If you need to feed a crowd, there is nothing better than this hearty tater tot casserole. It combines some of my favorite breakfast items - tater tots, eggs, cheese and sausage. What's not to love? Once you make this yummy tater tot casserole recipe, you need to try our Sausage, Egg and Biscuit Breakfast Casserole.
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You will be baking this tater tot breakfast casserole in a 9 x 13 casserole dish. My favorite casserole dish is this one by Anchor Hocking. I love it because it comes with a carrier so I can easily bring my breakfast casserole to gatherings or meetings.
Why you are going to love this tater tot casserole recipe
My favorite thing about this breakfast casserole with tater tots is that you can prepare it the night before, place in the refrigerator and bake it up in the morning. Breakfast really doesn't get much easier than that. This is classic comfort food that is perfect for a chilly morning.
Ingredients
- eggs
- sausage links
- milk
- Tater tots
- shredded cheese
- kosher salt
- pepper
How to make this tater tot hotdish
You can brown your sausage over medium heat in a large skillet or in the microwave.
This dish starts with browned sausage that is cut and spread into a greased casserole pan.
Next, you'll mix the milk, eggs, salt and pepper in a large bowl and pour them over the sausage in the baking dish.
Now it is time to sprinkle on the cheddar cheese. If you will be serving this the next morning like I did, cover and refrigerate at this point. You will be performing the next steps in the morning.
Spread the tater tots on top of the cheese layer.
Add the remainder of the cheese on top and bake.
This tater tot casserole did not last long when I served it. I was lucky to snatch up a piece and it was SO good. The flavor can't be beat!
Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 20 oz sausage links use two 10 oz packages
- 1 cup milk
- 16 oz Tater tots
- 2 ½ cups shredded cheese we used a cheddar and jack mix
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease a 9 x 13 casserole dish.
- Brown sausage according to package directions and cut into bit sized pieces. Spread cooked and cut sausage onto greased casserole dish.
- In a large bowl, beat together milk, eggs, salt and pepper.
- Cover the sausage in the casserole dish with the egg mixture.
- Cover with one cup of cheese.
- If you will be serving this the next morning, cover and refrigerate at this point.
- In the morning:
- Spread 16 oz of tater tots on top of the cheese.
- Add the remainder of the cheese on top.
- Bake for 40 minutes at 350 degrees.
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Nutrition
This nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using online calculators. Your nutritional information may vary depending on numerous factors.
Frequently asked questions
Not at all! This is an easy dinner recipe as well, whether you are using it as a main or side dish.
Yes. You do not need to thaw the tater tot potato before using them.
You can bulk this up further by adding some veggies such as onions and mushrooms.
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Nice recipes
Clarissa Hooper
My family would love this! I would leave a section with no meat for me though 🙂
Amber White
Not sure what I did wrong but 40 minutes definitely wasn't long enough. I had to cook another 30 minutes for the eggs to be done. Otherwise delicious!
Jujubeeme
Do you cook the tater tots first?
Trisha Beck
I didn't cook the tots first. Was I supposed to?
Vicky @ Mess For Less
Nope, just put them on frozen.
Vicky @ Mess For Less
No you don't Trisha.
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PinkStripeySocks
Oh my goodness. This looks delicious. I'm literally salivating right now. Yummy!
Vicky @ Mess For Less
Thanks Emilie, I will have to check that out!
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zaniwright
THANK YOU for this recipe! I made two pans on Sunday and cooked them. The goal was for my family to be able to take pieces to reheat for a quick week day breakfast. This is working perfectly and it is FREAKING DELICIOUS. I have been eating it for breakfast and lunch. I substituted cut up bacon for sausage because that is what I had on hand. SO GOOD.
Vicky @ Mess For Less
I love getting these kinds of comments! Thanks for letting me know!
Tamara Williams
Thank you! My boys love this recipe before soccer games!
Vicky @ Mess For Less
Tamara, thank you! It's one of our favorites too!
Mimi's Health Adventure
Can you use coconut or almond milk instead?
Angelle Glover
Great recipe! I put some salsa in it which came out great too. So many things you can do with the recipe, thank you for sharing.
Carissa
I'm planning on making this for dinner tomorrow night. I usually half recipes since there is just 2 of us, but 3 eggs doesn't seem like enough for the two of us. Is it pretty thin?
Vicky @ Mess For Less
Carissa, It is not thin. You can make the full recipe and freeze the leftovers. It holds up well. Thanks for visiting!
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Should the tater tots be frozen or thawed?
Vicky @ Mess For Less
You can put them in frozen.
Cathy
This is a great dish! I used ground sausage and mini Tater Tots. So good! I found I needed more than 40 minutes as well. Made this several times now and just love !
Vicky
Glad to hear it Cathy! Thank you much for the kind words.
Donna
Was absolutely delish but would like to know the calories I just eat
Vicky
Donna, this is not usually something I eat while watching calories as it is a bit indulgent. If you check out the calories for each of the ingredients you can roughly calculate something for the entire dish.
Bill
Very yummy and simple. I added a pinch of sea salt and about 1 teaspoon of black pepper and made my biscuits from scratch. Will consider serving again for potluck one Sunday morning at church.
Vicky
That must have been great with homemade biscuits! Thanks for sharing your feedback.
Linda
what if I haveleftover cooked tots?
Vicky
I have refrigerated them and warmed them up the next day.
Blanche Schuck
Do you use sausage links in casing or the brown & serve ?
Vicky
I used Brown and Serve sausage.
Penny
Would I be able to use Jimmy Dean Hot rolled sausage browned and chopped?
Vicky
Those should work perfectly.
Angela
This was so delicious! The whole family loved it! I used one roll of Jimmy Dean sausage.
Courtney | Love & Good Stuff
Made this when my daughter had some friends sleep over and it was a big hit! This is perfect for easily feeding breakfast for a crowd and I love that it can be prepared ahead of time!
Jennifer
There's just two of us at our house, so this is a great breakfast casserole to last for the week. Individual servings froze well and that was so helpful for having a quick breakfast on busy mornings.
Sapana
Oh my goodness, this looks so delicious!! It would make for the perfect weeknight meal, filled with so much flavor.
Annissa
Love, love, Love this! I haven't eaten tater tots in years, but now I'm craving them. What a fun way to top off a casserole.
Pam greer
We have been making this ever since you first posted it, I just had to let you know how much we love it!! It is always requested by friends and family.
Grace
Agree! I am SOOOO frustrated right now!! This casserole has been in the oven for 40 minutes and it is STILL soupy!! My family is hungry. They have been patiently waiting. 😩 I’m disgusted! One cup of milk is WAY TOO MUCH milk for 6 eggs!!!!! Horrible experience with this recipe!!! And I hate to cook! I was trying to do something nice for my family while we quarantine over this deadly virus. 😩😩😩