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The BEST Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole!
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This Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole Recipe is so quick and easy, perfect for those busy mornings or when you are hosting company. Plus, it’s always fun to eat Tots! It’s loaded with cheese, eggs, sausage, onions, bacon and of course, Tater Tots! Grab this easy breakfast casserole recipe and treat your family and friends!
Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole
It’s been cold here already. Blustery, windy and everything is telling me winter is right around the corner. This of the year is incredibly beautiful here with the seasons changing, but seriously… winter is almost here! It has me craving all types of comfort food and this Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole is one of those things. I love my Crock Pot Tater Tot Egg Bake and I decided I need to make it into a breakfast casserole!
Ahhh!!! I don’t know if I’m ready for this yet (like it matters, right?) but like it or not – it’s time to pull out the boots and put away all things summery {sigh}.
Well instead of complaining I decided I would embrace winter and I’m starting by making casseroles. I’m talking breakfast, lunch and dinner – I have something for everyone here on the blog.
So for breakfast I’m starting off with a casserole. Stick to your ribs, hearty, delicious and of course easy!
What are the ingredients for Breakfast Casserole with Tater Tots?
- Tater tots
- Bacon
- Sausage
- Yellow onion
- Shredded cheddar cheese
- Whole milk
- Eggs
- Salt, pepper & garlic powder
Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole Recipe
You can totally prep this the night before and stick it in the oven the next morning and sleep in! Who doesn’t like grabbing a little more shut eye?
Are hash browns and tater tots the same?
Nope! Though both are made of potatoes, there’s something just a little more special about round little tater tots! Crispy and delicious, they are perfect in this casserole!
What to serve with Breakfast Tater Tot Casserole
- Berry Yogurt Breakfast Parfait
- Whole Grain Strawberry Breakfast Bars
- Breakfast Crescent Rolls
- Mini Caramel Rolls
What I love about all of these menu suggestions is that they are easy, made-in-advance and would be perfect for a buffet! If you’re hosting a crowd soon, maybe breakfast with your best gal-pals or the family over the holidays plan ahead and you’ll be set! No stress, delicious and easy!
How to make Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole Recipe
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease a 9” x 13” baking dish with non-stick spray.
- Cook the bacon until crispy, drain.
- Drain the bacon grease from pan. Add sausage and onions sauté, when brown drain the grease from sausage.
- Next add the sausage and onions to the baking dish. Crumble the bacon and put on top of sausage.
- Cover with 2 cups of shredded cheese.
- Now whisk the milk, eggs, pepper, salt and garlic powder until combined. Pour over the mixture in pan, top with tater tots!
- Bake for 50-60 minutes or until casserole is set.
- Remove from oven. Top with remaining 1/2 c. of cheese. Chop remaining bacon and sprinkle over the top of the casserole. Place in oven an additional 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Tater Tot Sausage Breakfast Casserole
This Tater Tot Sausage Breakfast Casserole Recipe is so quick and easy! I know you’ll love it for breakfast, lunch or brinner! The kids will love it too because it’s always fun to eat Tots! Loaded with cheese, eggs, sausage, onions, bacon and of course, Tater Tots, YUM!!!
More breakfast casserole recipes you’ll love!
- Green Chili Breakfast Enchilada Casserole
- The BEST overnight French Toast Casserole
- Overnight Breakfast Enchiladas
- Crock Pot Tater Tot Egg Bake
Are you going to give this a try? I hope so! We love this Tater Tot Sausage Breakfast Casserole Recipe. It’s great on day two also! Be sure and snap a photo and share it with me on Instagram you can find me at @julieseatsandtreats or just hashtag your pic #julieseatsandtreats – please share, I’d love to see it!
Comment below with a five star rating, I can’t wait to hear what you think of this delicious recipe!
Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole Recipe
This Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole is so quick and easy, perfect for those busy mornings or when you are hosting company. Plus, it's always fun to eat Tots! It's loaded with cheese, eggs, sausage, onions, bacon and of course, Tater Tots! Grab this easy breakfast casserole recipe and treat your family and friends!
Ingredients
- 8 slices bacon
- 1 lb sausage thawed
- 1 yellow onion minced
- 2 1/2 c. cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 c. whole milk
- 12 eggs large
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 32 oz frozen tater tots
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9'' x 13'' baking dish with non-stick spray. Set aside.
- Cook bacon in skillet according to package directions, remove from pan and drain on paper towels. Let cool.
- Remove bacon grease from pan. Add sausage and onions to skillet. Cook and until sausage is browned. Remove grease from sausage.
- Place sausage and onions on bottom of baking dish. Chop 4 pieces of bacon up and put on top of sausage. Cover with 2 c. of shredded cheese.
- In a bowl whisk together milk, eggs, pepper, salt and garlic powder until combined. Pour over mixture in pan. Place Tater Tots on top of mixture.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes or until casserole is set in the middle and knife inserted in middle comes out clean. Remove from oven. Top with remaining 1/2 c. of cheese. Chop remaining bacon and sprinkle over the top of the casserole. Place in oven an additional 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Nutrition
Calories: 680kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 39gFat: 55gSaturated Fat: 26gCholesterol: 381mgSodium: 1217mgPotassium: 406mgSugar: 2gVitamin A: 1195IUVitamin C: 1.4mgCalcium: 612mgIron: 2.4mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Do you have to bake longer if you refrigerate overnight ?
Also do you put frozen or thawed tater tots on in the morning?
If you refrigerate overnight, it’ll just probably take closer to 60 minutes to bake. Use frozen tater tots, hope you enjoy!
This looks delicious and I plan on making this over the weekend and having it throughout the week. What kind of sausage did you use? Was it ground sausage or breakfast links or something else?
I used ground sausage but you could try it with other types, whatever you have on hand!
In your conversation before the recipe, you say I can prepare this at night and sleep in. However, in answer to Gail above, you suggest leaving Tots off ‘til just before baking in the morning. Is there a specific reason for this? I’d really like to have everything ready to pop in the oven.
The Tots just sink to the bottom a bit that’s all 🙂 You totally can do it!
Julie, have you ever made this in advance and let it sit overnight before baking? Looks so good! I love the idea of tots rather than bread in a breakfast bake!
I haven’t tried this but it would work! I would leave the tater tots off until right before cooking. Then just follow Step 6 to finish it up!
If prepping the night before, is it ok to add the tater tots or wait and add them before sticking in the oven?
Yes, I plan on doing that!
I assume the tots going in as the base layer?
As stated in the directions of the recipe plate the tater tots on top at the end of preparing the recipe.
Yikes. Sorry! I swear I read that recipe 3 times looking for it & apparently missed it every time.
No worries I do that too 🙂 Have a great Thanksgiving!
I’ve made this twice now, first time I used left over ham from Christmas and I sautéed diced green, red pepper, and onion then added ham to pan near end of sautée. The second time I did it with browning a roll of breakfast sauce with the peppers and onions. I didn’t have time to fuss with cutting up peppers and onions so I bought prefixed and it made the prep go so quick!
My family loves this recipe!!
So glad you enjoyed it! Sounds like yummy alterations to the recipe!
This tater tot casserole is the best I’ve ever had! It’s going to be on constant rotation over the holidays!
YAY! I agree with you 🙂
Made it for breakfast this weekend and the whole family loved it!
So glad you enjoyed it! It’s one of our favorites too!
Breakfast casseroles are the best, and can satisfy anyone. This looks amazing!
Perfect brunch addition for the holidays!
This breakfast casserole looks so delicious! I’m sure it will be a big hit in my house!
Anything with Tots is a win!
Love the idea to use tater tots! (And I agree. They are more special than hash browns 🙂 This is the perfect breakfast casserole!
Gotta love some Tots!
I am NOT ready for winter!!! We had one week of super cold weather already but now we are having a little fall weather. Even though it’s not winter quite yet I love making breakfast casseroles on the weekend! Adding this to the menu!
Ditto to that! Bring on all the breakfast casseroles to warm me up!