Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole
Tater tot breakfast casserole with frozen tater tots, breakfast sausage, eggs, and tons of cheddar cheese is a delicious and easy breakfast casserole that can easily be made the night before - making this recipe a great holiday menu item for busy kitchens.
Servings: 12
Calories: 282kcal
Ingredients
- 8 eggs
- 1 pound pork sausage jimmy dean
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk or heavy cream
- 24 oz. frozen tater tots
- 2 cups cheddar cheese
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 and spray 9 x 13 pan with non stick cooking spray.
- Brown the meat - Medium heat in a skillet, breaking sausage into small pieces. Drain any excess grease and set cooked meat aside.
- Whisk together 8 eggs, a cup and a half of heavy cream (whole milk if you have to, but heavy cream is better) and all spices together.
- Add frozen tater tots in the bottom of the dish until a full layer is formed.
- On top of tater tots, add the precooked sausage, two cups of cheddar cheese, and finally pour on whisked egg mixture.
- Cover casserole dish with foil. (This helps the edges not cook too quickly and burn.)
- Bake tater tot casserole for 40 minutes to start, remove foil from dish, and then bake for another 15-20 until center egg is fully cooked if necessary. Note that some ovens cook faster and check at the 40-45 minute mark for cooked egg.
- Serve tater tot casserole hot with sour cream, tomatoes, salsa, or crunchy bacon.
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Notes
NOTE: You may have to purchase a 32 oz bag of tater tots and will have some left over
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 282kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 183mg | Sodium: 796mg | Sugar: 2g