Ree Drummond's Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole | The Pioneer Woman | Food Network

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 breakfast sausage with finely diced onion until cooked through.

Butter a baking dish and layer frozen tater tots evenly on the bottom.

Top tater tots with the browned sausage and onions.

Grate cheddar cheese, monterey jack cheese, and pepper jack cheese.

In a pitcher, crack 4 eggs and add 1 cup of whole milk and about 1/2 cup of half and half.

Add 1/4 teaspoon of seasoned salt and a little cayenne pepper to the egg mixture and whisk together.

Dice green and red bell pepper finely and add to the egg mixture along with half of the grated cheese.

Pour the egg mixture over the sausage and tater tots, ensuring it's evenly distributed.

Top with the remaining cheese.

Cover the dish with foil and refrigerate overnight.

Bake in the oven at 350°F for 25 minutes covered, then remove foil and bake for an additional 20 minutes until hot and bubbling.

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