TATER TOT BREAKFAST CASSEROLE HOW TO

Freeze single servings and reheat for a quick breakfast. Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole is an easy make-ahead meal Tater tots are layered with bacon, onions, bell peppers, & whisked eggs, and then topped with melty cheese. Thaw overnight in the fridge and microwave. Divide it up into individual servings making it an easy grab-and-go.įREEZE in a freezer-safe dish covered tightly with plastic wrap and aluminum foil for up to 3 months. In a bowl, mix eggs, milk, sour cream, chives, seasoned salt, hot sauce and salt and pepper and whisk until well blended. STORE leftover Breakfast Tater Tot Casserole in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. Prepare a glass baking dish (at least 8x10) by spreading butter along the bottom and sides. Prepare as instructed, but store the different ingredients in separate containers before adding them to the baking dish. Make ahead of time. This dish already comes together very easily and quickly, but it can also be made ahead of time. For example, a Mexican version could include chopped onions, jalapenos, and Colby Jack cheese instead of cheddar cheese. Or mix and match to create different versions. fresh chives, sliced avocado, ketchup, Salsa, Guacamole, or sour cream onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, or broccoli florets add in or replace with turkey sausage or ground beef pepper jack cheese, Swiss cheese, Colby cheese, sharp cheddar cheese, or mozzarella Change up this Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole: 16 ounces frozen tater tots 12 oz ground turkey breakfast sausage 6 large eggs 3/4 cup almond milk 1 1/2 cups reduced fat shredded cheddar cheese, divided. Whisk together the eggs, milk, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Add extra tots to the top layer to ensure a crisp top. Lightly spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Then in a bowl add the tater tots, bacon and cheese.

TATER TOT BREAKFAST CASSEROLE HOW TO

Just be sure that they are not covered in sauce. How to make Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. The tater tots on the bottom will not have the classic crispness of tater tots, but the ones on the top can get nice and crisp. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting and top with remaining bacon and green onions, if desired. Take out of oven and top with remaining cheese and bake an additional 5-7 minutes. Sprinkle with additional tots and bake for 40-45 minutes.ĬHEESE. Stir in 1 cup of the Monterey Jack Cheese and 1 cup of cheddar cheese and mix well. Stir in sausage and half the bacon crumbles. Once the sausage meat is fully cooked, add the chopped ham and 1/2 cup of the bacon bits to the pan. Add the diced onions to the pan with the sausage meat while it’s cooking. Crumble the sausage meat well as it cooks. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, salt, and pepper. Dump sausage meat into a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on the top of the casserole and bake for an additional 5 minutes. Sprinkle half the cheese and the tater tots into the casserole pan. Pour the egg mixture over the sausage mixture. Arrange Tater Tots in a single layer in a greased 9×13 dish.ĮGG MIXTURE. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, garlic powder, and pepper. Cook bacon in a skillet and then crumble it. That’s it! Voila! Turkey sausage! It’s super easy and you also get to know exactly what is in your sausage.PREP. Instead of buying ground sausage you just measure out a few seasonings and mush them into the ground turkey. I love making my own turkey sausage for casseroles like these because the flavor is amazing and if you use 99% lean ground turkey it saves a ton of WW Freestyle SmartPoints! I’ve had a few people say “but isn’t that harder?” and honestly…not really. My family loved this dish (including my almost-10-month-old baby), so I’m calling it a crowd-pleaser! Plus, each of those big servings is just 385 calories or 10 Green, 6 Blue or 6 Purple myWW SmartPoints! To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here! This casserole makes big servings, so it’s great to serve for brunch or a hearty breakfast with a side of fruit (cantaloupe, fruit salad, berries, oranges – it goes with everything). This casserole has everything: eggs, cheese, bacon, sausage, tater tots – the works! I drastically lightened this up from a recipe my mom used on Christmas and it’s still absolutely delicious, decadent, and super filling. When I say this is the Ultimate Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole, I mean it.

Tater tot breakfast casserole