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This Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole is an easy casserole, packed with flavor and perfect for breakfast or even dinner! Packed with eggs, sausage, peppers, spinach, cheese and topped with a layer of tater tots.
If you’re looking for an easy breakfast recipe the whole family will love, this Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole is the one! So packed with flavor and easy to put together for a quick weeknight meal. If you’re looking for more easy breakfast recipes, you might also enjoy this Breakfast Casserole, Denver Omelette Breakfast Muffins, or this Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole.
Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole
When it comes to easy and filling meals, a breakfast casserole is a great place to start.
It’s got everything you need in one handy — and tasty — package! Protein from the meat and the eggs, cheese, veggies (more or less if you prefer!) and some carbs for good measure.
This Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole is also easy to customize, so feel free to add in more of your favorite vegetables (really, almost anything will go — broccoli, mushrooms, peppers, kale, etc), add extra spice, a variety of breakfast meats, or a different kind of cheese. It’s a really flexible recipe that can go a lot of different ways!
How do you make Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole?
First, you start by preparing your ingredients. Shred your cheese, chop your vegetables, and cook any meat you are using that doesn’t come precooked.
I’m using breakfast sausage, so I fry that up until it’s golden brown, then cool enough to slice it.
Then you layer the ingredients: meat, vegetables, cheese, egg mixture in the bottom of a greased baking dish, and top with tater tots (no need to thaw!).
I put my tater tots on last because I like them as crispy as can be, but you can stir them in with the rest of the ingredients before pouring the egg on if you prefer.
Then, you simply bake until the eggs are set and the tater tots are golden. Slice and serve!
How to lighten up this breakfast casserole?
- Try using cauliflower or sweet potato tots in your frozen veggie aisle and use those instead.
- Choose a low fat milk instead of whole
- Try a low fat cheese.
- Add in extra vegetables.
- Choose turkey sausage or ham instead of pork sausage or bacon.
Want more easy breakfast recipes? Check these out:
- Loaded Breakfast Potato Skins
- The Best Breakfast Casserole
- Easy Ham Quiche
- Easy Mini Quiche with Spinach and Roasted Red Peppers
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Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole
Ingredients
- 14 cooked and sliced sausage
- 1 finely diced bell pepper
- 1 cup finely chopped fresh spinach
- ¼ cup sliced green onions
- 1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 10 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon dried parsley
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 65-70 tater tots 1.3 lb approx.
- ¼ teaspoon seasoning salt
Instructions
- Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with non-stick spray and preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Layer 14 cooked and sliced sausage 1 finely diced bell pepper, 1 cup finely chopped fresh spinach, ¼ cup sliced green onions, and 1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese in the baking dish.
- In a large bowl, whisk together 10 eggs, 1 cup milk, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon dried parsley, and ¼ teaspoon black pepper. Pour the mixture over the vegetables in the baking dish.
- Top the eggs and vegetables with rows of 65-70 tater tots to cover the dish and sprinkle with ¼ teaspoon seasoning salt. Bake for 40-45 minutes until the eggs are completely set and tots are golden.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Can it be made day or two before? Cook or no?
Hi Karen, yes I would say 24 hours in advance is okay. Assemble it then cook it when you’re ready! Let me know how it turns out!
Love this recipe! Picky kids love it too! Made exactly per recipe and served with good salsa and a fruit salad (breakfast-for-dinner).
Are the tater tots frozen or thawed?
I used them straight out of the freezer.
Perfect Christmas morning meal. We loved it!
This is a very tasty recipe, and I give it five stars! I have now made it many, many times. However, while I might not be the quickest chef, PREP TIME 5 MINUTES seems a nearly impossible.case of wishful thinking. Slicing, dicing, chopping, shredding, layering, whisking, and then performing tile-work with the tater tots so that it looks attractive like in the picture? I’d love to see the video of someone going from the raw ingredients and into the oven in 300 seconds. 😉 Anyway, love the recipe!
Hubby hates peppers any suggestions for a substitute?
Thx
Looks very tasty! I want to try this out.