Potato Tot Breakfast Casserole

By mschweickert

Ingredients

• 1 pound hot or mild breakfast sausage
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 12 large eggs
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1 tablespoon hot sauce, such as Cholula
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 32-oz. bag frozen potato tots
• 8 ounces Colby-Jack cheese blend (about 2 cups), divided
• 1 jalapeño, sliced
• Chopped fresh chives

Details

Adapted from realsimple.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F. Heat a large skillet over medium-high. Add sausage and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until browned, about 5 minutes. Add onion and bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 8 to 10 minutes.

Step 2

Whisk together eggs, milk, hot sauce, salt, and black pepper in a large bowl. Arrange tots in an even layer in a lightly greased 3-quart baking dish. Top with 1 cup cheese and the sausage mixture. Pour egg mixture evenly over tots and top with remaining 1 cup cheese.

Step 3

Bake until set in the middle, 50 to 55 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Top with jalapeño and chives.

How to Make It

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F. Heat a large skillet over medium-high. Add sausage and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until browned, about 5 minutes. Add onion and bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 8 to 10 minutes.

Step 2

Whisk together eggs, milk, hot sauce, salt, and black pepper in a large bowl. Arrange tots in an even layer in a lightly greased 3-quart baking dish. Top with 1 cup cheese and the sausage mixture. Pour egg mixture evenly over tots and top with remaining 1 cup cheese.

Step 3

Bake until set in the middle, 50 to 55 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Top with jalapeño and chives.