Make-Ahead Overnight Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole

This make-ahead recipe, Make-Ahead Overnight Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole, leans on to 16 ounces breakfast sausage, small diced bell peppers and small diced onion. It makes 8 servings and takes about 795 minutes.

• Yield 8 servings
• Ready in 795 minutes
• Prep 25 minutes
• Cook 50 minutes

Ingredients

• 12 to 16 ounces breakfast sausage
• 1 cup small diced bell peppers (any color)
• 1/2 cup small diced onion
• 6 large eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Pinch of black pepper
• 24 ounces (about 6 cups) frozen tater tots
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
• 1 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese
• Chopped green onion or chives (for garnish (optional))
• Sour cream and salsa (for serving (optional))

Instructions

1. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the sausage, peppers and onions, crumbling the sausage into small pieces as it cooks, until it is no longer pink and cooked through and the veggies are tender. Drain the grease (you can let the sausage/veggies hang out in the skillet for a minute or remove them to a plate).
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, sour cream, salt and pepper until smooth.
3. Lightly grease a 9X13-inch baking pan. Place the tater tots in a single layer across the bottom of the pan. (Use only as many tater tots as will fit in a single layer).
4. Sprinkle sausage over the tater tots followed by the veggies. Sprinkle cheese evenly across the top.
5. Pour the egg mixture evenly over and across the top. Cover the dish with lightly greased foil and refrigerate (overnight, up to 18 hours). OR you can bake it right away. The tater tots won't break down quite as much, but it is still delicious.
6. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Bake covered for 25 minutes. Uncover and bake 30 to 45 minutes longer until golden, bubbly, and set. Add additional time, as needed, until the center of the casserole is no longer runny. Sprinkle with green onions or chives, if using. Serve warm.

Give it a minute off the heat, then serve it while it is still hot.