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Four loaded breakfast tacos with crispy hash browns, fluffy scrambled eggs, melted cheddar cheese, topped with BBQ sauce drizzle, cilantro sprigs on a white plate

Hearty Potato, Egg & Cheese Breakfast Tacos


  • Author: Samantha Brooks
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 6 Tacos 1x
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

Kickstart your morning with these Hearty Potato, Egg & Cheese Breakfast Tacos. A filling, savory staple featuring soft scrambled eggs, perfectly roasted potatoes, and red peppers, all piled high with melted Colby Jack cheese inside warm flour tortillas.


Ingredients

Scale

The Filling

  • 6 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups roasted potatoes (pre-cooked with onions and red peppers)
  • 1 cup Colby Jack cheese, grated
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • Pinch of salt

The Shells & Toppings

  • 6 (8-inch) flour tortillas
  • Salsa (your favorite variety)
  • Fresh cilantro, for garnish

Instructions

Warm Tortillas: Toast each tortilla in a dry skillet for 20 seconds per side. Keep warm in a foil-wrapped bundle in a 200°F oven.

Whisk: Whisk eggs vigorously for 1 minute until uniform. Stir in salt.

Scramble: Heat oil in a nonstick skillet. Pour in eggs and use a figure-eight motion with a spatula to create large curds. Stir in Colby Jack when eggs are 90% set.

Assemble: Layer roasted potatoes and cheesy eggs in the center of each warm tortilla.

Serve: Garnish with cilantro and serve immediately with salsa.

Notes

Figure-Eight Secret: Sweeping motions keep air in the eggs for fluffier, restaurant-style curds.

Residual Heat: Pull eggs off the heat when they look slightly runny; they will finish cooking on the plate.

Potato Prep: Toss pre-cooked potatoes in the pan for 2 minutes before the eggs if they are cold.

  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Method: Stovetop / Scrambling
  • Cuisine: Tex-Mex Inspired

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 Taco
  • Calories: 320
  • Sugar: 2g
  • Sodium: 480mg
  • Fat: 18g
  • Saturated Fat: 8g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 10g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 26g
  • Fiber: 2g
  • Protein: 14g
  • Cholesterol: 195mg

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