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.
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.
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. 🙂
How To Make
(More detailed instructions in recipe card below.)
- Whisk eggs, milk, salt, pepper, and onion powder together.
- Slice sausage and add to egg mixture.
- Stir in half the cheese.
- Pour mixture into baking dish.
- Spread tater tots on top. Season with salt and pepper. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes.
- Sprinkle rest of cheese on top.
- Bake 5 more minutes.
- Enjoy!
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.
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.
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.
To learn more about Johnsonville Fully Cooked Breakfast Sausage visit Johnsonville.com.
More Amazing Breakfast Casserole Recipes
- Loaded Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole
- Sausage and Crescent Roll Casserole
- Breakfast Biscuit Bubble Up
- Ham and Cheese Hash Brown Casserole
- Overnight Sausage and Caramelized Onion Breakfast Casserole
Watch the short video below to see how easy this recipe is to make.
Breakfast Tater Tot Casserole
Equipment
Ingredients
- 8 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 packages Johnsonville Fully Cooked Breakfast Sausage
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 1 package frozen mini tater tots
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a 9X13-inch baking pan.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, salt, pepper, and onion powder.
- Slice sausage into 1/2-inch slices. Add to egg mixture.
- Stir 1/2 of cheese into egg mixture.
- Pour egg mixture into baking pan.
- Spread tater tots evenly on top.
- Season lightly with salt and pepper.
- Place in oven and bake for 40 to 50 minutes.
- Sprinkle remaining cheese on top. Place back in oven for 5 minutes.
Notes
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Originally posted September 14, 2016.
Hi, my mom left and i’m left to make this by myself so I have a couple questions: can I bake it at 375 and how do I grease the pan?
Thanks!
Milanea
Yes, you can bake it at 375. You can either grease the pan by spraying it with Pam. Or you can rub butter all over it. Good luck!
Does it really take 50 minutes? Do you need to thaw the frozen tator tots beforehand?
This is one of my family favs! Especially the kids, I too tweaked it, I used turkey bacon and for the seasoning, I added Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning packet into the eggs and some pepper. All the seasonings I needed . It turned out delicious 😋
I did this, but… made it in 12 large non-stick muffin cups. Baked the tator tots ahead to make them crunchy (20 minutes @ 425). Crumbled ~10 each into each cup. Cooked 1# breakfast sausage separately and smashed into crumbles. Added 1c diced onions, 1c sliced mushrooms, cooked until onions translucent. Spooned that on the crumbled tots. In same (cool) sausage pan, added 2 cups finely shredded cheese to 12 eggs, stirred to get as much of the flavor out of the pan, then spooned on top of tot/sausage/veggie mix. Baked at 350 for 15 minutes until eggs hardened and cheese browned. Ran a fork around the edges of each cup until the “tot muffin” spun in the cup. Flipped the pans upside down on a cutting board and allowed to cool completely. Froze 11 for later.
In the oven (again) while I am typing this. Without thawing the tots, this takes a whole lot longer to cook than 40 minutes, center was cold and runny even after 50 minutes. If this comes out tasty the next time I make it will have to thaw or cook the tots first.
I pre crisp my tots in the air fryer as I cook the sausage. Works out great. Good texture and guaranteed crispy top.
I tweaked it too, for a family gathering. Used bacon instead, added caramelized onions, mixed vegetables and spinach leaves just under the tater tot top. Tried it with a mix of cheese – cheddar, swiss and pepperjack and was yum! Feels like a lot of ingredients but I think it turned out pretty good! Such a versatile recipe that you can add on other ingredients!
You have five kids! I’m a momma of two and I consider you to be a saint 😂
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AN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING UP BEFORE ANYONE AND CAME ACROSS THIS RECIPE! FED MY 5 LIL ONES AND IS GONNA BE AN ADDED WEEKEND RECIPE…..
This is going to be my new favorite Breakfast Casserole. I used fresh ground sausage and cooked it with onion. I added more spices than original recipe called for as we like lots of flavor. (garlic powder, pepper flakes, dash of hot sauce etc) It was delicious!
Yay!! 🙂
I made this this morning, Very easy and real good , Thanks for posting.
I made it using Chorizo and it was AMAZING! My family devoured it.
I made it with bacon instead of sausage!
Yum!!
I meant ‘ tweaked it’ for my own creation. Followed basic directions, but used Crescent dough on the bottom of a greased glass casserole
Wish I could leave a photo.
I wish you could leave a photo too. That sounds wonderful. Maybe you could leave one on our Facebook page.
Twined it for my own creation. Following the basic directions and using crescent dough on the bottom of the greased class casserole.
I’d like to leave a photo, if I may.
This was excellent! I increased the eggs to a full dozen and used regular tater tots. One of the best breakfast casseroles I have ever had.
So happy you enjoyed it Ellen!!
1 package of tater tots doesn’t help much when you can buy giant bags of the things. I just put them in first to fill the pan, and poured the mixture second.
I’m wondering also, if I have to thaw the tater tots out before I mix the tots in?
Do you thaw the tater tots before putting them in casserole?
It was delicious!!!
This is such a GREAT idea, Christin! I could eat tater tots every day, so I love that you made this into breakfast! YUM!!
There’s just something about tater tots! They are the best! This casserole looks fantastic!
Cheese, eggs, and tater tots in one pan?! Um, yes please 🙂