Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole

This Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole is easy, cheesy and delicious! Browned breakfast sausage is topped with fluffy eggs, crispy golden tater tot rounds, melty cheese and crispy bacon bits. Perfect for any family breakfast, brunch or made on a weeknight for brinner!

Course Breakfast & Brunch

Cuisine American

Keyword breakfast, casserole, easy, eggs

Prep Time 35

Cook Time 40

Total Time 1 15

Servings servings

Calories 414

Author Laurie McNamara

Equipment

REVOL Set of 3 Rectangular Baking Dishes

Ingredients

olive oil spray
6 slices center cut bacon
1/2 cup diced yellow onion
1 pound ground breakfast sausage
8 large eggs room temperature
1 cup whole milk
kosher salt
freshly ground black pepper
2 cups cheddar jack cheese shredded
30 ounce Tater Tot Crispy Crowns (or just about)
1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley for garnish
1 green onion sliced

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350° and lightly spray a 9x13 baking dish and set aside.
In a large skillet over medium-low heat, cook the bacon until just crispy but not over done. Transfer the bacon to a paper towel lined plate to absorb any grease. When cool, finely chop.
Drain all the grease out of the skillet, leaving only a teaspoon or so. Add the onion with a pinch of salt to the pan and cook about 4 to 5 minutes to soften. Add in the ground breakfast sausage, use a wooden spoon to break up the sausage into crumbles. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes or until the breakfast sausage is cooked through. Increase the heat to medium-high and continue cooking until deeply browned in spots - stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, salt and pepper.
Once the sausage is fully cooked, drain the fat from the ground sausage (I place the sausage crumbles onto a paper towel lined plate, like I do with the cooked bacon) and then place the sausage into an even layer in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Pour the egg mixture over top and sprinkle with half of the cheese.
Arrange the frozen crispy rounds and bake for 30 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through baking.
Remove and scatter the remaining cheese and chopped bacon pieces over top. Bake for an additional 10 minutes.
Let the casserole cool for a few minutes before slicing and serving with a sprinkle of parsley and thinly sliced green onions.

Notes

Make Ahead Instructions:

If making this the night before, stop right before adding the tater tots. The tots should stay frozen up until you're ready to bake. The morning of, pull the baking dish out of the fridge while the oven preheats. Top with the tater tots and follow the remaining recipe instructions. Since coming straight out of the fridge, it may need a little extra time in the oven for the eggs to set, so bake the 30 minutes and if not set, bake in additional 5 minute increments until set, then proceed with the remaining recipe.

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