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    Home » Breakfast

    Tater Tot Breakfast Bake

    Published: Jun 15, 2020 » Modified: Oct 25, 2022 » By: Kylie » This post may contain affiliate links. » 6 Comments

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    This Tater Tot Breakfast Bake will quickly become your family's favorite weekend tradition. It's loaded with eggs, cheese, veggies, bacon, and ham and it takes just minutes to throw together. It can be made ahead of time and the leftovers reheat like a dream. If you're stuck in a breakfast rut, you've gotta try this tater tot casserole!

    Overhead shot of a pan filled with homemade breakfast casserole
    Table of Contents show
    Baking Bacon
    Instructions
    Baking Eggs
    Make Ahead
    Reheating Leftovers
    Substitutions
    Egg Bake Blueprint
    Breakfast Favorites
    Tater Tot Breakfast Bake

    Baking Bacon

    • This recipe starts with bacon! Crispy, crumbled, and lots of it!
    • The easiest way to cook bacon is to bake it! Have you tried it before? It's the best way to get perfectly crispy, crumbly bacon for this tater tot egg bake!
    • Never again will you stand over the hot stove, endlessly flipping bacon while getting burned by spitting and spattering grease!
    • All you do is arrange the bacon in a single layer on a parchment/foil-lined baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 20ish minutes and that's it!
    • If you need your bacon crumbled (like you do for this recipe), wait until the bacon has cooled enough to handle the foil that it's on, then gently fold the foil in on itself crunching and crumbling the bacon right inside. Voila! Quick and easy crumbled bacon with virtually no mess!
    Baked bacon on a tin foil lined baking sheet

    Instructions

    Lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish with oil or butter. Add bacon, cheese, ham, red pepper, green onion, garlic powder, and a couple large pinches of salt and pepper to the baking dish.

    Baking dish filled with cheese ham peppers onions bacon garlic powder salt and pepper

    Stir to combine.

    Baking dish filled with cheese ham peppers onions and bacon

    Add eggs, heavy cream, and a couple pinches of salt and pepper to a large mixing bowl.

    Large bowl with eggs and heavy cream

    Whisk until well combined.

    Large mixing bowl with whisked eggs

    Pour over the veggie/meat mixture in an even layer.

    Overhead shot of a baking dish with an egg bake

    Add frozen tater tots, spreading them in an even layer on top of the eggs. They will overlap - that's okay.

    Overhead shot of a pan filled with tater tot breakfast casserole ready to be baked in the oven

    Bake for 55-60 minutes or until the eggs are set. Garnish with fresh parsley, slice, and enjoy!

    Overhead shot of a pan filled with homemade breakfast casserole

    Baking Eggs

    • If you haven't baked eggs before you may wonder how you know when they're done.
    • Since the meat is all cooked ahead of time, when the eggs are cooked through, the casserole is done.
    • You can tell that the eggs are cooked through when they look "set" in the very middle and are no longer jiggly.
    • A good test is to stick a knife into the center of the egg bake. If the eggs appear set and the knife comes out clean, the eggs are cooked!

    Make Ahead

    • This tater tot breakfast bake can be made up to 24 hours in advance which makes this one of our family's brunch favorites.
    • Prepare the egg casserole as directed, but before adding the tater tots and baking - cover the casserole with foil and refrigerate for up to 24 hours.
    • When you're ready to bake, add the frozen tater tots and bake according to the directions below in the recipe card. You may need to add a couple extra minutes to the baking time as the casserole will be a bit colder when it comes right from the fridge.
    • There's no need to thaw the frozen tater tots - just add frozen tater tots to the casserole right before baking. They will cook through in the oven so you don't need to thaw them beforehand.
    Close up shot of a slice of tater tot breakfast bake topped with sour cream and sliced green onion

    Reheating Leftovers

    • You can store your leftover egg bake in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. I like to cut them into slices so that they are already portioned out and ready to reheat.
    • Slices of egg casserole can be reheated in the microwave for 30-60 seconds on a microwave-safe plate.
    • This tater tot breakfast bake can also be reheated on the stove in a saute pan (which is my personal favorite way to reheat them). Heat oil or butter in a small saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the slice of the casserole to the pan and cover it with a lid. Cook for about 5-7 minutes, flipping halfway through. Basically, just cook and flip until the eggs are heated through. If you're in a hurry, cut the egg casserole into smaller pieces so it heats up faster.

    Substitutions

    • If you don't have heavy cream on hand, you can use whole milk or 2% milk in its place. The cream will make the eggs, well, creamy. But the milk will still add some nice fluffiness to the texture!
    • I have actually made this egg bake using frozen french fries in place of the tater tots. It sounds odd, but they're basically the same thing. Waffle fries are especially delish in this recipe. Pretty much any frozen potato will work in place of the tater tots!
    White marble counter top with sliced breakfast casserole on a plate next to the baking dish

    Egg Bake Blueprint

    • You can use this recipe as a blueprint to make your own egg bake using whatever you've got in the fridge! This is a great way to use up those leftovers before they go bad!
    • As long as you keep the measurements the same, the casserole will still turn out great every single time.
    • A few of my favorite combos include:
      • Spicy sausage, Parmesan cheese, and fresh spinach
      • Pancetta, broccoli florets, and aged cheddar cheese
      • Chopped asparagus, prosciutto, and Gruyere

    Breakfast Favorites

    • Overhead shot of a bowl filled with rawnola yogurt and fresh berries
      5 Minute {Vegan} Rawnola
    • Pizza Dough Cinnamon Rolls

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    ★★★★★

    5 from 2 reviews

    This Tater Tot Breakfast Bake will quickly become your family's favorite weekend tradition. It's loaded with eggs, cheese, veggies, bacon, and ham and it takes just minutes to throw together. It can be made ahead of time and the leftovers reheat like a dream. If you're stuck in a breakfast rut, you've gotta try this tater tot casserole!

    • Author: Kylie
    • Prep Time: 30 minutes
    • Cook Time: 55 minutes
    • Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
    • Yield: 12 servings 1x
    • Category: Main Dish
    • Method: Oven
    • Cuisine: American

    Ingredients

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    • 12 oz. bacon
    • 8 oz. sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
    • 1 cup diced ham
    • 1 red pepper, diced
    • ½ cup thinly sliced green onion
    • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
    • 10 eggs
    • ½ cup heavy cream
    • 32 oz. frozen tater tots
    • oil/butter for greasing the baking dish
    • Kosher salt
    • fresh cracked pepper
    • fresh chopped parsley for garnish

    Instructions

    1. Heat oven to 400 degrees.
    2. Arrange bacon on a parchment/foil-lined baking sheet in a single layer.
    3. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until it's cooked through and crisp. Set aside to cool, then crumble.
    4. Reduce heat to 350 degrees.
    5. Lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish with olive oil or butter.
    6. Add bacon, cheese, ham, red pepper, green onion, garlic powder, and a couple large pinches of salt and pepper to the baking dish.
    7. Stir to combine.
    8. Add eggs, heavy cream, and a couple pinches of salt and pepper to a large mixing bowl.
    9. Whisk until well combined.
    10. Pour over the veggie/meat mixture in an even layer.
    11. Add frozen tater tots, spreading them in an even layer on top of the eggs. They will overlap - that's okay.
    12. Bake for 55-60 minutes or until the eggs are set.
    13. Garnish with fresh parsley, slice, and enjoy!

    Notes

    • You'll know the eggs are done when a knife inserted into the center of the casserole comes out clean and the eggs look "set" and not jiggly.
    • This egg casserole can be made up to 24 hours in advance. Just wait to add the frozen tater tots until just before baking.
    • Reheat leftovers in the microwave or in a saute pan with a lid over medium-high heat.
    • Substitute whatever you'd like for the veggies, cheese, and meats. Just keep the measurements the same and the casserole will turn out great every single time!

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size:
    • Calories: 428
    • Sugar: 1.3 g
    • Sodium: 539.9 mg
    • Fat: 29.4 g
    • Saturated Fat: 12.4 g
    • Trans Fat: 0.3 g
    • Carbohydrates: 22.1 g
    • Fiber: 2.2 g
    • Protein: 18.7 g
    • Cholesterol: 208.4 mg

    Keywords: tater tot breakfast casserole, tater tot egg bake, breakfast casserole with bacon and tater tots, cheesy tater tot breakfast bake

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    1. Julie

      May 03, 2022 at 1:58 pm

      I made this dish for weekend visit with my sisters at our Aunt Renee and Uncle David's house and it was a big hit! It was very easy to put together and make the night before, and then we just warmed it up for breakfast on Sunday morning! My boyfriend Jeff and son Bradon loved the left-overs as well. Thanks for the great brunch and I'll surely make this one again!

      ★★★★★

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      • Kylie

        May 04, 2022 at 7:41 am

        I am so glad that you all enjoyed this breakfast bake, Julie!! Thank you for leaving a review - I really appreciate it!

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    2. Molly

      June 15, 2021 at 10:02 pm

      Yummy, thanks for the recipe.
      Your printable recipe is 4 pages long and not printer friendly, which unfortunately makes me less likely to use them.

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      • Kylie

        June 16, 2021 at 5:57 pm

        I'd recommend checking out your print settings, Molly! When I try to print it uses 3 pages and includes all the information in the recipe card (which is helpful for making the recipe correctly).

        Reply
    3. Yvette Kelly-Fields

      December 25, 2020 at 8:19 pm

      This was a wonderful Christmas morning treat for my family. Very easy to make.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Kylie Lato

        December 25, 2020 at 9:02 pm

        I am SO glad to hear that you enjoyed this recipe, Yvette! It really is perfect for Christmas morning 🙂 Thank you for leaving a review - I really appreciate it!!

        Reply

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