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This easy breakfast burrito has all the classic flavors. From tender steak, fresh veggies, to crispy potatoes. This Steak and Egg Breakfast Burrito recipe is fantastic when cooked on a grill for that extra wood smoke flavor (but can easily be made on the stovetop too).

This post is sponsored by MAK Grills. MAK Grills make superior and beautiful pellet grills in Oregon and are shipped throughout the US. All opinions are our own, because we love this grill and have been using one for years.

Breakfast burritos are a great way to pack all of your favorite meats and veggies into one tightly wrapped meal. Gently folded and wrapped up and topped with everything from sour cream, to enchilada sauce, or even your favorite pico de gallo.

This breakfast burrito recipe is all about simple, fresh, and delicious ingredients, and cooking them all at once on a grill. You can use a griddle like this accessory from MAK grills, or modify on any grill using a cast iron pan.

The added bonus of cooking your breakfast on the grill is being outside, spending time with friends and family, and then serving it family style for everyone to make their own.

Breakfast Burrito Ingredients

There are unlimited options based on flavors you enjoy. Ours are very specific to a combination of fresh flavor, softened veggies, and meat. This includes:

• Skirt Steak – A great steak that grills fast and has great tenderness when cutting up and using in a burrito. Hanger or flank also work well too. It cooks up quick along the side while the eggs and vegetables cook.
• Soft and Crispy Potatoes – Adding that starch is a big part of the breakfast experience.
• Hot Veggies – Sautéed red onions, bell pepper, and jalapeño are a great combination.
• Fresh Veggies – Sliced avocado, fresh diced tomatoes, freshly squeezed lime juice, and cilantro. The fresh bright flavor is a nice complement to the hot food.
• Cheese – We love sharp cheddar, but any cheese you love works.
• Large Flour Tortilla – or your favorite gluten free alternative.
• Toppings – Sour cream, salsa, hot sauce… this is where customization can really go wild.

Preparation

These steps will help you best use your time so that everything cooks at the proper time, and served hot. A few minutes in advance of prepping really goes a long way.

1. Season the meat – You can use a marinade if you want, we simply used a good dry rub. Season right before you cook or overnight for a dry brine.
2. Make salsa – We have an easy blender salsa that is very popular, as well as a fun smoked tomatillo salsa verde. Both are great for this breakfast burrito.
3. Prepare the potatoes – This step is important to get a good crispy potato on the griddle that is crispy outside, and soft inside. Quarter the potatoes and par-boil them for 14 minutes (yes it’s that precise). Then drain.
4. Prepare eggs – Crack the eggs in a separate bowl and whisk to combine (we use six eggs for 4 people).
5. Chop vegetables – Dice up and prepare all the hot and fresh veggies. Place the onions, peppers, and jalapeños in one dish and separate the fresh ingredients so people can self serve right from a dish.
6. Sort ingredients – Prepare and set aside all the toppings in various bowls.
7. Preheat grill – Prepare the grill or your stove top to make it.

How to Grill and Make Breakfast Burritos

We’re using our MAK Grills 2-Star General with the griddle and the grill grates. The temperature is set to high, which will average around 550 degrees. Remove the Flamezone plates so you can see the holes, and place the griddle and grill grate in their appropriate areas on the grill.

Grilling the Burritos

Once the grill is at temperature, add olive oil to the griddle. It may seem like it’s sizzling a lot, but as the food gets onto the griddle it will cool it down.

1. Add potatoes. Stir the potatoes frequently. These will take the longest to cook. Roughly 15 minutes.
2. Place the steak on the grill grate. The steak will cook fast, in roughly 8 – 10 minutes.
3. After the potatoes have been cooking for 5 minutes move them to one side of the griddle, add more olive oil and then add onion and peppers to the opposite side.
4. Continue to stir the potatoes and the onion/pepper mix separately. This is about the time you flip the steak and finish it. We remove the steak when the internal temperature is 130 degrees F and then let it rest until the rest of the ingredients are done cooking.
5. After the onion/pepper mix have softened (about 10 minutes) remove them from the griddle, place them into a serving dish, and set them aside until you make burritos. Add a little more oil in the same place they were cooking and then add the eggs. The eggs will cook in 2 – 3 minutes. Continue to stir the eggs often to avoid it sticking/burning or over cooking. Remove from the grill when they are done and store in a separate dish.
6. By the time the eggs are done and off the griddle, the potatoes should be done and you can remove them too.
7. Finally, warm up the tortillas on the grill for a few seconds per side.
8. Slice up the steak and build your burritos.

Rolling the Burrito

Since the fresh veggies and the toppings have already been prepared, now it’s a matter of adding the filling and rolling the burrito. We like to place our ingredients in vertical rows on the burrito. And this is a great time to add hot sauce (not to be confused with our salsa).

Then adjust the burrito so the toppings are horizontal, and gently fold the opposite sides in so they are about 1/2 inch over the food, on each side. Take the bottom non folded edge and tightly tuck that under the filling, almost like a shovel. Then roll the burrito tightly.

Top with your favorite ingredients, such as salsa, sour cream and any other fun flavor you want. The simple flavor and fresh ingredients are why we’re drawn to this grilled breakfast burrito recipe.

Other Grilled Breakfast Ideas

• Grilled Breakfast Sandwich with Smoked Sausage
• Smoked Ham Hash
• Pulled Pork Breakfast Hash
• Mimosa Bar
• Smoked Sausage Gravy