoonful of egg mixture on a tortilla and top with some cheese.



Fold over the sides of the burrito so that they mostly cover the egg mixture


Fold over one end. And the roll up the rest of the way.


Fold complete after rolling it up the rest of the way.


On a tray to flash freeze* before putting into ziplocks.

To Microwave: I took straight from the freezer and microwaved for 1 minute. I am sure it will vary from microwave to microwave so that might be up to 2 minutes. In the other link it suggested defrosting in the microwave and then cooking. But the ones I made tasted good without defrosting and just microwaving for 1 minute on a plate.

Of course like stated at the link at the beginning there are many variations you could do to these. Add more veggies, different beans such as black beans or add some meat such as ground turkey or pork sausage.

* To Flash Freeze
Place food on a jelly roll pan in a single layer. Freeze until solid sometimes up to 8 hours. Just don't forget about it or it can cause freezer burn. After frozen, place in a zip-lock style bag and remember to remove all air. Label the bag usually with contents, directions and date depending on what it is that I am freezing. And then freeze bag for easy serving.

Chicken Nacho Casserole

This is a casserole we enjoy. It is fairly easy to put together. We haven't had it in a while but I am craving it so I think it might be put on this weeks menu.

• 2 cups diced raw chicken - tossed with 1 tablespoon taco seasoning


• 2 cups uncooked instant rice


• 1 can rotel (tomato and chilis) undrained


• 1 small can diced chilis - optional - we like it spicy


• 1 can reduced fat cream of chicken soup


• 1 can corn undrained


• 1/2 cup water


• 1 1/4 cup cheddar cheese


• 1 1/2 cups crushed tortilla chips

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 2-quart casserole (I used a 9"x13" glass pan) with cooking spray. In casserole, stir chicken, rice, rotel, chilis, soup, corn, water and 3/4 cup of the cheese until well mixed. Top with tortilla chips.

Cover and bake about 1 hour or until rice is tender and mixture is heated through. Uncover and sprinkle remaining cheese on top of tortilla chips. Bake uncovered for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.

We like to top it with some light sour cream.

Taco Dip

A friend introduced me to this dip many years ago. It easy and always gets eaten up. We used have get togethers with my girlfriends back when I lived in Ohio. We would talk about a book, watch movies, do spa like things with foot bathes and doing each other nails, play games or just whatever but always involved lots of talking and laughing. We also brought snacks. And this dip made it to all of them.
I now live in Colorado when I made this dip tonight for Michael's meeting I thought of all my girlfriends in Ohio and how much I miss them.

No picture but it is very easy and tasty.


2 - 8 oz. packages of Cream Cheese - softened
2 cups Salsa
2 cups Cheddar Cheese
Optional: 1/2 lb. browned hamburger with taco seasoning.

Spread cream cheese on the bottom of a 9x13 pan. Spread salsa on top of cream cheese and then top with cheddar cheese. Bake in the over until cheese is melted and bubbly.

I have also added the taco seasoned hamburger. Spread cream cheese on the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan. Then add brown taco seasoned hamburger. Salsa and then cheese. It has been a hit both ways. Serve with tortilla chips.

Spicy Shredded Pork

A while back we picked a pork roast that was HUGE and on sale! Anyway, I cut it half and did half in the oven roasting it with veggies. And the other half I did in the crockpot and shredded it. I ended up then freezing quite a bit of it. Yesterday I took some of the shredded pork out of the freezer and made it into a yummy spicy dinner. I put the shredded pork into the crock with a can of diced tomatoes with the juice, a cup of chicken stock, a can of rinsed black beans, a can of diced green chili peppers, 1 chipolte pepper chopped, some garlic and onions and then cumin and oregano. I simmered in the crock for about 2 to 3 hours (since pork was already cooked) and then served it on tortillas with cheese, shredded lettuce and sour cream.

Breakfast Burritos

Michael's parents were here for a few days and his Dad is always trying out breakfast burritos at restaurants so I decided to make them for him. I made his Mom's mild and then the rest of ours with a little more kick. I don't follow a recipe or ever write down what I do. So here is just an approximate...
I made 14 burritos (leftovers frozen to zap in microwave for breakfast). I used flour tortillas, (12 I think) eggs scrambled with some salsa in them, diced potatoes (boiled in the microwave and then fried a little bit in some olive oil), ground turkey sausage (that I seasoned with chopped, onions, garlic powder, cumin and chopped green chilies), cheddar and Monetary cheese mix, salsa and sour cream. I put a little eggs, potatoes, sausage on the tortilla wrapped them up and placed on a baking sheet. I topped them with the cheese and then baked them about 15 minutes in a 350 degree oven to warm all the way through. When warmed through, I served with salsa and sour cream on top.