Venison Breakfast Burritos

Venison Breakfast Burritos

Since I had a freezer full of venison sausage, this was the perfect recipe to add the great game into.
Course Breakfast
Servings 12 burritos

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb. venison sausage
  • 1 16oz. pkg. frozen hash browns
  • 1 red bell pepper chopped
  • 10 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • ¼ cup half and half
  • ¼ teaspoon dry mustard
  • 2 cups grated Monterey Jack cheese
  • 12 flour tortillas
  • picante sauce

Instructions
 

  • In a large skillet, brown the venison sausage over medium heat.        
  • Add the frozen hash browns and stir to combine.  Cover over low heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Crack the eggs into a bowl.  Add the seasoned salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, dry mustard, and half and half and whisk to beat the eggs lightly.
  • Add the Monterey Jack and stir to combine.
  • With the heat still on low, pour the egg mixture one the sausage/potato mixture.  With a  spatula, gently stir the mixture.
  • Continue cooking over low heat until the eggs are set.
  • To assemble, warm the stack of tortillas with a damp paper towel wrapped around them in the microwave for 30 seconds to one minute.
  • Place a large spoonful of egg mixture on a tortilla and roll it closed.  Serve with picante sauce.

Notes

I adapted this recipe from one of my favorite cookbooks, The Pioneer Woman Cooks.

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