Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole

 Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole

1 lb. breakfast sausage

3/4 c. diced onion

3/4 c. red bell pepper

1 T. minced fresh garlic

8 large eggs

1/2 c. whole milk

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. ground black pepper

1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper

2 lb. frozen Tater Tots

2 c. shredded Cheddar cheese

1 c. shredded Monterey Jack cheese

6 slices precooked bacon

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Lightly coat a 9” x 13” baking dish with nonstick spray.  Dice the precooked bacon.

Cook the sausage in a sauté pan over medium-high heat until nearly cooked through.  Add the diced onion and red pepper and cook until the vegetables are softened.  Add the garlic and cook for another 2 minutes.

Whisk together eggs, milk, salt, pepper and cayenne.

Layer tots in the bottom of the prepared dish, top with half the cheeses, all the sausage mixture, all the egg mixture and the diced precooked bacon.  Top with all the remaining cheese.  Cover the dish with foil.

Bake the casserole, covered, for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.  Remove the foil and continue baking the casserole for 30 minutes more.  Let the casserole rest for 10 minutes before serving.