Tater Tot Breakfast Pizza recipe with crispy potatoes, scrambled eggs, melted cheese, crispy bacon, and sausage is a delicious breakfast or holiday brunch!
Is is a tradition on your family to start the holidays with a hearty breakfast? It’s such a wonderful way to start the day.
My family loves breakfast foods from Pumpkin Caramel Pecan Baked French Toast and Banana Pancakes to Hashbrown Crust Breakfast Pizza to Bacon and Egg Quiche.
Today I’m sharing a Tater Tot Breakfast Pizza recipe that has a tater tot crust topped with scrambled eggs, cheese, sausage, and bacon.
It’s like all of your favorite breakfast foods in one slice!
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Line the bottom of a greased 12-inch cast iron skillet with tater tot crowns (flat, round tater tots sometimes called potato crowns) and then line the sides of the pan.
Bake the tater tots for 15 minutes. While this is baking, make the scrambled eggs.
Remove the tater tots from the oven and use a spatula to press down on top of the pizza to smash the tater tots a bit. Also, use the spatula to smash the tater tot crowns on the sides of the pan a little.
Top with one cup of shredded cheddar cheese. Then, add the scrambled eggs, sausage crumbles and another cup of shredded cheese, making sure the cheese reaches the tater tots on the sides of the pans. This will help hold everything together.
Finally, sprinkle with the crumbled bacon and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
If you allow the breakfast pizza to sit for a couple of minutes before serving, it will hold together better but it is hard to resist!
This Tater Tot Breakfast Pizza with crispy potatoes, fluffy scrambled eggs, melted cheese, spicy sausage and crispy bacon is an awesome way to start the day!
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- 30 oz bag tater tot crowns
- 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 6 eggs
- Salt
- Pepper
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 3/4 cup cooked crumbled bacon
- 3/4 cup cooked crumbled sausage
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Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
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Line the bottom of a 12-inch greased cast iron skillet with tater tot crowns and then line the sides of the pan. Bake for 15 minutes.
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While baking, heat the oil in a pan over medium heat. Whisk together the eggs and a sprinkle of salt and pepper. Cook the eggs until just set (they will cook more in the oven).
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Remove the tater tots from the oven and use a spatula to press down on top and sides of the pizza to smash the tater tots a bit.
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Top with one cup of shredded cheddar cheese.
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Add the scrambled eggs, sausage crumbles and another cup of shredded cheese, making sure the cheese reaches the tater tots on the sides of the pans.
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Sprinkle with the crumbled bacon and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
Updated from original recipe posted November 2015
Also try: Tater Tot Taco Pizza
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Could you possibly make this in a glass baking pan?
Yes! It most certainly could be. Enjoy!
My husband and I LOVED this!! I used hashbrown squares in a square pan and it returned out great. Also put browned onions with the eggs then hit it with the broiler after baking to brown the cheese a little.Next time I make this I am going to make up two and freeze one for those mornings with little time. Thanks for sharing this recipe
Yayyy!! I love hearing that. Yes, I’ve cut it into portions and stuck them in the freezer for my husband to warm up in the morning. Thanks for letting me know! ~Tonia
I made this just a few minutes ago and couldn’t wait for it to come out of the oven. I did however, change up the recipe. I didn’t have cheddar cheese and I didn’t have the tator rounds. I used regular tater tots with onions and just mashed them down really good, after that I place 4 slices of provolone cheese then put the eggs, sausage on it then I put mexican style queso quesadilla cheese and then put the bacon on top. OH MY WORD…..let’s just say I’ll be making this one again!!! Love love love it!
I’m making this for my husband for father’s day
Tater tot anything!!! Thank you very much.
Tater tot anything!!! Thank you very much.
This looks amazing! Thank you for sharing! I’m always looking for good breakfast ideas.
Greetings! I’m wondering if anyone who has tried this while camping has adapted this to be made without use of an oven, any guidance is greatly appreciated!
Do you think it would turn out if I made it in a 9×13 glass dish?
Yes, I think it would be wonderful like that! Enjoy! ~Tonia
Hey Tonia! This looks amazing! Wanted to try and make this for a family Christmas brunch, but we have a bunch of non-cheese eaters/ dairy-free family. Can you make this without the cheese?
Hi Henrietta,
The cheese helps hold the tater tots together to form the “pizza crust”. So, if I were making this without cheese, I would whisk the eggs, salt and pepper, and pour the mixture over the tater tots without cooking the eggs first. Top with the meat and bake. As the eggs cook along with the tater tots, they will help bind it all together. I’m not sure how long it will take to bake this way so you’ll have to check on it. It will be more like an egg casserole.
Merry Christmas!
~Tonia
Couple of questions–can this be easily doubled, tripled? We have a holiday brunch/open house coming up (about 60 people) and would like to serve this as one of the 2 breakfast casseroles. Instead of scrambling the eggs beforehand, can you layer the tots, meat and cheese and then pour the eggs over and bake? Finally, can this be cooked in advance and then frozen? Thanks! Danielle
Sounds like a great idea! Yes, you can easily double or triple it and you can pour the eggs over the top. I would suggest whisking them with some milk first. I found this tater tot breakfast casserole for you to check out for more tips: http://www.chewoutloud.com/2015/01/27/cheesy-tater-tot-breakfast-bake/
Can you use a pizza pan for this?
Yes, you should be able to. My only concern would be the grease running off the pan so I might line the oven rack with foil to protect my oven. Best of luck!
This breakfast was a big hit with our campground group. They said it was a “keeper”. It was easy and delicious!
Nan – in the campgrounds – how did you ensure it would cook well? Did you cover your iron skillet?
Best breakfast ever!!! This recipe is awesome and easy.
Looks great! Do you thaw the tots out before hand? I think I’ll also try the ham that some other reviewers mentioned. Frankly, I don’t think you can go wrong with this recipe. Thank you for sharing it!
Thanks! No, they were still frozen. Enjoy! ~Tonia
Hi Tonia,
I made this for dinner tonight for my husband and I, and it was AMAZING…What a great idea! Super easy and fun to make, and so yummy! We used ham instead and cooked it in with the eggs, and garnished at the end with some scallions. My husband is a food-snob, if you will, and he liked it so much he ate half of it himself! This is something I will definitely be making over and over again. This also would be the perfect breakfast dish for a crowd!
That’s so awesome! My husband loves it too. I will have to try making it with ham. Thanks!
Breakfast pizza. Love the idea! I will try this next Sunday xx
I didn’t see any instructions. Do you brown the tater tots first? Then add the other ingredients? Looks yummy!
Not sure why they aren’t showing up for you. The full recipe is at the bottom of the post. Here is a link to the printable recipe: https://www.thegunnysack.com/easyrecipe-print/14869-0/ Best of luck!
The recipe and instructions click read more under the recipe picture
Hi Tonia,
This looks so fun! Can’t wait to try! I’m thinking about making this for a work treat day tomorrow. How is it the next day? Since I’m not a morning person, I’m trying to figure out if I can make it tonight and warm it up tomorrow.
Oh this is a keeper. Easy to make and delicious too. Can wait to try with ham and Swiss cheese…
I made this this morning for the family and everyone loved it. Thank you so much for posting this recipe!
What size skillet
I used a 12 inch size but you can make it in any sized skillet you want. Just adjust the amounts. Best of luck!
This was so delicious, I have dreams about it and I wake up hungry.
Yay!! You will have to make it for your family one of these days! Thanks Ana! ~Tonia
What a fun idea! This would be a great thing to serve during the holidays, for sure.
Thanks so much! My family’s got it on their list of favorites. ~Tonia
My husband would LOVE this. I’m afraid I can’t stomach greasy food in the morning, ha.
Oh my gosh! This is one delicious looking pizza. Hello breakfast time!
This is genius! What a fun and delicious breakfast idea…love the creativity!
Oh my. This looks so, so good. Like… I’m at a loss for words. I so wish we had tater tots where I live!
And we’ve never had breakfast on any holiday in my family. I guess we’re all waiting for the big meal! 😉
Erin, my goodness, where do you live that you don’t have TATER TOTS? And you don’t have holiday breakfasts? I’m so sorry
This sounds amazing! Waking up to this would make any day better! 🙂
This would be very much welcomed by my friends for brunch after a night out on the town 😉
Genius! I love creative breakfast ideas like this!
Hi Tonia! I love tater tots, always have a bag in the freezer! I will be making this when we visit my son in Nashville next month – even though he is a good cook, it’ always Mom’s cooking that he wants when we get together. 🙂