Description
These breakfast taquitos are a delicious and easy meal perfect for a quick morning bite or brunch. Filled with warm sausage, fluffy scrambled eggs, and melted cheese, then baked until crispy, they combine classic breakfast flavors with a fun handheld twist.
Ingredients
Scale
Sausage
- 7 ounce box fully cooked sausage links
Eggs
- 5 large eggs
- To taste salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoons water or milk (optional, for fluffier eggs)
- Optional: 1/4 cup fresh spinach, chopped
Cheese
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese, your favorite kind (cheddar, monterey jack, or a blend recommended)
Tortillas
- 10 white corn tortillas or 6” flour tortillas
Additional
- Cooking spray for baking
- Salsa for serving
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 425°F (220°C) to prepare for baking the taquitos.
- Warm Sausages: Heat a skillet over medium heat and cook the fully cooked sausage links until heated through. Remove the sausages from the pan and keep the grease in the skillet.
- Scramble Eggs: In a bowl, whisk together the eggs and water or milk (if using), then season with salt and pepper. Pour the mixture into the skillet with the sausage grease and cook, stirring gently, until the eggs are fully scrambled and cooked through. Optionally add chopped spinach to the eggs before cooking for extra nutrition.
- Warm Tortillas: Heat the tortillas until they are soft and pliable so they can be rolled easily without breaking. This can be done on a dry skillet or wrapped in a damp towel and microwaved briefly.
- Assemble: Lay each warm tortilla flat, spread a portion of scrambled eggs in the center, sprinkle with shredded cheese, and place one sausage link on top. Carefully roll each tortilla up tightly and place seam side down on a baking sheet.
- Bake: Lightly spray the rolled taquitos with cooking spray to help them brown and crisp in the oven. Bake on the preheated baking sheet for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown and crispy.
- Serve: Remove from oven and serve the taquitos warm with salsa or your favorite dipping sauce.
Notes
- Using corn tortillas will give a more authentic taquito texture, but flour tortillas work well for easier rolling.
- Add spinach or other veggies to scrambled eggs for added nutrition.
- Cooking spray helps achieve crispy exteriors without deep frying.
- These can be made ahead and refrigerated; reheat in the oven to retain crispiness.
- Use fully cooked sausage to reduce prep time and ensure quick warming.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican-American
