I don’t know about you guys, but to me, when you work full time there is nothing better than a slow weekend morning. Sleeping in, drinking a big cozy cup of coffee and of course getting to make a real breakfast! Throughout the week, Andrew and I live off green smoothies and espresso shots in the morning. Something easy to down before running off to work or the gym. I expect that many of you are the same or may even (gasp) skip breakfast on weekdays. That’s totally fine, nobody is perfect, but these breakfast tacos are one step to having one morning a week that is perfect.
I’m sure I’m not alone here but tacos are one of my favorite foods in the whole world. They are so easy, delicious and versatile! I have several recipes that I keep in rotation for dinner tacos and we have an amazing, hole in the wall type Mexican place around the corner from our house called Tony’s that is amazing. I know this is a blog about learning to cook from home but no shame, I eat at Tony’s at least once a week.
Back to the subject at hand, breakfast. These tacos are a wonderful start to a weekend morning. I whip the spices directly into the eggs when I beat them so that the eggs take on the smoky flavor of the cumin and chili powder. Because I set these up like a taco bar, you can add or take off any ingredients you want! If you are going to use cheese though, please use the crumbling queso fresco. It’s more expensive than shredded yellow cheese but I promise it’s way better. My other recommended toppings are: tomatoes, tomatillo salsa (that’s a link to my recipe, it’s delicious), sour cream, cilantro and avocado. I added scallions onto these as well because I had them in the house and they look pretty.
Guys, I know that for a lot of you weekends are probably a time for brunch but please trust me, these breakfast tacos will bring brunch to your home, save you money and the long lines. Enjoy a weekend morning at home on me!
Until Next Time,
Jackie
Easy Weekend Breakfast Tacos
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Vegetarian breakfast taco bar. Delicious, easy to put together and perfect for lazy weekend mornings.
Author: Jackie DeSana
Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Mexican, Vegetarian
Serves: 6 tacos
Ingredients
- [i]Tacos
- 6 tortillas (I use corn but it's your personal preference)
- 1 tbs canola oil (whatever high heat oil you use is fine!)
- 5 eggs beaten
- 2 scallions sliced
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tbs salted butter
- Pinch of salt and pepper
- Toppings (optional)
- Queso Fresco (this is the Mexican white crumbling cheese)
- Roma Tomatoes Diced
- Tomatillo Salsa
- Sliced Avocado
- Sour Cream
- Your Favorite Hot Sauce (I use Cholula)
- Cilantro [/i]
Directions
- I always start this recipe by prepping all of my toppings and placing them in small bowls or on plates so that I'm not rushing to do it when the eggs are cooking. Depending on what you're using, dice the tomatoes, slice the avocado, chop the cilantro and crumble the queso.
- Begin by cooking the tortillas because they take a little longer than the eggs. In a large (preferably cast iron) skillet, heat 1 tbs of oil. When the oil is heated, add in the tortillas 2-3 at a time depending on the size of your pan and cook until they are coated in the oil and crispy. This normally takes about 3 minutes a side per tortilla but keep an eye on it so they don't burn. You can add more oil if it cooks up.
- Melt the butter into a medium size pan. Crack the eggs into a medium size bowl. Add in the chili powder, cumin, cayenne pepper, garlic powder and salt and pepper and beat all the spices into the eggs. When the butter is melted, add the eggs to the pan and cook, scrambling until the eggs are fluffy and creamy.
- Once the eggs and tortillas are cooked you can assemble your tacos with the toppings of your choice. I put the sour cream on the shells first. then the avocado. I then scoop small scoops of the eggs in next followed by tomatoes, cheese, cilantro and salsa. Once the toppings are added you're ready to eat! Grab a napkin because they can be pretty messy, Enjoy!
