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An ultra quick breakfast awaits with this scrambled egg taco recipe! It's simple, delish, and finished off with cheese and salsa verde.

When you want tacos for breakfast and are short on time, these scrambled egg tacos always hit the spot! You can keep it simple or top these tacos with a little cheese and salsa verde for the ultimate taco-lovers breakfast with minimal effort.

closeup of scrambled egg taco topped with cheese and salsa verde

Breakfast Tacos with Scrambled Eggs and Cheese

Scrambled egg tacos are the perfect hand-held breakfast that's easy to make and quick to eat! Plus, you can always take it up a notch by adding cheese, my homemade salsa verde, and a drizzle of cilantro lime sauce. Delish!

Whether you make these tacos with just eggs or add other ingredients to elevate the experience and turn them into a tasty breakfast for dinner, it's always a great idea to eat tacos. I should know, I have a book on tacos!

Ingredients

Scrambled eggs and tortillas are the base of this breakfast, but what takes this meal from good to drool-worthy is adding shredded cheese, cilantro lime dressing (optional but highly recommended), and salsa verde, although you can use fresh salsa or pico de gallo instead and keep deliciousness intact!

How to Make Scrambled Egg Tacos

If including the cilantro lime dressing, start with it by mixing the ingredients in the blender. It lasts 5 days in the fridge, so you can even make it ahead. Once done, make the scrambled eggs as usual and add the cheese while cooking if you want it to melt into the egg mixture, or after, to be able to taste and find it. Assemble and enjoy!

scrambled egg breakfast taco on a plate with salsa verde, cilantro and lime wedges

What to Put in Egg Tacos

In this recipe, I included salsa verde and cilantro lime dressing, but you can customize these tacos by adding or swapping ingredients to your liking. Some great add-ins are black beans, sliced avocado or spicy guacamole, sour cream, roasted peppers and onions, and crispy bacon.

Favorite Healthy Breakfast Tacos

If you love tacos for breakfast, you’re going to love my Steak & Eggs Breakfast tacos, Bacon & Egg Breakfast tacos, or this Breakfast Burrito with Veggies. For best results, serve with a Tequila Sunrise.

This epic recipe can be found on page 48 of my Taco Tuesday Cookbook, where I teach you how to make 51 other taco dishes!

Scrambled Egg Tacos with Cheese & Salsa

Servings: 4 servings

Prep Time: 2

Cook Time: 8

Total Time: 10

An ultra quick breakfast awaits with this scrambled egg taco recipe! It’s simple, delish, and finished off with cheese and salsa verde.

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Watch how it’s made:

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
8 large eggs, whisked
¼ cup shredded cheddar cheese, plus extra for topping
8 tortillas, store-bought or homemade, warmed
Salsa verde, for topping
Cilantro Lime Dressing, or sour cream, for topping

Instructions

In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the eggs and scramble until almost cooked through. Add the shredded cheddar and finish cooking the eggs.
Divide the scrambled eggs on top of the corn tortillas, top with some salsa verde and cilantro-lime dressing, and finish with a sprinkle of shredded cheese. Serve immediately.