Last Updated September 28th, 2018 at 09:15 pm by Lisa
Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole is an EASY 15-minute recipe to make ahead for breakfast or brunch, bakes in 50 minutes. This breakfast casserole is perfect for lazy weekends or on holidays! Bakes in 50 minutes and breakfast is served…
Of course, this Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole recipe starts with tater tots, doesn’t everyone LOVE them?
How to Make a Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole:
Step #1: Simply coat your casserole dish with non-stick spray, and crumble the tater tots in the bottom.
Step #2: Next, sprinkle the browned crumbled sausage over the crumbled tater tots.
Step #3: Pour the egg/grated cheese mixture over the crumbled tater tots, and top with a few more taters and grated cheese!
TIP: Feel free to get creative. We did a pretty design just for the heck of it, and did it on the diagonal!
Step #4: Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Step #5: Then pop this casserole dish of deliciousness into the oven. Bake for 45-50 minutes…
until brown and bubbly. Serve and enjoy!
You had me at tater tots,….and then you tell me breakfast casserole. This Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole is a fun way to make breakfast if you ask me, and you can try other ingredients to mix it up and use things you have on hand. Enjoy!
All The Best Dishes,
Lisa
XO
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- 32 oz bag unfrozen tater tots approx 6 cups, reserve 2 cups to decorate top of casserole
- 8 eggs or liquid eggs - Egg Beaters
- 1/2 cup milk
- 10 oz. can Rotel drained
- 1 lb sausage (buy bulk) cooked brown & crumbled
- 3 cups monterey jack cheese grated
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
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Brown 1 lb. of sausage, set aside.
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Spray 9 x 13 casserole dish with coconut non-stick spray, break 4 cups tater tots into the bottom of the dish.
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Sprinkle browned sausage on top of crumbled tater tots.
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In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, can of Rotel, black pepper, and garlic powder.
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Add 2 cups of grated cheese into the egg mixture (reserve 1 cup for top of casserole).
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Pour mix over the tater tots, place 2 cups of tater tots on top with remaining cup of grated cheese and decorate in a pretty pattern. Add extra cheese if desired.
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Bake 45-50 minutes until brown and bubby.
other ingredient variations: try different cheeses; goat cheese, pepper jack cheese, or cheddar cheese. Or add veggies; browned mushrooms, carmelized onions, or green onions. Also, what a great way to use leftover grilled flank steak or tri-tip, browned hamburger meat, chopped ham, crumbled bacon, or rotisserie chicken. all photography images and text © LisaTorres | Delicious Table
Oh my goodness these are heaven for breakfast!! Super simple to make and absolutely delicious!! I’ll be making this dish this weekend for the second time!
“An easy 15-minute recipe to make ahead …” — You are speaking my language Lisa! Plus, my boys LOVE this dish and I suspect they wouldn’t mind if I snuck it in at dinner every now and again. Looking forward to trying some of those variations!