Chicken breakfast burrito: with chicken, egg, tortilla, cheese

Why this wrap beats your toast

You can eat a dry piece of toast and hope it gets you through the morning — or you can roll up some actual food and handle your day like a grown adult. This chicken breakfast burrito takes five minutes, uses fridge basics, and hits that perfect spot between hot, filling, and mobile.

I’ve built burritos half-asleep before work and fully alert after a 12-hour shift. The beauty is, it always works. The wrap holds everything together, and every bite gives you a mix of warm egg, juicy chicken, and melty cheese. That’s breakfast with purpose.

What goes into it

You’ll need:

• 1 medium tortilla
• 2 eggs
• 60–70 grams cooked chicken (shredded or diced)
• A handful of shredded cheese
• Optional: hot sauce, avocado, spinach, salsa

Most of the time, I skip the extras and just stick to the core four: chicken, eggs, cheese, tortilla. That’s enough to carry flavor, fuel, and structure.

Cooking it without drama

First, heat your pan with a touch of oil or butter. Scramble your eggs gently — not dry, not runny. Take them off the heat right before they’re fully cooked; they’ll finish in the wrap.

Warm the tortilla briefly so it’s flexible — 10 seconds per side in a dry pan does the job. Now layer: cheese first, then chicken, then eggs. The heat will help everything start to melt together.

Roll it tight. Fold the sides in, then roll bottom to top like you mean it. If you’ve got a minute, toast the burrito seam-side down in the pan for a little crust and heat-through.

From the chef’s side

Keep it balanced. Too much filling and you’ll blow the wrap. Too little and it’s just a limp tortilla.

Use chicken that’s not bone-dry — grilled thigh, shredded breast, or even last night’s rotisserie leftovers work beautifully.

Want to scale it? Prep a few at night, wrap them in foil, and reheat in the morning. They microwave fine, or toast up crispy in a pan.

Nutrition per burrito (approx.)

Bottom line

This isn’t a sad gas station wrap or some overpriced drive-thru thing. It’s a proper, hot, real-food breakfast you can eat with one hand and take into the chaos of your day.

It’s fast, flexible, and gets the job done. What else do you want from breakfast?