Tex-Mex Soft-Scramble Breakfast Burritos with Fresh Pico

Serves 4 · 20 min prep · 12 min cook

Ingredients

• 4 (10-inch) large flour tortillas
• 8 large eggs
• 1 cup cooked black beans
• 1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
• 1 large ripe tomato
• 3/4 cup fresh corn kernels
• 1/4 cup red onion
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro
• 1 lime
• 1 small jalapeño
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 3/4 tsp kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• to taste hot sauce

Instructions

1. 1Make the pico first: dice the tomato, finely chop the red onion and cilantro, mince the jalapeño (remove seeds for milder heat), and combine in a bowl with the fresh corn kernels. Squeeze in the lime juice, season with salt, and set aside so the flavors marry.
2. 2Crack the eggs into a bowl, add the cumin, salt, and black pepper, and whisk until the whites and yolks are fully blended and slightly frothy. Warm the black beans in a small saucepan or microwave until steaming.
3. 3Melt the butter in a nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Pour in the eggs and cook slowly, pushing gently with a spatula from the edges toward the center every 20 seconds so large soft curds form.
4. 4Stop cooking while the eggs still look slightly glossy and underdone—they will finish with residual heat. Immediately fold in half the pepper jack so it melts into the soft scramble.
5. 5Warm the tortillas one at a time in a dry skillet or over a low gas flame for 15–20 seconds per side until pliable and lightly toasted in spots. Keep them stacked under a clean towel.
6. 6Lay each tortilla flat and layer a strip of remaining cheese down the center, then black beans, a generous scoop of soft scramble, and a spoonful of the fresh pico. Add a few dashes of hot sauce if desired.
7. 7Fold the short sides in, then roll tightly from the bottom up into a secure burrito. For grab-and-go mornings, wrap each burrito snugly in foil.
8. 8Serve immediately or refrigerate up to 3 days (or freeze). Reheat foil-wrapped burritos in a 350°F oven for 15 minutes or unwrap and microwave 60–90 seconds until hot through.