Cheesy Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole
When you have to feed breakfast to a big group of people, breakfast casseroles are a great way to do it. Instead of standing there over the stove, flipping pancake after pancake, all you have to do is fill one big casserole dish, pop it in the oven, and pull out a hot, delicious breakfast for the whole crowd.
All breakfast casseroles are based on the same basic idea: combine some sort of protein (meat, eggs, cheese, or all three) with some sort of starch (biscuits, rolls, or even tortillas) and bake it all in one pan. I’ve made tons of different breakfast casseroles over the years: Biscuits & Gravy Breakfast Casserole, Cheesy Egg Crescent Casserole, and Breakfast Enchilada Overnight Bake, to name a few.
This Cheesy Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole is a super hearty breakfast that will satisfy a big crowd in every way. It’ll fill their tummies, and bring smiles to their faces – and leave you plenty of time to spend with your guests.
Cheesy Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease a 9X13-inch baking pan.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, half and half, salt, pepper, and garlic and onion powder.
- Slice sausage into 1/2-inch slices. Add to egg mixture. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
- In a separate bowl, mix together cheddar and mozzarella cheese.
- Stir 1/2 of cheese into egg mixture and pour egg mixture into baking pan. Place tater tots evenly on top or egg mixture.
- Place in oven and bake for 35-40 minutes. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top. Place back in oven for 5 minutes until cheese has melted.
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Ingredients
- 8 eggs
- 1/2 cup half and half
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 packages Fully Cooked Breakfast Sausage
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
- 1 28-32 package frozen tater tots
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a 9X13-inch baking pan.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, half and half, salt, pepper, and garlic and onion powder.
- Slice sausage into 1/2-inch slices. Add to egg mixture. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
- In a separate bowl, mix together cheddar and mozzarella cheese.
- Stir 1/2 of cheese into egg mixture and pour egg mixture into baking pan. Place tater tots evenly on top or egg mixture.
- Place in oven and bake for 35-40 minutes. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top. Place back in oven for 5 minutes until cheese has melted
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Nutrition
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Originally posted Jan 2019, Updated July 2026
Made it for the 1st time. Came out good. Not a big garlic fan, so I used a pinch only. I think 2 cups of cheddar is a but much, probably gonna use 1 cup next time. But overall it’s really good. Thank you!
Very easy and good. I used half the sausage to cut down on the grease. Didn’t loose any flavor.
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Had a hard time getting the eggs to cook in the middle, very soupy. Added an extra 12 minutes! Overall it was alright but nothing I’m excited to make again anytime soon. It did help me use up some chicken breakfast links I needed to use!