TATER TOT SAUSAGE GRAVY BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

The easy way to make almost any Tater Tot casserole is with Cream of Mushroom soup. I’ll go one step further and say, almost any casserole dish you find on the internet involves Cream of Mushroom or Cream of Chicken soup. But, this one is a simple little T.T. casserole that can be made in minutes from scratch, and, it has sausage gravy in it! Let’s make it.

As usual with my recipes, it only feeds 2-3 people. That’s an 8-inch cast-iron skillet in the photos.

Ingredients:

• 4 ounces Jimmy Dean sausage

• 1/4 cup minced onion

• 1 tbsp unsalted butter

• 1 tbsp flour

• 1 cup cream

• Kosher salt and black pepper

• 3 ounces shredded cheddar cheese

• 3 eggs

• 2 tbsp milk

• 8 ounces tater tots

• Chopped chives or green onions

• Sour cream – opt.

Directions:

• To a small saucepan over medium heat, add the sausage and crumble. Add the minced onions. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring and smashing, for about 7 minutes, until the sausage is cooked and the onions have softened.

• Add 1 tbsp of butter then 1 tbsp of flour and cook, stirring, for about 1 minute. Whisk in the cream and bring to a simmer just to let it thicken a bit. Lower heat and cook about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a small baking dish or small cast-iron skillet with cooking spray.

• Add the gravy to the skillet, then top with the shredded cheddar.

• Whisk the eggs with 2 tbsp milk and season with salt and pepper. Pour the egg mixture over the cheese, eggs, and gravy evenly.

• Top the casserole with the tater tots in a circular pattern. Bake for 35 minutes. Let sit for 10 minutes before slicing. Garnish with chopped chives or green onions. Enjoy!