Tater Tot Sausage Breakfast Casserole – great make ahead recipe! Sausage, 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!!
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Pin This RecipeThis Tater Tot Sausage Breakfast Casserole is great for breakfast, lunch or dinner! It can be made ahead of time and refrigerated or frozen for later. This is a great dish for overnight guests. Mix it up the night before and bake it in the morning. SO easy!
This Tater Tot Sausage Breakfast Casserole is crazy good! Tater tots, sausage and cheese – you can’t go wrong with that combination. I didn’t thaw the tater tots before mixing up this casserole. I just threw them in there frozen.
Tater Tot Sausage Breakfast Casserole
Ingredients:
- 2 lb hot breakfast sausage
- 1 (30-32oz) bag frozen tater tots
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 1-1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup mozzarella 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.
- In a large bowl, toss together tater tots, cooked sausage and cheeses. 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.
- **Cover and refrigerate at this point if baking later.**
- Bake uncovered for 60 – 70 minutes, or until eggs are set.
Notes:
Steph
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Made this for Christmas breakfast and it was a hit! I used regular breakfast sausage instead of hot. I will be making this again.
To make this in a crock pot, would you assemble everything and place in the crock pot? And cook for how long?
low for about 8 hours – high for about 4 hours.
Made this for our grandkids. They loved it!! Our 12 year old grandson is a very picky eater and he loved it too. He had to take some left overs home. 😀. He asks for it all the time.
So quick & easy. Thank you
Did you end up trying this in your crockpot? I’m making this for a breakfast at church and I’m thinking it would be easier.
Does anyone know if you can use Lactose-free milk for this recipe?
I’ve made it with 2% l lactose-free milk and used chicken and turkey sausage. It was delicious!
Made this tonight and it was amazing! Husband loved it. I only used one lb of sausage to save on cost and it turned out just fine. Kept it in for 70 min. 60 wasn’t done yet.
Does anyone have any advice for a crockpot take on this?! I love this recipe, so easy and delicious but I would love to be able to cook it in a crockpot for work purposes! Any suggestions?!
I love this recipe! I am going to try to make it with impossible meat since my friends are vegetarian. Has anyone used impossible meat before with this recipe and is it any different from sausage or ground beef for this dish?
I have made this recipe many times and when serving, I offer sour cream and salsa as toppings. It is a big hit and requested frequently by co-workers.
Absolutely love this recipe, I’ve probably made it over 20 times since finding and have had zero issues if needing to switch up meats or adding in vegetables depending on the crowd it’s for.
I am curious if anyone has used egg beaters and/or egg whites as a substitute with success.
I made it today with 2 cups egg whites and 2cups unsweetened almond milk. It took longer, but baked just fine. When I make it again, I’ll use egg beaters instead or do 1/2 eggs and 1/2 egg whites for a bit more of the original flavor. I’d also like to try it with sweet potato or veggie tots mixed in.
Hello! I am planning to try this recipe, but we’re not big sausage fan and was wondering what other meats would work in this? Thanks!
You can try anything you enjoy.
Made this for supper! Used homemade sausage, added about 3/4 tsp cayenne pepper and made sausage gravy to put on top. O. M. G! Between 3 adults we ate almost 1/2 pan 😂
Holy moly, sausage gravy!!! AWESOME
Used 1/2 regular (mild) and 1/2 hot sausage for the kids. This was great!!!
I really enjoy all of your recipes!! I am making one of your tater tot recipes for an overnight group of guests and can’t decide. Which one do you prefer – this recipe or the one with cream cheese? Thanks in advance.
They are both absolutely delicious. Just depends if your group likes cream cheese or not.
My family loved it! I used mild sausage. Definitely a keeper recipe!
Made this in two pans… glad I did ! My men loved it, made gravy with it . But believe me no need for it for me !
Did you double the recipe? Did you bake both pans at the same time, and if so, did that affect the cook time? And did you have them side-by-side on the same rack in the oven, or were they on two different racks above and below?
I’m excited to make this! Just a couple questions…Can you use almond milk instead of regular milk? And does it matter what type of pan I bake it in? I have an aluminum air bake cake pan will that work? Thank you!!
Shanon
I never made this without real milk, so I cannot say. I am not familiar with the pan you referenced. I’ve made this in stoneware pans, glass pans, and aluminum pans with not issues.
Hi Shanon! I make this with unsweetened plain almond milk and dairy free cheese and it turns out amazing!
Hi! Wondering if you think it’d be ok to make it half the size. I’m hoping to cut ingredients by half to make in a smaller dish
Thank you
Yes
I replaced the regular milk with unsweetened almond milk and it was delicious.
Can this be cooked in a crockpot?
yes
Would you just cook it overnight/8 hours on low? Or high?
I’ve loved this recipe for years and want a way to take it somewhere else and still serve it warm…
I made this for the first time to bring to an out of town trip. I prepped everything the day before and purchased a throw away pan. I assembled it right before breakfast and everyone loved it and even asked for the recipe. The only thing I did different was added extra tater tots, added 2 extra eggs and used bacon instead of sausage. Casserole came out perfect for 6 people and had enough the next day for another breakfast. Thanks for a great easy recipe.