Breakfast Taquitos are a make-ahead, freezer-friendly breakfast that the whole family will love. This post is sponsored by Lilydale®. As always, all opinions are my own.
Back to Routine
Summertime, with its long lazy days, vacations, beach days, road trips, and picnics are over for another year. It's that time of year when we get back to work and school, back to routines, back to regular, healthy meals.
Back to routine means back to the busy-ness and bustle of trying to fit everything into the week, and it can be a challenge to fit healthy meals into it all. That's why it's great to plan ahead, and why I'm partnering with Lilydale® to use their Breakfast Chicken Sausages for these breakfast taquitos.
About Lilydale®
Lilydale® has been providing Canadians with quality poultry products for over 75 years. Although they have a wide variety of products; fresh, frozen and fully cooked, like their Oven Roasted Carved Chicken Breast Strips that I used in this recipe for Thai Red Curry Chicken Soup, and we especially love Lilydale's® breakfast sausage. They have both chicken and turkey breakfast sausage available, and I'm using chicken breakfast sausage for these breakfast taquitos.
Why Chicken Breakfast Sausage?
First of all, because it tastes delicious. Secondly, Lilydale® Breakfast Chicken Sausages have no nitrites, 35% less fat, and 35% fewer calories than regular pork breakfast sausage.
What is a Taquito?
Taquito is a Mexican dish, and the name, taquito, means "little taco". It's a small tortilla wrapped around a filling of meat, cheese, or chicken and then deep-fried. The name is used interchangeably with Flautas, but technically the two are different. Taquitos are made with corn tortillas, while flauta are made using flour tortillas.
Assembling Taquitos
Baked, Not Deep Fried Taquitos
Deep-Fried Taquitos are, of course, delicious. However, to keep this a healthy breakfast option, I am baking the breakfast taquitos. In the oven, they become crisp and golden. And because I'm using lean Lilydale® chicken breakfast sausage, they are not greasy at all.
Make-Ahead Breakfast
One of the best things about this recipe is that you can make a big batch, bake them up, and freeze them cool. Perfect for those busy weekday mornings, because a healthy and delicious breakfast is waiting for you. Just microwave until warm.
Not Just For Breakfast
Although these taquitos are delicious for breakfast, they are also a perfect after school snack, and a low carb, high protein post-workout bite. And if you, like we do, occasionally love a breakfast for dinner night, these are delicious alongside a salad and some guacamole for dipping.
Get More Inspiration
Head on over to Lilydale's® website recipe page for ideas on how you can use their products for all of life's moments, big and small.
Breakfast Taquitos
Ingredients
- 375 gram Lilydale® Breakfast Chicken Sausage 1 package
- 5 eggs large
- 1 cup cheddar cheese grated
- ½ cup spinach leaves chopped
- 10 corn tortillas
- salt & pepper, to taste
- cooking spray or olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°
- Place sausages on a parchment-lined baking sheet
- Bake sausages 20 minutes, turning halfway through
- While sausage is cooking, whisk the eggs, and scramble them over medium heat.
- Once cooked, slice sausages
- Put tortillas on a plate and cover with a damp paper towel. Warm in the microwave about 1 minute until pliable
- Assemble the taquitos: Divide the eggs, cheese, sausage, and spinach over the tortillas
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper
- Roll each tortilla around the filling and place, seam side down, on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Lightly brush with olive oil or spray with cooking spray. (This will keep them from cracking)
- Bake until golden, 12-15 minutes
- Serve with salsa and/or guacamole
Notes
Nutrition
I actually prefer them baked over deep-fried! I think this looks amazing, and I'm going to look for those chicken sausages now.
Hi Stine, They are just as good baked, and not greasy like deep fried ones. You can find Lilydale® Chicken Breakfast Sausages in most grocery stores.
I love your idea of making these for dinner. We love breakfast for dinner and taquitos.
Hi Kelly, breakfast for dinner is so nice, and these are perfect!
I am loving this. My daughter loves chicken and I think she will like this and have a fuss free breakfast. Happier days ahead...
Hi Renu, I hope your daughter (and you) love them!
These look delicious. They’d be great for a dinner party, although I’d also love to keep them all to myself haha!
Thanks Kacie, yes, these would be great for a party, too!-
great breakfast idea to bake ahead. I love sausages so this would be good anytime.
Hi Jere, these Lilydale® chicken breakfast sausages are so good! If you love sausages, you won't be disappointed.
What a fun recipe, Colleen! I would love to have these taquitos for breakfast (or as you suggest, dinner or snack with guacamole dip). The crunch of the taquitos would be so appealing and the filling so flavourful. I must try them soon. Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome, Denise! It really is a fun recipe, and I hope you try it.
This is my kind of breakfast! I have to eat something warm and savory in the morning and this dish has it all! Thanks for sharing!
Analida, for warm and savory breakfasts, this recipe hits all the bases. Enjoy!
As a teacher I'm always looking for some good make ahead breakfasts so I can't wait to add these into my weekly rotation!
Hi Heather! I think you are going to love these breakfast taquitos! Happy back to school!
Oooh I can't wait for breakfast to com! So loving this recipe. It looks really delicious and Lilydale® Breakfast Chicken Sausages are perfect.
Hey Maggie, Lilydale® breakfast sausages are so good! And we love how lean these chicken sausages are.
These are so cute & what a unique breakfast. I wonder if you could freeze them?
Lizzy, these are a totally freezer friendly recipe! Check out the recipe notes for freezing instructions.
We love Lilydale breakfast sausages in our house, and this recipe would be a fun new way to enjoy them. I appreciate that these taquitos are baked, not fried, and that I can make them ahead for busy mornings. Great recipe Colleen!
Thanks Leanne. These are simple, but delicious, and I think you'll love them!
Such a perfect, ready to go breakfast. The struggle is real in the morning when I have a cranky hungry toddler wanting food, I often go without so I love having something yummy and filling already prepped! I have to try that sausage too!
Hi Mikayla, Hopefully these will help so that you don't have to go without! Your toddler might even enjoy them, too.
This is awesome! Flavorful breakfast that you can take on the go.
Breakfast on the go is always awesome, Andrea!
This takes the boredom right out of breakfast! I love Mexican food any time of the day! Wonderful idea.
Right, Annissa? Mexican food all day would make me happy, too. Hope you give these a try!
Wow so easy and delicious! We always love to meal prep our breakfast and this is just perfect. Thanks!
Hi Traci, this is a perfect breakfast meal prep. Enjoy!
Any time I can have Mexican food for breakfast, I'm down! These look so good and I can't wait to try them!
Hi Jessica! I know that you'll love these breakfast taquitos, if you love Mexican for breakfast.