Breakfast Tater Tot Casserole
5 Comments Jun 23, 2024
Updated Jul 07, 2025
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Start your day with this easy Slow Cooker Breakfast Tater Tot Casserole—just toss in a few classic breakfast staples and let the slow cooker do the work.
Recipe Highlights
- Breakfast tater tot casserole is just as fun to make as the dinner version
- Perfect for brunch, holidays, or feeding a crowd
- Combines all your breakfast favorites in one easy dish
- Ideal for weekend brunches or special occasions
Key Ingredients
- Frozen Tater Tots – A full bag is all you need; these also star in our other popular tater tot casseroles.
- Breakfast Sausage – Jimmy Dean or Smithfield are great, but any kind will work.
- White Onion – Diced and sautéed before adding to the slow cooker.
- Eggs & Milk – Whisked together with seasoning to bind the casserole.
- Seasonings – Salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder.
- Cheese – Sharp cheddar for that classic melty finish.
How to make Breakfast Tater Tot Casserole
- Layer it up – Start with tater tots and a savory sausage mix.
- Whisk and pour – Mix eggs, milk, and spices, then pour it all over.
- Top it off – Add a generous sprinkle of cheese.
- Let it cook – Slow cook until golden and set—scoop and serve!
Sarah’s Tips & Variations
Cheese Swap: Change up the flavor of the dish by using pepper jack cheese or Swiss cheese.
Meat Swap: Though ground breakfast sausage is the best choice for this casserole, you can use a pound of cooked and crumbled bacon or 2 cups of diced ham instead.
Veggies: Add bell pepper, mushrooms, green onions and spinach to make the dish more hearty.
Check for doneness: The center should be fully set—if it still jiggles, it needs more time.
Add heat: Add a few chopped jalapenos or a can of fire roasted peppers.
Shortcut: Use bagged pre-browned sausage crumbles for an easy dump and go breakfast.
If you love tater tots, try my slow cooker tater tot casserole (classic version) or my chicken tater tot casserole.
Featured Comment
What a delicious dish! We sure enjoyed the 2 rows of tater tots and layering of this casserole. I added paprika, a sprinkle of curry and some Lipton soup mix. My teenaged son ate 3 helpings! Thank you for this recipe. I would encourage others to try this!
– Robin
Breakfast Tater Tot Casserole Recipe
Ingredients
- 30 oz. bag frozen tater tots
- 1 lb. breakfast sausage such as jimmy dean or smithfield
- 1 white onion diced
- 12 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. pepper
- ½ tsp. garlic powder
- ½ tsp. onion powder
- 8 oz. bag shredded sharp cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Cook the sausage and onion together in a skillet on the stove top set to medium high heat. Crumble the sausage. Blot the grease off the meat if desired. Set this aside.
- Add half of the tater tots to the slow cooker.
- Spread over the sausage onion mix over those tater tots.
- Next add the remianing tater tots. (do this in a circular design).
- In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk and seasoning.
- Sprinkle over the cheese.
- Pour this over the tots and sausage in the slow cooker.
- Cook on LOW for 5 hours or until the center is set.
- Scoop, serve and enjoy!
Sarah’s Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
Serving Suggestions
- This breakfast casserole is perfect as is, but if you’d like to give it a little upgrade, consider adding a few toppings such as sour cream, green onions, hot sauce, and extra cheese.
- As for sides, it pair perfectly with toast, biscuits, or French toast (try my slow cooker french toast casserole).
- Make it a full meal by adding cooked bacon, diced ham, sausage patties, scrambled eggs, fresh fruit, or a fresh salad on the side.
More Slow Cooker Breakfast Recipes
If you love hearty breakfast meals, try my Sausage Green Chile Breakfast Casserole or Slow Cooker Breakfast Burritos.
For a classic and comforting start to the day, the Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole is always a hit.
Looking for something sweet? Slow Cooker Applesauce and Slow Cooker Baked Apples are warm, cozy options.
What a delicious dish! We sure enjoyed the 2 rows of tater tots and layering of this casserole. I added paprika, a sprinkle of curry and some Lipton soup mix. My teenaged son ate 3 helpings! Thank you for this recipe. I would encourage others to try this!
Can you make ahead and freeze?
I’m unsure how this one will freeze. I’ve not had luck freezing potatoes of any kind.
I would probably get 2 8-oz. packages of Jimmy Dean sausage crumbles which are pre-cooked…esp. if I was making this on a hot humid day where I don’t wanna be standing over the stove cooking anything. For onion flavor I would probably use Lipton packets.
When you mentioned beef in the instructions, you probably meant pork.