Tex-Mex · tacos

Beef Chorizo and Egg Breakfast Tacos

Savory beef chorizo and eggs fill corn tortillas with avocado, tomato salsa, queso fresco, and cilantro.

Total time20 min
Hands-on18 min
Cleanuplow
Serves4
bare minimumFamily-friendlygluten-freenut-free
Breakfast taco with beef chorizo egg avocado tomato salsa queso fresco and cilantro
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Cook

Make dinner

  1. 01

    Cook the beef chorizo in a skillet, breaking it into small pieces, until browned and 160°F; transfer.

  2. 02

    Whisk the eggs with a pinch of salt and scramble in the rendered chorizo fat until softly set.

  3. 03

    Warm the corn tortillas according to package directions.

  4. 04

    Fill with chorizo and eggs and top with salsa, avocado, queso fresco, and cilantro.

Make it work

Useful swaps

  • Use soy chorizo for a vegetarian variation.
  • Skip queso fresco for a dairy-free taco.

Why this is a good weeknight call

It keeps the cleanup to one main pan. The ingredient list stays focused, and the recipe has a clear stopping point instead of extra optional projects.