Breakfast Tacos – Barefoot in the kitchen

Warm tortillas are filled with fluffy scrambled eggs, hash browns, crispy bacon, and melty cheese to create these delicious Bacon Egg Tacos. They are great for breakfast, lunch or dinner any day of the week.

Bacon and Egg Taco

Is there a better breakfast combo than bacon and eggs? I feel a bit like Sam-I-Am contemplating this pairing. I ate them on top of potatoes, in a salad or two or three, and again every morning, as plain as possible.

Cooked crispy, bacon gives the soft scrambled eggs a perfect consistency. I want them snuggled in a tortilla with lots of cheese.

I usually skip the hot sauce, but my oldest uses the hottest stuff he can find. We almost always add green chili to this recipe. But a bacon and egg taco is fabulous no matter how you cook it.

Egg Tacos

Breakfast tacos are always a hit with my whole family. This breakfast tacos recipe was inspired by the breakfast nachos my boys loved a few years ago.

There came a time when they asked for nachos for breakfast, and I didn’t have any tortilla chips in the house. However, a box of taco shells caught my eye, and one thing led to another and they ended up with this egg taco recipe.

I make an egg taco with either hard taco shells or flour tortillas, and however they’re prepared, they disappear in a flash.

Gone are the little boys begging for egg tacos. Whenever I come across photos of them on this blog, I’m always amazed at how big a role the kitchen has played in the rhythm of our lives (and how cute they were!).

Ten years later, I’m so proud of the young men they’ve become. Now I’m the smallest person in the kitchen. Life has changed but my boys still give this breakfast two (much bigger) thumbs up.

Egg Taco Recipe

• Tortillas
• butter
• eggs
• grated cheese
• bacon
• Baked potatoes (homemade or store-bought)
• salt and pepper
• Jalapenos or Green Chili (optional)

Breakfast Egg Taco

First, heat the tortillas or taco shells. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Spread the tortillas or taco shells on a baking sheet and heat for 5 minutes.

Alternatively, if you have a gas stove, you can use the stove flame to lightly char each tortilla. While the tortillas are warming up, melt the butter in a skillet over medium-high heat.

Reheat (or boil) the breakfast potatoes and cook the bacon using whichever method you like best. Frozen potatoes and pre-cooked bacon also work well. Heat according to package directions.

Put the eggs in the warm pan and mix gently. Let them cook without stirring too much. Season with salt and pepper. When the eggs are just set, remove the pan from the heat. (You continue to cook with the residual heat.)

Add the potatoes, bacon, and cheese to the pan with the eggs, stirring gently to combine and melt the cheese. (The melted cheese will help hold the tacos together.)

Remove the tortillas or taco shells from the oven and start assembling the tacos. Divide the skillet with eggs, potatoes, and bacon among the warm tortillas or taco shells. Top with spring onions and coriander before serving.

If you enjoyed the egg tacos, you’ll definitely enjoy a pulled pork breakfast pan. Crunchy carnitas make an absolutely fantastic breakfast. And Roasted Sweet Potato Spinach Breakfast Hash is an incredible blend of flavors.

There’s something irresistible about breakfast enchiladas or a hash brown bowl of asparagus and bacon on a slow Saturday morning. All my boys devour them.

If you prefer something a little sweeter, try these German mini pancakes. These little Dutch babies are a treat made with just powdered sugar and fresh fruit. Your taste buds will thank you.

Perfect every time homemade waffles get rave reviews. I’ve made them dozens (probably hundreds) of times and they turned out really flawlessly. As a special treat, I like to add blueberries.

{originally published 2/13/2014 – recipe notes and photos updated 7/3/2023}