Direct to Table: Breakfast Tacos [RECIPE + VIDEO]
Want a protein-packed breakfast that fits in the palm of your hand and is ready in minutes? Try our delicious and flavorful breakfast tacos! They’re so good, yet so simple: corn tortillas stuffed with the most mouth-watering breakfast staples, like eggs, sausage, and cheese.
But who says breakfast tacos are reserved exclusively for the morning? Whip up this breakfast tacos recipe whenever you want for a quick, easy, and oh-so-satisfying meal.
Breakfast Tacos Are a True Taste of Texas
There are a few things you absolutely have to eat to get a true taste of Texas. Think of it as required eating. Texas is known for a few famous foods, like barbecue, kolaches, and tacos – more specifically, breakfast tacos.
Nothing encapsulates classic Tex-Mex cuisine quite as well as the breakfast taco. It’s the perfect marriage of Mexican culture and Anglo ingredients. Today, it seems you can find tacos on any menu, but that hasn’t always been the case.
Austin, TX: The Birthplace of the Breakfast Taco
Austin, TX, is the birthplace of the phrase “breakfast taco.” It’s where breakfast tacos began as a sort of novelty, something you could quickly grab at a walk-up window – and exploded in popularity.
The origins of the breakfast taco can be traced to Mexican immigrant families living in Texas. Since the tortilla is the basis of much of Mexican cuisine, it was only a matter of time before home cooks got creative. Still, breakfast tacos (and Mexican food, in general) didn’t achieve a widespread following in Texas until fairly recently. Segregation in Austin limited Mexican restaurants to East Austin, and Mexican food was still largely stigmatized as recently as the mid-20th century.
The Valera-Vasquez family, who opened Tamale House in Austin, was one of the first to popularize breakfast tacos in the 1980s. Though the original Tamale House locations have shuttered, you can still visit Tamale House East on 6th Street, where Valera-Vasquez descendants are still slinging some of the best Mexican food in the city.
While we wholeheartedly recommend checking out Tamale House if you’re ever in Austin, you don’t have to travel to Texas to taste some great breakfast tacos – you can make them right in your own kitchen! Watch the breakfast tacos recipe video below, or download this free breakfast tacos recipe card.
Texas Breakfast Tacos Recipe
How to Make Breakfast Tacos
Ingredients
- 4 ounces cooked sausage
- 6-inch corn tortillas
- 5 eggs
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 cup shredded jack cheese
- 1 cup salsa
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
- Hot sauce, to taste
Directions
- Add eggs, milk, salt, and pepper to a medium bowl and whisk together.
- In a lightly oiled skillet over medium heat, pour in egg mixture and stir frequently.
- Right before eggs are cooked to your liking, add sausage and half the amount of shredded cheese to the skillet. Remove from heat when done.
- Assemble tortillas and fill with egg mixture, topping with remaining cheese, cilantro, and salsa.
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Download the Texas breakfast tacos recipe card!
