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Our Best Mexican Bacon Potato Breakfast Burritos

A breakfast burrito filled with sautéed potato, bacon, eggs, cheese, salsa, and scallions.

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Why it works: Potato and cheddar cheese work together. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 932 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Our Best Mexican Bacon Potato Breakfast Burritos

Timeabout 5 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Cook the filling

  1. Melt butter in a skillet over moderate heat.

  2. Sauté potato and pepper until tender about 5 minutes.

  3. Add bacon and eggs, then cook, stirring frequently, until set.

Assemble and roll

  1. Divide egg mixture between the tortillas and top with cheese, salsa and scallions.

  2. Roll up, tucking the ends under.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1195Calories
41 gProtein
35 gFat
179 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Potato + cheddar cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together932 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  2. Butter + cheddar cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,436 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  3. Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,305 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Butter + flourtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together124,287 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Butter + potatotop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,456 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

Butter and flour barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 124,287 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Eggs
Set into the soft filling that holds the burrito together.
Potato
Adds starchy body and bulk to the filling as it softens.
Bacon
Contributes salty, savory fat and flavor to the eggs.
Cheddar cheese
Melts into the warm filling, adding richness and binding.
Flour tortillas
Wrap the filling so it can be eaten by hand.

The step that matters

Cook the eggs until just set. Eggs keep cooking from residual heat, so pulling them while still glossy keeps them tender. Overcooked eggs turn dry and rubbery inside the wrap.

Swap the potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, pepper, egg, flour, cheddar cheese):

  1. Chivefits about as well
  2. Capsicumfits about as well
  3. Potatothe original
  4. Asparagusfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, pepper, egg, flour, cheddar cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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