Eggs, hash browns, bacon or chorizo, cheese and green chile rolled in a flour tortilla. The Frontier across from UNM since 1971 set the standard for the city.

The breakfast burrito originated in 1970s New Mexico when home cooks combined Mexican burrito form with New Mexican green chile. The Frontier Restaurant opened in 1971 across from UNM and made the green chile breakfast burrito a daily 05:00 to midnight Albuquerque institution. The dish spread statewide and is now codified as the New Mexico breakfast.

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