Eggs and Tots



I know it doesn't do much visually for anyone, but this "casserole" is 1. so yummy I'm gonna go all German on you and even claim it's UBER yummy 2. cheap 3. easy. It's also versatile and makes a lot but only 3 reasons are needed to be the unarguable trifecta so we're gonna have to save versatile and large for another day, sorry guys.

My family actually makes this every Christmas morning, minus the asparagus and orange pepper (see? told you it was versatile). It's nice because it can cook while we open presents. I made it the other day because I had 18 eggs and a pound of sausage in the fridge.

So, without further adeiu I give you:

Some Weird Egg Casserole

1 lb ground sausage, whatever flavor you like
1 bag frozen tater tots (or Mexi-fries, if you live in the PNW)
8+ eggs
Cheddar Cheese, shredded
1 tsp each Salt, Oregano,Pepper, thyme

If you would like a more savory/dinnery casserole you can add the following:
Chopped onion
Chopped pepper, any color
Asparagus, cut into bite sized pieces
Garlic powder

Fry the sausage until just brown. Drain the fat. In a 9x13 casserole dish (assuming your ex-roommate wasn't a trashy POS who stole both of your casserole dishes) SPRAY WITH PAM!!!! That is a very important step! If you are only going to do one thing from this recipe, make sure it is that. Although, in that case it would be kind of silly as you would just have a greasy casserole dish but, hey, who am I to judge? At least you still have a casserole dish. If you still choose to skip this step, you will find yourself standing over the sink a week later with hot water burning the epidermus off your hands while you use a butter knife to try and get a layer of tater tots off the bottom of the pan, not that this has EVER happened to me or anything. Put a single layer of tater tots in the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle the browned sausage over the tots. In a bowl, whisk together the eggs and spices. Pour into the casserole dish. Chop up any vegetables you may want and layer them in the pan as well. Top with grated cheese. Put into a preheated oven(or if you are like me, an oven you just turned on that is still in it's preheat mode) at 350 degrees and bake about 1 hour. Check after 45 minutes. Once the eggs are set, it's done!

Enjoy!

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