Tater Tot Sausage Breakfast Casserole is the perfect breakfast meal because it consists of sausage, eggs, cheese, and the best part, delicious tater tots. This dish will save you so much time and it will be a delight to everyone who tries it.
This Tater Tot Sausage Breakfast Casserole is a quick and easy meal. You can make this dish ahead of time or freeze it for an upcoming special occasion. Plus this cowboy tater tot casserole, is sure to be a favorite among you and your family.
Did you know that tater tots were first introduced to the world at the chi-chi Fontainebleau hotel in Miami, Florida? Learn more about tater tots here as you make your tater tot breakfast casserole with sausage!
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What We Love About This Egg Bake with Tater Tots Recipe
What makes this recipe great? Breakfast sausage tater tot casserole is full of all your favorite foods and sure to be a crowd pleaser.
- 1 Hour Meal: Tater tot casserole without soup takes some time to make, but your oven will be doing most of the work for you!
- Easy Ingredients: This tater tot breakfast recipe calls for 8 easy ingredients that are ail found in your grocery store.
- Family Friendly: Kids will beg for more of this sausage tater tot breakfast casserole, which includes many kid-favorite foods.
- Adaptable: If you don’t like cheddar cheese you can substitute it for your favorite type!
- Makes Great Leftovers: Sausage egg casserole with tater tots is the perfect dish to be saved for later and will taste just as yummy as when you first make it. Even make two and freeze one for later.
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Ingredient Notes
- Ground Sausage: You can use any brand. Try hot and spicy or even a chicken or turkey sausage.
- Half and Half: You can use heavy cream if you like.
- Cheddar Cheese: Sharp Cheddar Cheese is good for dishes such as sausage tater tot casserole due to the fact that is melts smoothly into a dish and provides a delicious taste.
- Tater Tots: Tots are a staple in breakfast tater tot casserole with sausage and they provide the dish with its form and iconic taste.
Variations and Substitutions
- Veggies – Try adding red bell pepper, yellow onion or green bell peppers to your sausage mixture.
- Different Cheese – Gruyere, pepper Jack cheese or any other flavor can be great in this casserole dish.
- Eggbeater: Eggbeaters or other egg substitute can replace the eggs in this breakfast casserole.
How to Make Tater Tot Egg Sausage Casserole
These are the basic steps for making egg and tater tot casserole. Please refer to the recipe card below for more detailed instructions and nutrition for this casserole recipe.
STEP 1: PREP
First, preheat your oven and prep your ingredients. Then in a large skillet cook your sausage over medium heat until brown. Remove pan from the heat and drain the grease. Grease a baking sheet with cooking spray.
STEP 2: SPREAD
Spread the sausage over the bottom of a baking dish with a wooden spoon. Next, in a large bowl, whisk the eggs, garlic powder, half and half, kosher salt, and pepper together. Pour the egg mixture over the sausage. Top the dish with cheese and place the frozen tater tots on tops of the sausage, egg mixture, and cheese. Reserve a little cheese and place the rest of the cheese on top of the remaining tater tots.
STEP 3: BAKE
Finally, bake the casserole for 50 minutes and left sit for 5 minutes before serving.
Prep and Storage Tips
HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE AHEAD OF TIME
Assemble the tater tot sausage breakfast casserole as instructed above and refrigerate (or freeze) until you’re ready to bake it!
HOW TO STORE THIS RECIPE
Place the casserole in an airtight container, or the dish you plan on baking it in wrapped in plastic wrap, in the refrigerator for up to four days.
HOW TO FREEZE THIS RECIPE
Bake the sausage tater tot breakfast casserole and then cut in proportionally into airtight containers. Store the dish in the freezer for up to six months.
HOW TO REHEAT THIS RECIPE
Thaw overnight in the fridge, then place the casserole at room temperature and preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Cover baking dish with foil and bake for 20 minutes.
Frequently Asked Questions
This recipe for breakfast tater tot casserole with sausage and its ingredients are all gluten free, making this a gluten-intolerant friendly meal!
Yes, the recipe won’t be as creamy with the milk but it will come out tasting similar.
Of course, simply double the required ingredients needed to make sausage tater tot casserole and grab another baking sheet. Factor in additional time to bake the extra dish, depending on the size of your oven.
Indeed you can, use a replacement sausage and egg, you can even use a milk alternative and cheese alternative that you like, Load it up with tofu or your favorite vegetables.
Expert Tips for Making This Recipe
- Greasiness: To help combat the greasiness of your sausage, you can spoon the sausage on a paper towel and left it absorb some of the grease before transferring it back into your dish.
- Substitution: Don’t like sausage? Substitute it for ham or another breakfast meat.
- Add: Looking to add some veggies to you meal? Put in some chopped broccoli or mushrooms for a delicious and healthy addition!
- Toppings Sprinkle more cheese on top and finish with some fresh salsa, sour cream or fresh herbs to make this super flavorful.
What to Serve with Tater Tot Sausage Breakfast Casserole
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Tater Tot Sausage Breakfast Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground sausage
- 8 large eggs
- ¾ cup half and half
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 lb tater tots, frozen
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 ℉.
- In a medium skillet, cook ground sausage over medium heat while breaking into small pieces until no longer pink.
- Remove skillet from heat, drain grease from sausage and set aside.
- Grease a 9′ x 13′ baking dish with cooking oil spray. (Glass works best.)
- Spread the crumbled sausage in an even layer over the bottom of the baking dish.
- In a medium bowl whisk eggs, half and half, garlic powder, salt and pepper until well combined.
- Pour the egg mixture over the sausage in the baking dish.
- Top with shredded cheese.
- Place frozen tater tots evenly over the top of sausage, egg and cheese mixture. Do not submerge tater tots.
- Bake for approx. 50 minutes or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Remove the casserole from the oven and let it sit for 5 minutes before serving.
Expert Tips
- Greasiness: To help combat the greasiness of your sausage, you can spoon the sausage on a paper towel and left it absorb some of the grease before transferring it back into your dish.
- Substitution: Don’t like sausage? Substitute it for ham or another breakfast meat.
- Add: Looking to add some veggies to you meal? Put in some chopped broccoli or mushrooms for a delicious and healthy addition!
- Toppings Sprinkle more cheese on top and finish with some fresh salsa, sour cream or fresh herbs to make this super flavorful.
Estimated Nutritional Information
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We love tater tot casserole, this one is so good!!
One of my favorites for weekend brunch! Kiddos love it.
Thank you so much for sharing this amazing tater tot sausage breakfast casserole recipe! Will surely have this again! It’s really easy to make and it tasted so delicious! Highly recommended!