Name: Breakfast Smash Tacos
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 pound pork breakfast sausage; 6 - 6 inch flour tortillas (fajita size); 6 slices American cheese; 2 tbsp. butter; 6 eggs (cooked your style); salt and pepper (to taste)

Breakfast smash tacos are made up of a crispy, thin sausage patty cooked on a tortilla and topped with cheese, eggs and all your favorite taco toppings. They are a fun twist on a breakfast favorite and they come together so quick – in 15 minutes or less!

Finished breakfast tacos on a parchment lined baking sheet topped with pico de Gallo and diced avocado.

In the last few years, the concept of smash tacos has become a viral trend. Meat is “smashed” onto a tortilla and cooked until crispy. One of the best parts of this concept is how quick the meat cooks because it’s so thin.

I had a lightbulb moment when I thought of this concept for breakfast tacos. The result was delish! Savory dishes like this are a nice change to the sweeter breakfast recipes like English Muffin French Toast, Breakfast Corn Dogs or these Pistachio Muffins.

What you’ll need for this recipe:

Breakfast sausage – pre-seasoned, bulk pork breakfast sausage
Flour tortillas – easier to use than corn tortillas for this concept as they will hold together when pressing the meat onto them and folding them to eat. Look for the smaller 5-6 inch “fajita” size tortillas.
American cheese – I’m all for fancy cheese, but good ol’ American cheese definitely has its time and place. It melts perfectly on these tacos.
Eggs – It’s all your preference here. Make them scrambled, over-easy or sunny-side-up

How to Make Breakfast Smash Tacos

Separate breakfast sausage into 6 equal pieces. “Smash” each piece onto a tortilla, getting as close to the edge as you can.

Raw ground pork sausage pressed onto surface of small flour tortilla.

Hand placing a tortilla sausage side down on a flat top griddle.

Place tortillas sausage side down in a pan, griddle or flat top grill that’s set to high heat. Cook for 3-4 minutes until sausage is cooked through and has a crispy edge.

Flip over and place a slice of American cheese on top of each sausage patty. Cook another minute. Place on a sheet pan.

Cook your eggs to your liking in the same pan, griddle or grill turned down to medium heat. Top each taco with an egg and your favorite taco toppings.

Cooked sausage and cheese tortilla on a sheet pan.

Eggs on top of breakfast smash tacos, 3 are over-easy and 3 have scrambled eggs.

This is a great recipe to make on your outdoor flat top grill like a Blackstone, but can easily be made indoors on a griddle or large skillet! Great for any time of year!

Serving Tips

The possibilities are endless when it comes to what you top these tacos with. Some ideas include:

Salsa, pico de Gallo, sour cream, guacamole, diced avocado, cilantro or hot sauce

If you’re feeling extra wild with your breakfast taco game add some breakfast potatoes, hash browns, sautéed peppers and onions or top with hollandaise sauce. Yum!

Serve these breakfast tacos with some fresh fruit, yogurt or potatoes o’brien for a satisfying breakfast!

Recipe Variations

Use an alternative meat like chicken or turkey breakfast sausage, but note due to the lower fat content, the patties will shrink more when cooking
Use chorizo sausage for a spicier flavor
Switch up the cheese for cheddar, Cotija or pepper jack

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