I attended an amazing volunteer breakfast a few months back and got to taste many scrumptious treats. One that stood out to me was this Easy Overnight Breakfast Casserole. I remember taking a bite and another trying to figure out what it was that made it so delicious. I had to have the recipe, so I hunted till I found out Tami Buchanan had made the casserole. Then I found out, besides the salt and pepper, there are only four ingredients! Tried and True and this recipe is in regular rotation.
In my mind, I’m thinking it’s an obvious recipe for the blog. I asked Tami if I could share and and she was all for it. I finally got the chance to make this Easy Overnight Breakfast Casserole for my parents, my great aunt, and the kiddos last week and they all loved it. I knew it was a recipe to share with the masses! If they love it then, I know you will too!
Thank you Tami for letting me share your recipe creation on the blog! This one is going down as a must have for family gatherings, potlucks, and brunch. I couldn’t believe what one of the ingredients turned out to be. One of my favorite things about this recipe, is you can prepare the night before and bake it the next morning.
Lacie’s Easy Peasy Pleasy Tips
- For this recipe, I preheated the oven to 400 degrees and baked the bacon for 20 minutes on foil lined sheet pans. This saves time, mess, and I didn’t have to stand over the stove to cook all that bacon.
- You can also cook off your bacon the night before and assemble the casserole the next morning then bake.
- This recipe will make 12 big portions. You can cut the casserole into smaller portions to feed more.
- You can easily half this recipe and use an 8×8 casserole dish, giving you 6 big portions.
Easy Overnight Breakfast Casserole
Ingredients
- 2 lbs cooked bacon
- 12 eggs
- 3 cups shredded cheddar, divided
- 1 bag tator tots
- salt & pepper
Directions
Crumble cooked bacon and spread evenly in the bottom of a 9×13 in casserole dish. Whisk the eggs in a medium bowl and pour over bacon. Sprinkle 2 cups shredded cheese over eggs. Line the top of the casserole with tator tots. Sprinkle remaining cup of shredded cheese evenly over tots. Place in refrigerator overnight. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until tots are golden brown and cheese is melted. Add salt and pepper to taste. Eat and enjoy!
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I must give a big shout out THANK YOU to Tami for the wonderful breakfast idea and her generosity in letting me share this easy overnight breakfast casserole with you! Now, get to cooking and tell me what you think.
This is my kind of cooking! Looks great. Will have to try. Thanks for linking up with Funtastic Friday. 🙂
I’m hoping this will work with cooked sausage as well? 😀
Yes Amy, sausage would be great too.
How big of a bag of gator tots did you use?
Hey Katharine. I use a regular size bag of Ore Ida tots. It’s normally a 2 lb bag.
Are the eggs fluffy? Usually similar recipes have some milk or cream whisked into the eggs? The tator tots don’t get soggy overnight?
Hi Tina! The eggs set up perfectly and the tots turn out great and add that bit of crunchy topping. You can cut this casserole into perfect squares. Merry Christmas!!!
Hi. How would this taste with meat. I was planning to put sautéed onion and bell peppers. Help! Want to make for tomorrow
What kind of meat? It does have bacon. Cooked breakfast sausage would be good. The onions and bell peppers would be a great addition.
Opps meant to say with no meat. And the veggies.