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Made with fluffy eggs, savory meat, and melty cheese, these easy Breakfast Tacos put a delicious spin on a classic!
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Breakfast Tacos at a Glance
Calling all taco lovers! Meet the breakfast of your dreams with this easy breakfast taco recipe! These breakfast tacos make a deliciously fun breakfast perfect for any day of the week.
- Customizable. Start with fluffy scrambled eggs then add toppings of choice. Beans, baked bacon, breakfast sausage, spicy chorizo, crispy potatoes, sautéed veggies, cheese, avocado, hot sauce, etc. Be as creative as you like.
- Unique Breakfast. Breakfast Tacos may be an unexpected addition to your breakfast menu, but this is one recipe that everyone can get on board trying.
- Satisfying. Thanks to the eggs and meat, these breakfast tacos are hearty and substantial, leaving you feeling full and ready to power through the morning.
Happy Cooking! xo Kristen
Recipe Highlights
Ingredients for Breakfast Tacos
- Eggs: Scrambled Eggs are the best for breakfast tacos, as they will stuff easily into the tortilla or taco shell of your choice. I recommend adding a bit of sour cream, salt, and pepper to your eggs for fluffy, creamy eggs.
- Meat: You can use any breakfast meat you like in these breakfast Tacos. Bacon, cooked and crumbled breakfast sausage, cooked and crumbled chorizo, diced ham, or diced Canadian bacon.
- Cheese: Use any type of shredded or crumbled cheese you like. Cheddar, Colby, and Swiss are all great options.
- Tortillas: Use your favorite store-bought or homemade corn or flour tortillas or hard taco shells for this recipe. I would recommend using a smaller soft taco-size tortilla for ease of eating.
- Toppings: Just like classic tacos, breakfast tacos are best served with your favorite toppings. A few of my favorite toppings are minced cilantro, sliced avocado, hot sauce, diced tomatoes, guacamole, fresh salsa, and/or Pico de Gallo.
Tips for Making the Best Breakfast Tacos
The following tips are provided to help you achieve perfect results. You will find the ingredient quantities and detailed instructions in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Start with the Meat
Regardless if you are using bacon, chorizo, or breakfast sausage for your breakfast taco, it is best to begin preparing this breakfast taco recipe by either baking the bacon or sautéing chorizo or breakfast sausage until cooked through. Once cooked, crumble into bite-sized pieces.
Scramble Eggs Over Low Heat
The key to producing soft, fluffy eggs is to add milk, cream, or sour cream to the eggs prior to cooking, and to cook low and slow, gently mixing often.
Warm Tortillas
In order to have the best-tasting breakfast tacos, it is crucial to toast/warm the tortillas or taco shells prior to stuffing them. This will not only help to develop flavor, but it will also make the tortillas more pliable for filling purposes.
Don't Overstuff
There is nothing worse than making a perfect taco and having it all fall out when you go to take a bite or pick up your taco. Go easy on fillings so that you not only can pick up the breakfast tacos, but have room for the toppings as well, because toppings are critical for ANY variety of taco!😉
Breakfast Taco Modifications
This recipe for breakfast tacos is a great starting point, but the options for fillings are ENDLESS! Feel free to add veggies, swap the bacon for beans or breakfast sausage, or use a tofu scramble in place of eggs, you get the idea.
- Add Potatoes: Make these breakfast tacos even heartier by adding Potatoes O'Brien, roasted red potatoes or air fryer potatoes to the tacos.
- Try Tofu Scramble: In place of the scrambled eggs, use scrambled tofu. To do this, heat a bit of oil in a saute pan and add crumbled firm tofu to the pan. Saute over medium heat, until the moisture has evaporated. Season with salt, pepper, turmeric, and garlic powder, and continue to cook over medium heat, until warmed through.
- Add Veggies: To get in some veggies, sauté spinach, mushrooms, bell peppers, and/or onions in a bit of oil over medium heat until softened. Or add in any leftover roasted veggies from the week.
- Make it Meatless: In place of the bacon or sausage, add sauteed vegetables or try black beans or refried beans. Or simply omit the meat and just serve your tacos with eggs, cheese, and desired toppings.
- Make it a Burrito: Swap out the small tortilla for a large burrito-sized tortilla and fill it up with the eggs, meat, cheese, and toppings of choices for a hearty, filling breakfast burrito.
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Breakfast Tacos
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Ingredients
- 4-6 strips bacon, or ½ pound bulk breakfast sausage
- 6 large eggs
- ¼ cup milk , or cream
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 8 small flour tortillas
- 1-2 cups shredded cheese
- For Toppings: Thinly sliced avocado, sliced grape/cherry tomatoes, fresh salsa, hot sauce, cilantro, etc
Instructions
- For Bacon: Preheat the oven to 400℉ (200℃). Line a rimmed baking tray with foil and place a wire baking rack on top of the baking tray. Lay the bacon evenly across the baking rack, so that it is not overlapping. Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until crispy. Remove from the oven and transfer the bacon to a plate, lined with paper towels to cool. Once cool, crumble into bite-sized pieces.
- For Sausage: Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Once the oil is heated, add in the sausage and cook until no longer pink, breaking it into small pieces as it browns.
- For the Eggs: While the bacon or the sausage is cooking, whisk together 6 large eggs, ¼ cup milk , 2 tablespoons sour cream, ½ teaspoon kosher salt and ½ teaspoon pepper until well combined. Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Once the butter is melted, add the egg mixture to the pan. Use a spatula to whisk and scramble the eggs while they cook, until they are just cooked through, yet still soft.
- Heat Tortillas: Remove the cooked eggs to a platter, wipe out the pan with a paper towel, and return to the heat. Warm 8 small flour tortillas one by one, over medium-high heat until just pliable-about 15 seconds per side.
- Assemble Tacos: To assemble the tacos, top each tortilla with a scoop of scrambled eggs, bacon bits, shredded cheese, and sliced avocado. Garnish with sliced tomatoes, salsa, sour cream, and minced cilantro as desired. Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Been part of our breakfast meal rotation! These breakfast tacos are tasty and cheesy! Everyone is always filled with this satisfying taco meal.
I love hearing you and your family are enjoying these breakfast tacos! Thanks for sharing!
I was looking for something different to try for breakfast and these breakfast tacos were perfect! I replaced the bacon with black beans to make them vegetarian and they tasted amazing, thank you!
Thank you for sharing!
these tacos were phenomenal and I cannot thank you enough for sharing this amazing recipe with me! My roommates and I could not get enough of these!
I love hearing this, Jess! Thank you!