This Tater Tot Breakfast Pizza recipe with crispy potatoes, scrambled eggs, melted cheese, crispy bacon, and sausage is a family favorite!
Is it a tradition in your family to start the weekend and holidays with a hearty breakfast? It’s such a wonderful way to start the day.
My family loves breakfast foods from French toast and pancakes to omelettes and baked oatmeal. This Tater Tot Breakfast Pizza is a combination of some of our favorites! It’s like all of your favorite breakfast foods in one slice!
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How To Make Tater Tot Breakfast Pizza
Tater Tot Crust
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.
Remove the tater tots from the oven and use a spatula to press down on the top and sides of the crust to smash the tater tots a bit.
Breakfast Pizza Toppings
Shredded Cheese
Top the crust with one cup of shredded cheddar cheese. The cheese will melt and help hold the crust together.
Scrambled Eggs
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.
Spread the scrambled eggs over the tater tots in an even layer.
Sausage
Next, sprinkle with cooked, crumbled sausage. You could also use bacon bits or diced ham.
More Cheese
Add another layer of shredded cheddar cheese. Or you could top it with some homemade cheese sauce!
Bacon Bits
Finally, top the tater tot breakfast pizza with cooked bacon crumbles and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
Make Ahead and Storage
Make Ahead: To prepare the breakfast pizza ahead of time, assemble it up until the final baking. Allow the pan to cool, cover it, and place it in the fridge overnight. When ready to serve, remove from the fridge and bake at 425° for 25-30 minutes.
Storage: Allow the leftovers to cool and then store them in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days or in the freezer for up to four weeks.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, just smash them a bit more than the tater tot crowns to flatten them out.
They can be baked all at once, but the final dish will look different. To make it that way, pour the whisked eggs over the tater tots in the pan. Add the other toppings and bake at 425° for 25-30 minutes or until fully cooked.
Double or triple the scrambled eggs, sausage, and bacon.
Yes, you can make it in a 9×13-inch pan or another casserole dish if you prefer.
More Tater Tot Recipes
- Tater Tot Taco Pizza is a tasty combination of tacos and pizza!
- This Tater Tot Casserole is a family favorite.
- Tater Tot Chicken Pot Pie has a crispy tater tot crust instead of a pie crust.
- Make Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole for your holiday guests!
Tater Tot Breakfast Pizza
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Ingredients
- 30 oz tater tot crowns
- ½ tablespoon vegetable oil
- 6 eggs
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
- ¾ cup cooked, crumbled sausage crumbled sausage
- ¾ cup cooked, crumbled bacon crumbled bacon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425˚F.
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- Top with one cup of shredded cheddar cheese.
- 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.
- Sprinkle with the crumbled bacon and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
Henrietta says
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?
Tonia says
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
Danielle Dawley says
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
Tonia says
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/
Donna says
Can you use a pizza pan for this?
Tonia says
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!
Nan says
This breakfast was a big hit with our campground group. They said it was a “keeper”. It was easy and delicious!
Jennifer Esqueda says
Nan – in the campgrounds – how did you ensure it would cook well? Did you cover your iron skillet?
Todd B. says
Best breakfast ever!!! This recipe is awesome and easy.
Linde says
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!
Tonia says
Thanks! No, they were still frozen. Enjoy! ~Tonia
Beth Sterner says
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!
Tonia says
That’s so awesome! My husband loves it too. I will have to try making it with ham. Thanks!
Eva says
Breakfast pizza. Love the idea! I will try this next Sunday xx
rhonda says
I didn’t see any instructions. Do you brown the tater tots first? Then add the other ingredients? Looks yummy!
Tonia says
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: http://www.thegunnysack.com/easyrecipe-print/14869-0/ Best of luck!
momma says
The recipe and instructions click read more under the recipe picture
Betsy says
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.
Shirley says
Oh this is a keeper. Easy to make and delicious too. Can wait to try with ham and Swiss cheese…
Deb says
I made this this morning for the family and everyone loved it. Thank you so much for posting this recipe!
Teresa says
What size skillet
Tonia says
I used a 12 inch size but you can make it in any sized skillet you want. Just adjust the amounts. Best of luck!
Ana Blom says
This was so delicious, I have dreams about it and I wake up hungry.
Tonia says
Yay!! You will have to make it for your family one of these days! Thanks Ana! ~Tonia
Cookin Canuck says
What a fun idea! This would be a great thing to serve during the holidays, for sure.
Tonia says
Thanks so much! My family’s got it on their list of favorites. ~Tonia
Natasha @ Salt and Lavender says
My husband would LOVE this. I’m afraid I can’t stomach greasy food in the morning, ha.
Cathy Trochelman says
This is genius! What a fun and delicious breakfast idea…love the creativity!
Erin @ Texanerin Baking says
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! 😉
Lolasmama says
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
Derek says
Genius! I love creative breakfast ideas like this!
Dorothy Dunton says
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. 🙂