This Tater Tot Breakfast Bake is Exactly What Your Hangover Needs

Napoleon Dynamite may have made them famous, but these tots are serving a tot-ally new purpose… in a dope breakfast bake.

Tots, cheese, bacon, sausage, onion, more cheese and chives? Prepare to have a lot of people want to be your friend for the entire 10 minutes of this breakfast’s existence until it’s devoured.

Tater Tot Breakfast Bake

• Prep Time:15 minutes
• Cook Time:45 minutes
• Total Time:60 minutes
• Servings:5-6
• Medium

Ingredients

• 4 slices of bacon
• 1 white onion
• 1 lb ground sausage
• 2 cup cheese
• 3 eggs
• 2 cup milk
• 2 lbs tater tots
• Chives

• Step 1

  Preheat oven to 350ºF.

• Step 2

  Place bacon in the skillet and turn to low heat, cook both sides until it reaches your preferred crispiness.

  

• Step 3

  In the same skillet with bacon fat, turn skillet to medium heat and cook chopped onions and ground sausage.

  

• Step 4

  Drain and place onions and sausage in the bottom of a 9×13 pan, followed by 1 ½ cups of cheese. 

  

• Step 5

  In a bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, salt, and pepper. Then pour the mixture over the cheese so that it is evenly distributed.

  

• Step 6

  Layer the top with tater tots and place the pan on the lower middle rack in the oven. Bake for 35 minutes.

  

• Step 7

  Take out breakfast bake and sprinkle additional ½ cup of cheese on top. Then place the tray back in the oven for 5-10 minutes until the tots are golden brown and the sides are bubbling.

• Step 8

  Add bacon bits and chives to garnish.