Egg, Caramelized Onion and Avocado Breakfast Tacos

Start your day with these delicious breakfast tacos served on a warm flour tortilla and filled with scrambled eggs, caramelized onions and mashed avocados.

I’m completely obsessed with these breakfast tacos. Mr. Mother Thyme is too. He says they are the bomb and he’s right. What started as a typically morning earlier this week getting the kids off to school then cooking up a breakfast for Mr. Mother Thyme turned into this delicious breakfast that we have eaten almost every morning since.

It’s been a week since I started Weight Watchers and I have to admit I’m loving it. Unlike other diets I have tried I don’t feel like I’m limited to anything on Weight Watchers. I’m eating healthy, not eating after dinner which was a huge problem of mine before and I’m really enjoying what I’m cooking. Sure I have cut out the sweets and I’m limiting my carbs but even without those I don’t feel deprived. And starting my morning with breakfast such as these delicious breakfast tacos doesn’t give me the mid-morning cravings that I used to have.

So how can you make these delicious tacos in the morning if you are short in time? Here’s what I do. I love caramelized onions. I literally could eat them by the spoonful so I make a batch of caramelized onions each week and have a stash in my refrigerator to add to recipes like this. The secret to my caramelized onions is a splash of balsamic added in at the end. It adds a boatload of flavor to the onions. It really takes the flavor of caramelized onions to the next level. They are so good! No wonder why I can eat these by the spoonful. If you’re not looking to have a stash of caramelized onions in the refrigerator simply make a small amount indicated in the recipe the night before and just warm them up before making these tacos.

Another idea is to even scramble the eggs the night before as well and pop them in the microwave to warm them up. The best part of these tacos is everything can easily be made ahead of time including the mashed avocado if you’d like so you can whip up these tacos when you are ready to eat.

I absolutely love avocado and the creaminess of the mashed avocado with just a hint of lime is so good in these tacos. Sometimes it’s the simplest recipes with minimal ingredients that are the best.

Who said you can’t eat tacos for breakfast? Whether you are dieting or not, breakfast is such an important meal of the day and one of my favorites, especially when I’m enjoying these crazy good breakfast tacos. You can even customize these and add in whatever you’d like but I’m loving them just like this. Add these to your morning menu and I’m sure you’ll get hooked on these too!

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Egg, Caramelized Onion and Avocado Breakfast Tacos

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• Author: Jennifer
• Prep Time: 20 minutes
• Cook Time: 20 minutes
• Total Time: 40 minutes
• Yield: 4 tacos

Ingredients

Caramelized Onions

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 sweet onion (sliced)
• 1/2 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
• Pinch of salt

Mashed Avocado

• 1 avocado
• 1/2 lime (juiced)
• Pinch of salt and pepper

Scrambled Eggs

• 4 large eggs
• 1/2 tablespoon milk
• Pinch of salt and pepper

For The Tacos

• 4 6- inch flour tortillas
• Freshly chopped cilantro or basil (optional)

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Instructions

Prepare the onions

1. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
2. Add onions and stir to coat with olive oil. Season with a small pinch of salt.
3. Cook onions stirring occasionally to avoid burning until onions are soft and slightly brown about 15 minutes.
4. Stir in balsamic vinegar and cook for 1-2 minutes longer.
5. Remove from heat and set aside.

Prepare mashed avocado

1. Cut avocado in half. Remove pit and scoop out flesh with a spoon and place in a small bowl.
2. Add in lime juice and a pinch of salt and pepper.
3. Mash until desired consistency.
4. Set aside.

Prepare eggs

1. Spray a medium skillet with cooking spray.
2. Heat skillet over medium heat.
3. Whisk eggs and milk until combined and yolks are beaten. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper.
4. Pour egg mixture into heated skillet and cook stirring occasionally until eggs are cooked and scrambled.
5. Remove from heat and set aside.

Assemble tacos

1. Warm flour tortillas in skillet or stove if desired.
2. Spread mashed avocado on each of the tortillas. Top each with a quarter of the caramelized onions and eggs.
3. Garnish with freshly chopped cilantro or basil.
4. Serve immediately.

Notes

6 Weight Watchers Smart Points per taco.
Mission Fajita Flour Tortillas were used in this recipe.