McDonald’s Breakfast Burrito

It was in the late seventies, shortly after McDonald’s had

introduced the Egg McMuffin, that the food giant realized the

potential of a quick, drive-thru breakfast. Soon, the company

had developed several breakfast selections, including the Big

Breakfast with eggs, hash browns, and sausage. Eventually one

out of every four breakfasts eaten on the go would be served

at McDonald’s – an impressive statistic indeed. The newest

kid on the McBreakfast block is this morning meal in a tortilla,

first offered on the menu in 1991.

4 ounces breakfast sausage

1 tablespoon minced white onion

1/2 tablespoon minced mild green chilies (canned)

4 eggs, beaten

salt

pepper

4 8-inch flour tortillas

4 slices American cheese

On the side

salsa

1. Preheat a skillet over medium heat. Crumble the sausage

into the pan, then add the onion. Saut? the sausage and onion

for 3 to 4 minutes or until the sausage is browned.

2. Add the mild green chilies and continue to saut? for 1 minute.

3. Pour the beaten eggs into the pan and scramble the eggs with

the sausage and vegetables. Add a dash of salt and pepper.

4. Heat up the tortillas by steaming them in the microwave in

moist paper towels or a tortilla steamer for 20 to 30 seconds.

5. Break each slice of cheese in half and position two halves

end-to-end in the middle of each tortilla.

6. To make the burrito, spoon 1/4 of the egg filling onto the

cheese in a tortilla. Fold one side of the tortilla over the

filling, then fold up about two inches of one end. Fold over the

other side of the tortilla to complete the burrito (one end should

remain open). Serve hot with salsa on the side, if desired.

Makes 4 burritos.

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