Description
This Sausage and Tater Tot Breakfast Quiche is a hearty and comforting breakfast dish featuring a crispy tater tot crust filled with savory ground breakfast sausage, eggs, cottage cheese, and melty mozzarella. Baked to golden perfection, it’s perfect for a weekend brunch or a special morning meal that the whole family will love.
Ingredients
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Quiche Crust
- 2 cups frozen tater tots
Filling
- ½ pound ground breakfast sausage
- 6 large eggs
- ½ cup low fat cottage cheese (2%)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup freshly grated mozzarella cheese
Garnish (optional)
- Freshly chopped parsley
Instructions
- Preheat and prepare crust: Preheat your oven to 400°F. Grease a 9-inch deep-dish pie dish with butter. Place frozen tater tots evenly in the pie dish and bake for 15 minutes until partially cooked and slightly crispy.
- Form crust: Remove the tater tots from the oven and use a spatula or fork to mash and press them into an even layer covering the bottom and sides of the pie dish, forming a crust.
- Lower oven temperature: Reduce oven temperature to 350°F to prepare for baking the quiche filling.
- Cook sausage: In a skillet over medium to medium-high heat, fully cook and crumble the ground breakfast sausage until browned and no longer pink. Remove from heat and allow it to cool slightly.
- Prepare filling mixture: In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, cottage cheese, salt, and black pepper until well combined. Stir in the grated mozzarella cheese and the slightly cooled sausage, mixing evenly.
- Assemble and bake quiche: Pour the egg and sausage mixture evenly over the tater tot crust in the pie dish. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes or until the center is fully set and firm to the touch.
- Cool and serve: Remove the quiche from the oven and allow it to cool for at least 5 minutes before slicing. Optionally garnish with freshly chopped parsley. Serve warm and enjoy!
Notes
- Make sure to press the tater tots firmly into the pie dish to create a cohesive crust that holds together when sliced.
- If you prefer a spicier sausage, you can substitute breakfast sausage with spicy Italian sausage.
- Low-fat cottage cheese keeps the filling creamy but light; whole milk cottage cheese can be used for a richer quiche.
- Letting the quiche cool slightly before serving helps it set properly and makes slicing easier.
- This recipe can be made ahead by assembling and refrigerating before baking; just add a few extra minutes to bake time if starting cold from the fridge.
