The holidays are here and often times that means some overnight company. But have no fear! Regardless if they’re planned guests or folks that drop by last minute, I’ve got the absolute perfect dish to whip up the next morning for breakfast or brunch!
My Bacon and Eggs Tater Tot Casserole is cheesy, crispy, bacony perfection! It starts and ends with Kiolbassa Smoked Meats’ delicious Dry Cured Hickory Bacon. It’s a thick-cut, slow-crafted, naturally-smoked bacon that has no water added, so it doesn’t shrink like some other bacon. It gives this dish the perfect amount of smoky flavor!
Add to it layers of crispy tater tots, scrambled eggs, cheese, and green onions and you’ve got a complete breakfast! I absolutely love to top this with some salsa and sometimes even a dollop of sour cream. It really adds some great flavor to the dish. I just know you and your guests are gonna love this one! And it’s super easy!
Trying to find Kiolbassa close to you? Just use the product locator on their website to find it in stores. Just a hint: The bacon comes in a Peppered variety, too! YUM! Y’all enjoy!
Bacon & Eggs Tater Tot Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 (1.25-pound) package Kiolbassa Hickory bacon
- 1 (32-ounce) package frozen Tater Tots
- 8 large eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 3 green onions, chopped
- 1 (8-ounce) package shredded colby jack cheese
- salsa for serving
Instructions
- Cook the bacon until crisp and drain on paper towels. Crumble and set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and lightly spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Line the bottom of the baking dish with the tater tots.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, salt, and pepper. Add half of the bacon, half of the green onions, and half of the cheese and stir well. Pour the mixture evenly over the tater tots.
- Bake uncovered for 45 to 50 minutes or until the eggs are set and the tater tots are heated through. Sprinkle with the remaining half of the bacon, green onions, and cheese. Return the dish to the oven and cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until the cheese has melted. Serve warm topped with salsa.
This post is sponsored by my friends at Kiolbassa Smoked Meats, but all thoughts and opinions are my own – just as always.
Jenna says
this just might be Christmas breakfast!! The bacon sounds wonderful!
Stacey says
Sounds perfect to me!!
Joe says
Looks great, would like to make for Christmas morning. How many servings do you think this makes?
Stacey says
It really depends on the serving size and how hungry your guests are. I would be comfortable feeding about 6 with this – maybe a few more if there was other food on the menu.
Joe says
Thank you, sir! Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Virginia C says
Could this be combined the night before and cooked in the morning?
Stacey says
While there are a bunch of breakfast casseroles out there like that, I really like this one better when it’s made fresh.
Jeanne T. says
Shouldn’t the tater tots be baked a bit so they are crispy before pouring the egg mixture on? I would think they would be soggy?
Stacey says
Well, they’re going to get a a little soggy anyway. They are actually par-fried then flash frozen before they are packaged so they’re precooked when you get them. You’re welcome to try it though. 🙂
Dianna says
My husband makes this and ALWAYS pre-cooks the tater tots in the air fryer. Doing this decreases the cooking time substantially. Also the tater tot’s don’t get soggy. This is the way we will always make a tater tot casserole from now on. If you have an air fryer give it a try. Or just pre-cook them in the oven and see what you think.
Stacey says
What a great idea! I will definitely have to try this!
Pat says
If tater tots are cooked prior, how much shorter for cooking time?
Stacey says
It won’t really reduce the cook time by much as the other things will need to cook as well.
George Lee says
I agree with precooking the tots. Then the only thing left to cook is the eggs. And they only need to be cooked to set. Also, rather than putting all the tots on bottom, I put half and add the other half suspended in the top layer. This also increases crispness due to the tops of some of the tots remaining above the surface. The recipe is great. The process can be I’m proved.
Stacey says
Glad you enjoyed it, George!
Kim says
Yum! I’m going to try this!
Stacey says
Hope you’ll enjoy!
Alison says
I’m going to make this for Brinner but instead of bacon I’m going to use ground sirloin! We’ll see how it turns out I’m excited 😃
Stacey says
Sounds delish! Let me know how it turns out!
Jen says
I replaced with normal bacon, tomatoes and spinach. Came out fantastic! Thanks for the recipe. The key is having the right number of eggs.
Stacey says
So glad y’all enjoyed it!!
Renotta Mayo says
Hello. What size pan can I use to half this recipe?
Y.O says
I gotta say THANK YOU!! for this recipe!! It was not only quick and easy but Very delicious and everyone loved it. I’m iffy about doing recipes i find online because alot of them are complicated and not much flavor in them. But this I’ll give it a 5 star, everyone needs to try this for their family highly guarantee they’ll love it.
Stacey says
Thanks so much, Y.O! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!!!
Jess says
Made 2 of these casseroles for a large group, added green pepper to one and made the other exactly as the recipe called for…. so tasty! Didn’t have a tot leftover. Thank you! So good!
Stacey says
Awesome! So glad everyone enjoyed them!!
Kelly Imbody says
I want to try this!!! Do I thaw the tater tots before putting in the 9×13?
Stacey says
There’s no need to the them, but they will kind of thaw as you prep the dish.
Amy says
Can you make this the night before?
Stacey says
I wouldn’t recommend it as the tater tots get pretty soggy with the eggs. That said, I know of other readers who have and loved it. If you really need to do that, I’d bake it through the night before and reheat the next morning.
Sharon Howell says
Can I fry and crumble bacon the night before? It would save time in the morning.
Stacey says
Absolutely!
Maxine Galindo says
Everyone loveddddddddd it! Followed the recipe and it was perfect
Stacey says
Fantastic! I’m so glad to hear everyone enjoyed it!
KF says
I was a little skeptical having never had a ‘hotdish’ and unsure of how a frozen tater tot casserole would go over. But it turned out great!! I replaced the bacon with a two bell peppers and used significantly less cheese, and it was still quite tasty. It was so hearty and easy to make, and this lends itself to so many varieties to experiment with.
Stacey says
So glad you enjoyed it!
Hannah says
Soo good! I also added 2 cans of green chilis since we didn’t have any salsa to serve it with.
Stacey says
Yum! Sounds amazing! glad it turned out great for you!
KendallC says
Amazing! Was SUCH a hit at my brunch. Super easy and delish. I added a tiny bit of cayenne for a tad more flavor.
Stacey says
Love it! So glad to hear y’all enjoyed it!
Rosemary says
Delicious recipe I didn’t have any milk so I improvised and used carnation cinnamon vanilla coffee creamer and I used Canadian bacon no onion and Colby Jack cheese. I did bake tots first in oven until crispy and I also crisped Canadian bacon too and added a tablespoon real maple syrup to the crisped up bacon. I used a dozen eggs and 3/4 cup creamer 8 oz sliced Colby Jack cheese diced and 1 of Canadian bacon diced. Delicious we love it! It’s a keeper!
Stacey says
Glad to hear it turned out great for you!