breakfast tacos with bacon

These tacos are a tasty and filling way to start your day. Now you can have tacos for breakfast, lunch, and dinner!

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Prepare Ingredients

large eggs

⅛ teaspoon

salt

Pinch

pepper

1 slice

bacon, cut into ½-inch pieces

scallion, sliced thin

(6-inch) flour or corn tortillas

½ cup

tomato salsa (jarred or homemade)

¼ cup

shredded Monterey Jack cheese

lime, cut into wedges

Gather Cooking Equipment

Medium bowl

Whisk

10-inch nonstick skillet

Rubber spatula

Microwave-safe plate

Dish towel

Start Cooking!

large eggs

⅛ teaspoon

salt

Pinch

pepper

In medium bowl, whisk eggs, salt, and pepper until well combined and uniform yellow color, about 1 minute. Set aside.

1 slice

bacon, cut into ½-inch pieces

In 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium heat, stirring occasionally with rubber spatula until crispy, about 4 minutes.

scallion, sliced thin

Stir scallion into skillet and cook until just softened, about 1 minute.

Add eggs to skillet and gently stir, scraping bottom of skillet, until eggs have clumped and are still slightly wet, 1 to 2 minutes. Turn off heat and slide skillet to cool burner.

(6-inch) flour or corn tortillas

Stack tortillas on microwave-safe plate, cover with damp dish towel, and heat in microwave until warm, about 20 seconds.

½ cup

tomato salsa (jarred or homemade)

¼ cup

shredded Monterey Jack cheese

lime, cut into wedges

Divide egg mixture among warm tortillas. Serve with salsa, cheese, and lime wedges.

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Food for Thought

Two Ways to Cook Bacon

Want to cook whole strips of bacon on the side? To ensure they cook up extra crispy, try one of these methods.

Oven

This is the best way to cook bacon for a crowd, but you will need help from an adult.

Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 400 degrees. Line rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil. Arrange strips of bacon (as much as 1 pound) on foil (slices can overlap slightly). Place baking sheet in oven and bake until bacon is brown and crispy, 10 to 15 minutes. Baking sheet (and grease) will be very hot! Ask an adult to remove baking sheet from oven. Carefully transfer bacon to plate lined with paper towels to drain.

Stovetop

The water reduces splattering and ensures that bacon doesn’t scorch before all the fat is cooked off.

Place 4 strips of bacon in 12-inch skillet (regular or nonstick) and add ½ cup water. Turn heat to high. When water comes to boil, reduce heat to medium and continue cooking until water evaporates, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low and keep cooking until bacon is crispy and golden brown on first side, about 2 minutes. Use tongs to flip bacon and cook until crispy and golden brown on second side, about 2 minutes. Transfer bacon to plate lined with paper towels to drain.