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Breakfast Tater Tot Casserole

This Sausage Tater Tot Casserole is full of cheese, sausage, and eggs making it a one dish meal. The tater tots get super crispy on top!

  • Prep5 min
  • Cook45 min
  • Total50 min
  • Serves8 to 10 servings
  • Rating4.7
Breakfast Tater Tot Casserole

Breakfast Tater Tot Casserole is super easy to throw together for a weekend breakfast. This Sausage Tater Tot Casserole is full of cheese, sausage, and eggs making it a one dish meal.

Breakfast Tater Tot Casserole with sausage and cheddar cheese.

The tater tots are placed on top of everything else so that they brown and crisp up nicely without any precooking. In addition to cheese mixed into the casserole, there’s also plenty of gooey, melted cheese on top. This is sure to be a breakfast the whole family will want to dig into.

Breakfast Tater Tot Casserole with sausage and cheddar cheese

Easy To Make With Pre-cooked Sausage

What makes this Breakfast Tater Tot Casserole so easy to prepare is Johnsonville Fully Cooked Breakfast Sausage. It comes in both patties which I love to use for these Breakfast Sliders and links, which I have sliced up and used for this casserole.

Fully Cooked Breakfast Sausage makes breakfast so easy. Ready in only 30 seconds, these sausage links have that bold Johnsonville flavor that you love. Whether your morning schedule is super hectic and you serve them with some scrambled eggs for a breakfast that is ready in just a few minutes, or you use them to whip up a breakfast casserole on a more leisurely morning, you’ll love the flavor of these Johnsonville sausages.

I know I do. 🙂

Breakfast Tater Tot Casserole with Johnsonville sausage

How To Make

(More detailed instructions in recipe card below.)

Whisking eggs and half-and-half.
  1. Whisk eggs, milk, salt, pepper, and onion powder together.
  2. Slice sausage and add to egg mixture.
  3. Stir in half the cheese.
  4. Pour mixture into baking dish.
  5. Spread tater tots on top. Season with salt and pepper. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes.
  6. Sprinkle rest of cheese on top.
  7. Bake 5 more minutes.
  8. Enjoy!
    9. Breakfast Tater Tot Casserole with sausage and cheddar cheese.

    Do I Have To Use Pre-Cooked Sausage Links?

    No, you can use any type of sausage for this recipe. You can use the pre-cooked patties and cut them into bite-sized pieces. Or you can use uncooked sausage. If using uncooked sausage, you will need to cook it first. To use ground breakfast sausage, cook and crumble it in a nonstick skillet.

    Prepare In Advance?

    This casserole can be prepped a day in advance. Wait to add the tater tots until just before placing the casserole in the oven so they don’t get soggy.

    Breakfast Tater Tot Casserole with sausage and cheddar cheese.

    Make It Spicy

    To make this Sausage Tater Tot Casserole spicy, add 1 finely chopped jalapeno and a pinch or two of cayenne pepper.

    No Need To Thaw The Tater Tots

    You don’t have to worry about thawing the tater tots. Just add the frozen tater tots to the casserole. So easy! I use the mini tater tots. The casserole may take a llittle longer to cook with the regular-size tater tots.

    Breakfast Tater Tot Casserole with sausage and cheddar cheese.

    Not only is this casserole quick and easy to throw together, it feeds a crowd and leftovers reheat well.

    Storage and How To Reheat

    Leftover breakfast casserole will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 days and can be reheated in a 350 degree oven. I don’t recommend reheating it in the microwave because the tater tots will get soggy.

    Can You Freeze This Sausage Tater Tot Casserole?

    Yes! You can freeze it before or after baking. If freezing it before, don’t add the tater tots. Just freeze the egg and sausage mixture part and add the tater tots just before baking. You will want to thaw it overnight in the refrigerator before baking.

    To freeze a whole casserole after baking, cool it completely and then wrap it well and freeze up to 2 months. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight.

    Individual leftover slices can be frozen. Wrap in foil and place in a freezer bag.

    Breakfast Tater Tot Casserole with sausage and cheddar cheese.

    To learn more about Johnsonville Fully Cooked Breakfast Sausage visit Johnsonville.com.

    More Amazing Breakfast Casserole Recipes

    Watch the short video below to see how easy this recipe is to make.

    Originally posted September 14, 2016.

Ingredients

Equipment 9x13-inch baking dish

Steps

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a 9X13-inch baking pan.

  2. 2

    In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, salt, pepper, and onion powder.

  3. 3

    Slice sausage into 1/2-inch slices. Add to egg mixture.

  4. 4

    Stir 1/2 of cheese into egg mixture.

  5. 5

    Pour egg mixture into baking pan.

  6. 6

    Spread tater tots evenly on top.

  7. 7

    Season lightly with salt and pepper.

  8. 8

    Place in oven and bake for 40 to 50 minutes.

  9. 9

    Sprinkle remaining cheese on top. Place back in oven for 5 minutes.

Notes

Tater tots come in all different sized bags. Don't worry about that. You just need to add enough tater tots to cover the top well.

If using pre-cooked sausage, you do not need to cook it before adding it to the casserole.

You can substitute any kind of uncooked sausage for this recipe but you will need to cook it first.

If you want to make this casserole spicy, add a pinch or two of crushed red pepper flakes to the egg mixture.

Nutrition

  • Calories519

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