Cooking for Happiness: Veggie Breakfast Burritos!

I was hankering for some "brinner" (breakfast for dinner) tonight along with a craving for a burrito from my favorite burrito place...but I resisted the urge to buy the dinner I couldn't afford and here's what I came up with in its place; nothing fancy, all with stuff I had...minus the cheese--had to go to CVS for the cheese...

Veggie breakfast burritos!

So nom. And good for you!

You'll need:

Veggies: tomato, onion, garlic, and anything else you have around. Kale is always good.

1 can black beans 

Olive oil

2 eggs 

Mini corn tortillas

Shredded cheese of your choice 

Makes two burritos and leftover beans and veggies for lunch tomorrow!

Let's get started!

First, chop up all your veggies. For me, this started with two cloves of garlic, 1 tomato and half a huge onion. I added some regular mushrooms (about 6 of various sizes) I had in the fridge and tore up some kale into bite sized pieces (2 big leaves). When I'm cooking, I like to chop everything that needs to be chopped or prepped before I actually turn the heat on under the skillet--it makes for everything to go a little smoother once the heat is going! 

Make sure you're using a large saucepan for this with room enough for all your veggies and your beans! After prepping your veggies, throw some olive oil in the skillet, throwing the garlic in as the pan heats up. Add your onions first, let them cook til they start to get translucent. Since onions cook slower than everything else we're cooking today (lol check out my instructor voice), letting them cook first for a bit is crucial! Once your onions are looking good, get the rest of your veggies in there (minus the kale!!) and stir everything around in there. Add a few pinches of salt and some squirts of sriracha (be careful with that stuff...). Meanwhile, drain your beans of the excess liquid that's often at the top of the can and add them to those veggies. Let cook until all bubbly and delicious. Use your judgement. 

Scramble up some yolks for your scrambled eggs and just before you make your eggs, add in your kale--just sortof let it sit on top of the beans and veggies boiling away, let it steam for a moment, then fold it in to the rest of the mixture (you want your kale to be as fresh as possible, that's how we get all the superpowers from it). I popped the tortillas in the toaster oven to warm them a tiny bit while I finished up scrambling my eggs. 

Assembly time! Put all that shit (beans & veggie mixture and half of your scrambled egg) in a tortilla, add cheese, roll up, EAT.  

Really don't even need the eggs, these are so protein-packed with the kale and beans, but it holds everything together like the rice does in a burrito, and makes the dish more "brinner"-appropriate.

Cook for yourself, you'll smile and your wallet will thank you. 

 :)