Say goodbye to leftovers with this Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole, layered with crispy tater tots, gooey cheese, savory sausage, and fluffy eggs.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time55 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12
Calories: 369kcal
Ingredients
1poundregular or hot breakfast sausagecooked and crumbled
30ouncesfrozen tater tots
2cupsshredded Mexican blend cheese or cheddar cheesedivided
8eggs
1cupmilk
1teaspoonkosher salt
½teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper pepper
½teaspoongranulated garlic or garlic powder
½teaspoononion powder
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease a 9x13 baking dish with butter and set aside. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook and crumble the sausage.
Place the tater tots in the baking dish, along with the cooked sausage and 1½ cups of cheese. Stir to combine.
In a medium-sized bowl, combine the eggs, milk, salt, pepper, garlic and onion powder. Pour the egg mixture over the tater tots in the baking dish and top with the remaining ½ cup of cheese.
Bake for 55-60 minutes until the eggs have set and the top is golden brown around the edges. Serve warm.
Notes
Bacon, diced ham, and pork or turkey sausage all work well in this casserole. You'll need about 1 pound (or 2 cups cooked) of whichever meat you choose to add. This is a great make-ahead breakfast. Cover the assembled casserole with foil and refrigerate overnight. When ready to cook, set the cold casserole on the counter while the oven preheats. Bake for 50 minutes COVERED with foil and then uncover. Bake an additional 20-25 minutes, until the eggs have set and the top is golden brown around the edges.To freeze the cooked casserole for easy breakfasts, portion it into individual servings and store in zip-close bags. Place the individual bags in a larger freezer bag or container and freeze until needed. To reheat, thaw portions overnight in the fridge and reheat in the microwave OR reheat frozen portions at half power for 2 minutes and then at regular power until warm.