Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole

Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole

Ingredients
6 eggs
1 lb ground sausage
1 cup milk
16 oz. frozen tater tots
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

Brown sausage well. Drain off excess grease. Place on the bottom of a 9x13 casserole dish. Mix eggs, milk and salt/pepper well. Pour over sausage mix. Spread 1 cup cheese on top and line with tater tots. Place the rest of the cheese on top. Cover and place in refrigerator over night. In the morning. Place in oven and turn on to 350 degrees F. To heat the pan and oven at the same time. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes till eggs are set.

German Pancakes

Here is a recipe from my childhood. My mom made these for us all the time. I love them. This is the only time I love the edges. They are golden and crunchy and I love them. They are super easy, and can be made before you jump in the shower, and done by the time you are done. Enjoy!

German Pancakes

1 cube butter
1 cup milk
1 cup flour
6 eggs
1/2 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Put the cube of butter in a 9x13 pan. Place in the oven for about 5 minutes, until the butter is melted and bubbles. Do not let the butter burn. While the butter is melting, put milk, flour, eggs and salt in the blender. Blend on medium speed until smooth and bubbly. Remove the pan from the oven and pour the mixture into the hot pan. Place the pan in the oven and bake for about 30 minutes or until edges are puffed and brown.

Breakfast Pizza

This is one recipe I love to make in class. The kids really seem to like it. We take the basic refrigerator dough I put on earlier. I would link it, but I am not sure how. Just go under breads, and it is there. You can also use the Italian Cheese bread recipe if you need a quicker bread.

Breakfast Pizza
1/2 lb sausage
1 cup hash brown potatoes
1 cup shredded cheese
1/4 tsp pepper
3 eggs
1/4 cup milk

Place dough on a greased 12 in. pizza pan. Pat the dough down into a circle, creating a lip on the outside of the crust (a very important step, my students don't do it, and the egg runs off onto the bottom of the oven, and they don't like cleaning it up). Bake at 375 degrees for about 8 minutes.
In a skillet, brown the sausage over medium heat. Once completly cooked, place on a paper towel and pat out the oil. Sprinkle the sausage, hash browns and 1/2 of the chedder cheese over the crust. In a bowl, beat the eggs, milk and pepper. Pour egg mixture over the pizza. Sprinkle on the rest of the cheese. Bake at 375 degrees for 28 to 30 minutes or until golden brown and eggs are no longer runny. Let stand about 8 minutes before cutting.

Whole Wheat Biscuits and Gravy

I realize that all health benefits go out the window when you make the gravy, but the kids need to make a whole wheat product and basic roux and what better way to combine the two. Remember I want to get them cooking in the kitchen and they are teenagers, it is pretty hard to get them to eat totally healthy if they are not used to it, I have tried it with my brothers, they always know!

Fluffy Whole Wheat Biscuits

½ cup all purpose flour
½ cup whole wheat flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 ½ tsp sugar
¼ tsp salt
2 tbsp margarine
½ cup milk

In a med bowl, combine flours, baking powder, sugar, and salt; mix well. Cut in butter
until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in milk just until moistened. Put onto a
lightly floured surface; knead gently 8 to 10 times. Roll to ¾ inch thickness; cut with
a biscuit cutter and place on an non-greased baking sheet. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 to
12 min or until lightly browned. Serve with gravy.


Sausage gravy
1/3 lb sausage
2 cups milk
2 ½ tbsp of flour

Brown sausage in skillet. As soon as sausage is brown, turn to med
heat. Add flour by the tbsp, stirring constantly. Let the flour turn
brown before adding another tbsp (if you don’t your gravy will taste
like flour). After you added flour, add milk and stir with whisk.

Plus, you don't have to serve it with the gravy, they are great with honey!