Sausage Cream Cheese Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole

Sausage Cream Cheese Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole – great make-ahead recipe! Sausage, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, tater tots, eggs, milk, garlic, onion, and black pepper. Can refrigerate or freeze for later. Great for breakfast. lunch or dinner. Everyone loves this easy breakfast casserole!!

Easy Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole

This Sausage Cream Cheese Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole has all of my favorites in one pan. Sausage, cream cheese, tater tots, eggs, and cheese. YUM! Super easy to make and it tastes great. Even though this is called a breakfast casserole, it is perfect at any time of the day! We love breakfast for dinner! Whip up some grits and biscuits and enjoy!

How to Make Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole

This breakfast casserole is super easy to make. Start with browning some sausage. Combine the cooked sausage with cream cheese. Crumble the sausage mixture into a baking dish. Add cheese and frozen tater tots. Gently toss to evenly distribute in the pan. Whisk together eggs, milk, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Pour over the tater tot mixture and bake.

• I used Jimmy Dean breakfast sausage in this casserole. You can use any flavor you prefer – regular, hot, maple, sage, Italian.
• Can substitute turkey sausage for pork sausage.
• There is no need to thaw the tater tots before adding to the casserole.
• I used cheddar cheese in this casserole. Feel free to use any cheese you prefer – gouda, Colby, Mexican cheese blend. If you like it, use it!
• Feel free to add onion, bell peppers, or a can of Rotel tomatoes to the mixture.
• To reduce calories, you can substitute egg beaters for eggs. You will need 2 cups of egg beaters for this recipe.
• Can assemble casserole ahead of time and refrigerate overnight. You may need to add a few minutes to the cooking time if baking directly from the refrigerator.
• Can make the casserole in advance and freeze for later. I freeze the casserole unbaked. You can also freeze the baked casserole.
• To bake casserole after freezing, thaw completely and bake as directed below.
• To reheat casserole after freezing, partially thaw. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake at 350ºF for 30 to 45 minutes, until warm.

What to Serve with Breakfast Casserole

This casserole is a favorite at our house. I like to make casserole this for potlucks, overnight guests, and for holiday mornings. It is a real crowd pleaser! We usually serve this casserole with some fresh fruit, biscuits, and grits. Here are a few of our favorite recipes from the blog that go great with this sausage breakfast casserole:

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Sausage Cream Cheese Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole

Author: Stephanie @ Plain Chicken

Yield: 6 people

Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 1 hr

Total Time 1 hr 10 mins

Sausage Cream Cheese Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole – great make-ahead recipe! Sausage, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, tater tots, eggs, milk, garlic, onion, and black pepper. Can refrigerate or freeze for later. Great for breakfast. lunch or dinner. Everyone loves this easy breakfast casserole!!

Equipment:

• 10-inch Skillet
• Meat Thermometer
• 9×13-inch Ceramic Baking Dish

Ingredients:

• 2 lb hot breakfast sausage
• 1 (8-oz) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 (30-32oz) bag frozen tater tots
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp pepper
• ¼ tsp garlic powder
• ¼ tsp onion powder
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 8 eggs
• 2 cups milk

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF. Lightly spray a 9×13-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In a large skillet, cook sausage until no longer pink. Drain fat. Add cream cheese to skillet and mix with cooked sausage.
• In a large bowl, toss together tater tots,sausage and cream cheese mixture, and shredded cheddar cheese. Pour into a lightly greased 9×13-inch pan.
• Whisk together eggs, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and milk. Pour over tater tot mixture.
• Bake uncovered for 60 – 70 minutes, or until eggs are set.

Notes:

I used Jimmy Dean breakfast sausage in this casserole. You can use any flavor you prefer – regular, hot, maple, sage, Italian.

Can substitute turkey sausage for pork sausage.

There is no need to thaw the tater tots before adding to the casserole.

I used cheddar cheese in this casserole. Feel free to use any cheese you prefer – gouda, Colby, Mexican cheese blend. If you like it, use it!

Feel free to add onion, bell peppers, or a can of Rotel tomatoes to the mixture.

To reduce calories, you can substitute egg beaters for eggs. You will need 2 cups of egg beaters for this recipe.

Can assemble casserole ahead of time and refrigerate overnight. You may need to add a few minutes to the cooking time if baking directly from the refrigerator.

Can make the casserole in advance and freeze for later. I freeze the casserole unbaked. You can also freeze the baked casserole.

To bake casserole after freezing, thaw completely and bake as directed below.

To reheat casserole after freezing, partially thaw. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake at 350ºF for 30 to 45 minutes, until warm.

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Steph