Breakfast Casserole

Another Pinterest recipe! Gotta love Pinterest! Ha! This was a simple and delicious recipe. I think it would be great for feeding a large group of people breakfast, or for Christmas morning because most of the ingredients could be prepared ahead of time and just thrown together. The original recipe, found at Bubble Crumb called for bacon, but I had sausage already so I used that instead. I also used a few more eggs, onion, and peppers than the original called for. This is a keeper! 

Breakfast Casserole 

From: Bubble Crumb

3/4 bag frozen tator tots
1 onion, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 package sausage, cooked and crumbled
10 eggs
2 cups milk
3 cups shredded cheddar (or colby jack)

Preheat oven according to directions on tator tots package. Place tator tots in a layer on bottom of 9x13 pan. Salt and pepper to taste. Bake until tots are golden brown, according to package directions. Remove from oven and set aside. Lower oven temp to 350. 

In a mixing bowl combine eggs, milk, and cheese. Mix well and set aside. 
In a frying pan cook sausage and crumble (or use a broiler pan and bake it along with tots) 
Reserving some bacon grease (about 1 T) and add onions, bell peppers and saute' until soft. 
Layer cooked onions on top of tator tots. 
Then add a layer of sausage or bacon. 
And finally pour the egg and cheese mixture over the top. 
Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 for 45 minutes. 
Uncover and bake an additional 30 minutes. 
Serve while hot.