Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole is a hearty slow cooker breakfast made with crispy tater tots, eggs, breakfast sausage, bacon, and plenty of melted cheddar cheese. Everything cooks together in the crockpot for an easy breakfast that’s perfect for weekends, holidays, brunch, or breakfast-for-dinner.
This is the kind of breakfast that works especially well when you’re feeding a hungry family or a houseful of guests. Assemble everything in the slow cooker, let it cook, and you’ve got eggs, meat, potatoes, and cheese all in one warm and filling meal. 🥓🍳🥔
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Ingredients for Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole:
Ingredient Notes
- Tater Tots: Frozen tater tots make up the potato layer and keep prep easy. Add them straight from the freezer—there’s no need to thaw them first.
- Eggs: Eggs create the base of the breakfast casserole and hold all the layers together as they cook.
- Breakfast Sausage: Cook and crumble the breakfast sausage before adding it to the slow cooker. Mild sausage works well, or use hot sausage if you like a little spice.
- Bacon: Cook the bacon until crispy, then crumble it before adding it to the casserole. Save a little extra for sprinkling over the top before serving if you’d like.
- Cheddar Cheese: Shredded cheddar adds plenty of cheesy flavor throughout the casserole. Sharp cheddar gives you a stronger flavor, while mild cheddar works well for a more kid-friendly version.
- Milk: Milk is whisked with the eggs to create the creamy egg mixture. Whole milk gives you a richer casserole, but 2% works well too.
- Salt & Pepper: Keep the seasoning simple since the sausage, bacon, and cheese already bring plenty of savory flavor. Taste your sausage and bacon before going heavy on the salt. 🥓🍳🥔🧀
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How To make Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs and milk until well combined. Season with salt and black pepper.
- Lightly coat the inside of the slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray or butter.
- Arrange a layer of frozen tater tots in the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Sprinkle a layer of cooked breakfast sausage and crumbled bacon over the tater tots, followed by shredded cheddar cheese.
- Repeat the layers of tater tots, sausage, bacon, and cheese, reserving some cheese for the top.
- Pour the egg mixture evenly over the casserole, allowing it to work its way down through the layers.
- Sprinkle the remaining shredded cheddar cheese over the top.
- Cover and cook on Low for about 8 hours or High for about 4 hours, until the eggs are completely set in the center.
- Turn off the slow cooker and let the casserole rest for 10 minutes before serving.
- Garnish with extra crumbled bacon, shredded cheese, or sliced green onions if desired. 🥓🍳🥔
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Tips I Found Helpful
- Cook and drain the sausage well before layering the casserole to prevent excess grease.
- Arrange the tater tots in fairly even layers so the casserole cooks consistently from edge to center.
- Pour the egg mixture slowly and evenly over the casserole so it reaches all the layers.
- Avoid lifting the slow cooker lid while it cooks. Each time you remove the lid, heat escapes and can increase the cooking time.
- Slow cookers vary quite a bit, so begin checking the center before the end of the recommended cooking time.
- The casserole is ready when the eggs in the center are completely set and no liquid egg remains.
- Let the casserole rest for about 10 minutes before cutting into portions. This helps everything set and makes serving easier.
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Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole
This Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole is a hearty slow cooker breakfast made with eggs, crispy bacon, breakfast sausage, cheddar cheese, and tater tots. Everything cooks together in the crockpot for an easy, filling breakfast that's perfect for weekends, holidays, brunch, or breakfast-for-dinner.
Ingredients
- 6 Large Eggs
- 28 oz Frozen Tater Tots
- 8 oz Cheddar Cheese
- 1 cup Breakfast Sausage
- 6 slices bacon
- 1 Cup Milk
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs and milk until well combined. Season with salt and black pepper.
Lightly coat the inside of the slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray or butter.
Arrange a layer of frozen tater tots in the bottom of the slow cooker.
Sprinkle a layer of cooked breakfast sausage and crumbled bacon over the tater tots, followed by shredded cheddar cheese.
Repeat the layers of tater tots, sausage, bacon, and cheese, reserving some cheese for the top.
Pour the egg mixture evenly over the casserole, allowing it to work its way down through the layers.
Sprinkle the remaining shredded cheddar cheese over the top.
Cover and cook on Low for about 8 hours or High for about 4 hours, until the eggs are completely set in the center.
Turn off the slow cooker and let the casserole rest for 10 minutes before serving.
Garnish with extra crumbled bacon, shredded cheese, or sliced green onions if desired. 🥓🍳🥔
Notes
Cook and drain the breakfast sausage before assembling the casserole, and cook the bacon until crispy. Pour the egg mixture slowly and evenly over the layers so it reaches the bottom of the slow cooker. Cooking times can vary between slow cookers, so begin checking before the end of the recommended time. The casserole is ready when the eggs are completely set in the center. Let it rest for about 10 minutes before serving.
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