![]() When I made the casserole I used for photos, I cooked bacon for it and sautéed the onion for a few minutes before adding to the egg mixture. The tater tots dissolve and so the onion provides a bit of texture. This is especially true when I prepare the casserole the night before and bake in the morning. We have tried this recipe with and without the not-softened onion, and we like it with the onion. It will soften slightly as the casserole bakes, but won’t disappear entirely. If you want a little texture, keep the finely diced raw onion. But I can’t do that when using pre-cooked or if I use ham! I usually sauté my onions for a few minutes in the same skillet where I cook my bacon or sausage. If you buy precooked, we need to chat about the onion. Another good recipe is my deviled ham spread. This is actually a great place to use leftover ham from a holiday meal. But if you’re short on time and want to keep things super simple, buy precooked! All have been delicious! You may choose to cook the bacon, sausage, whatever. Use what you want! We have made this recipe with bacon, sausage, and vegetarian soy crumbles. Just make sure you use unsweetened and unflavored milk. So, you can substitute a dairy free milk and your favorite dairy-free cheese. We also have family members with dairy intolerance. I feel like a lot of my friends are going dairy-free. The eggs aren’t really an option, but you know what I mean.įirst, let’s talk about dairy. One of the best things about this recipe – and any good breakfast casserole – is the flexibility to customize! Because let’s be real, the last thing you want is to find yourself out of an ingredient at night or first thing in the morning. If you are feeding a group that involves teenagers, or those who eat like teenagers, add some fruit to round out the meal! Or whip up a batch of quick cinnamon rolls.Įither way, this is a perfect comfort food breakfast casserole for just a few people! Recipe notes and customizations… For 2 adults, you’ll get about 2ish meals out of it. I’d say this recipe is perfect for 4 adults with a little leftover. I take a smaller portion to pair with a salad as a “side” rather than a main. Then, the leftovers are split between the Godfather and myself for the second meal. We all eat the first time, usually just the casserole. When I make this dish, we end up with about 2 meals. These are based on my family, whom I consider moderate/standard in terms of portion sizes served. Since scaling the recipe, we have made it several times, and here are my natural observations on serving sizes. Only, I wouldn’t serve this as a stand-alone dish to 6 older children/adults and expect everyone to be satisfied. Surprisingly, this was a challenging question for me to answer. You have SO much room for variation, AND can even assemble in advance and bake later. There are a few other things in there, but these are the main components. This is an easy to assemble breakfast dish that consists of frozen tater tots, eggs, cheese, and protein. And now we have a reason to enjoy cheesy tater tot bacon goodness even without the whole extended family in town! There was no way I was going to make a 9×13-inch breakfast casserole for the Godfather, a toddler, and myself.īut ideas have a way of sticking around, and it’s always fun to play with scaling recipes. Because, like many baked breakfast recipes, they’re designed to feed a crowd! I saw the dish over FaceTime, she gave me a general breakdown of the recipe.ĭid I run to the kitchen and make one? No. She was at her in-laws some years ago and they were making a casserole for breakfast. ![]() I actually first heard about this from my baby sister. We can chat over this recipe.Īnyway, my fascination with regional linguistics aside, this is a really good breakfast casserole! I mean, can you really go wrong with cheese, tater tots, and bacon?Īlso, I’m from the Southeast, every recipe like this is a casserole. Dialects in the United States are fascinating, darlings. This small-batch breakfast casserole is perfectly scaled to feed 2, 4, or 6!įirst of all, did you know some people call a tater tot breakfast casserole a breakfast hot dish? I was this year years old when I learned the term hot dish! It’s an American upper-midwestern way of referring to a one-dish meal casserole. ![]() Enjoy a cheesy tater tot breakfast casserole even when you’re only cooking for a few people. ![]()
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