Breakfast “Country Crack” Casserole
Originally Posted January 18, 2021
This recipe has been my go-to recipe for family vacations to feed a croud, last-minute brunch plans (what are those? 2020 was wild.) and my current favorite…. just something in the fridge that is already made and ready to eat. It has 7 easy ingredients that are probably already in your pantry- frozen tater tots from the back of your freezer, an old packet of ranch dressing mix, pre-shredded cheese, some bell pepper you meant to slice up to feed to your toddler but is now looking more wrinkly than your deflated, post-pregnancy belly… it also includes such hits as “almost no dishes”, “toddler-approved” and “very little effort”.
This meal really hits the spot for breakfast, lunch-breakfast, dinner-breakfast, or 3am I-need-sustenance breakfast.
Breakfast Country Crack Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 lb breakfast sausage
- 1 bag frozen tater tots
- 1 bell pepper chopped
- 2 cups shredded cheese blend
- 8 eggs
- 2 cups milk
- 1 packet ranch dressing seasoning mix (Uncle Dan's is our favorite)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° and prepare a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray.
- In a skillet, cook the breakfast sausage until browned, breaking the sausage into small bits with a spatula.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the frozen tater tots, the cooked breakfast sausage, the chopped bell pepper, and the shredded cheese. Dump mixture into greased baking dish.
- In the same mixing bowl as before, whisk together eggs, milk, and ranch seasoning- pay particular attention to the bottom of the bowl, where the ranch mix tends to settle and clump. Pour over the tater tots in the baking dish and smooth to distribute everything evenly.
- Bake for 60 minutes, uncovered, or until the eggs are cooked through and serve. Alternatively, you can cover and refrigerate overnight and bake the next morning instead.
