Recipe

This Tater Tot Breakfast Bake is Exactly What Your Hangover Needs

By Maddie Cole at Texas Christian University

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

Photo by Maddie Cole

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.

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Step 3

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

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Step 4

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

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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.

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Step 6

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

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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.

GIF by Maddie Cole

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