MAKE AHEAD CHRISTMAS MEAL PREP 🎄 BREAKFAST, SIDES + FREEZABLE COOKIES!

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while processed cheese is often less expensive.

cooked sausage

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Turkey sausage is leaner, while ground beef can be more affordable.

milk

🥗Healthier: unsweetened almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk reduces calories, while water can be used for a lighter dish.

bell pepper

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: canned bell pepper

Zucchini is lower in calories, and canned options are often less expensive.

Brown 1 pound of breakfast sausage in a large skillet until cooked through, breaking it up as it cooks.

Drain off all the grease from the sausage.

Add the cooked sausage to the bottom of a 9 x 13 glass baking dish.

Chop and add crumbled pre-cooked bacon to the dish.

Add at least 2 cups of shredded sharp cheddar cheese to the dish.

In a separate bowl, mix together milk, eggs, salt, black pepper, and onion powder until combined.

Pour the egg mixture over the sausage and cheese in the baking dish.

Add tater tots on top of the mixture.

Wrap the dish in foil and place it in the freezer if preparing ahead of time.

On the day of baking, remove the casserole from the freezer 20 minutes before baking.

Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes to an hour from partially frozen.

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