Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole

I love tater tots!  And I love breakfast!  I could eat both anytime of the day, so I decided to make a Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole for dinner recently.

I simply cooked up a pound of chopped Portuguese sausage, then placed it on the bottom of a 9x13 pan.  I then sprinkled 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese on top of the sausage.

In a bowl, I mixed together 6 eggs, 1 cup of milk, 1/2 t garlic powder, 1/4 t salt, 1/4 t black pepper, then poured the mixture over the sausage and cheese.  

I then placed tater tots on top of the egg mixture.  I had an 8 lb bag of tots from a warehouse club, so I simply placed enough in a layer to cover the entire pan.  I would estimate you'd need 1/2 to 3/4 of a 32oz bag of tots.

Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 50 minutes, then sprinkle on 1/2 cup of shredded cheddar cheese, then bake for 10 more minutes.

Garnish with sliced green onions, and enjoy!

Next time I hope to also top with chopped bacon!

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Tater Tot Baked Dip

I bought an enormous bag (8 lbs!) of tater tots, and accidentally bought 8 too many boxes of cream cheese, so I decided to look up recipes that included tater tots and cream cheese.  

I found lots of tater tot dip recipes that used sour cream, so I decided to just sub the sour cream with cream cheese (as I have done with many dips before).

For this Tater Tot Baked Dip, simply chop 3 cups of thawed tater tots, and mix it with 2 blocks of softened cream cheese, 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese, and 1 packet of Lipton Onion Soup Mix.

Pour the contents into a pie plate, top with an additional cup of shredded cheddar cheese, and bake for 30 minutes at 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

Garnish with green onions, and serve warm with crackers.

Next time I'm adding bacon!

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Tater Tot Casserole

I used to make Tater Tot Casseroles a lot, and since I've been on a tater tot kick lately, I decided to make one, but in a different way than I used to.

I usually make them by combining 1 can of cream of mushroom soup with 1 cup of sour cream and 1/2 cup of shredded cheddar cheese.  I then toss about 2 lbs of frozen tater tots into the mixture, spread everything into a 9x13 pan, and bake for 45 minutes at 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

This time, however, I combined 1 can of cream of mushroom soup with 1 cup of sour cream, and spread the mixture onto the bottom of a 9x13 pan.

Then I added a layer of bacon!  I took about 1/2 cup of crumbled bacon and sprinkled it onto the sour cream mixture.

Next I placed a layer of tater tots, then I sprinkled with 1/2 cup of shredded cheddar cheese.

Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes.

Enjoy!

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Tater Tot Waffles

Months ago, when I told a friend of mine that I wanted to try and make hash brown waffles, she said tater tot waffles would be a great idea too.

I finally bought a bag of tater tots over the weekend so I could try and make Tater Tot Waffles.

My first attempt was a fail - I didn't put enough thawed tater tots on the waffle iron, and the waffle just fell apart.

The second attempt I made sure to put even more tater tots, and the waffle stuck together better.

Just be sure to completely fill up the waffle iron with tater tots, and let it cook for about 5-6 minutes, until the waffle is golden brown.

This is my kind of waffle!

I love all things savory for breakfast, so I really enjoyed this tater tot waffle.

My husband doesn't care for tater tots, but he loved the waffle (although he did say maybe it was the egg yolk from the accompanying egg that gave it that extra yumminess).

If you love tater tots as much as I do - make some tater tot waffles for your next breakfast!

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