Move over blueberry muffins; these savory Tater Tot™ breakfast muffins are taking over. Get your eggs, sausage and potatoes in an adorably portable muffin!
Muffin-Tin Tater Tot™ Breakfast Cups
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 50 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 12 dozen frozen mini Tater Tots™ potatoes (about 6 cups) from 28-oz bag (144 nuggets)
- 1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (4 oz)
- 1/4 cup milk
- 4 eggs, slightly beaten
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 lb bulk breakfast sausage
- 1/2 cup diced onion
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. Place foil baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups; spray foil baking cups with cooking spray.
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Step2Place 6 frozen mini Tater Tots™ in each muffin cup; bake 30 minutes. Remove from oven; cool 5 minutes. Using 2 paper towels, gently press potatoes into cups to create a base for the muffins. Evenly sprinkle cheese over potatoes in each muffin cup.
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Step3Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix milk, eggs and salt; set aside.
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Step4In 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook sausage and onion over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until browned. Cool 2 minutes. Spoon evenly over Tater Tots™ in each muffin cup.
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Step5Pour egg mixture evenly over sausage mixture.
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Step6Top each cup with 6 more Tater Tots™; gently press into mixture. Bake 32 to 34 minutes or until mixture is set and Tater Tots™ are browned. Cool 15 minutes.
Nutrition
220
Calories
14g
Total Fat
8g
Protein
15g
Total Carbohydrate
1g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 220
- Calories from Fat
- 130
- Total Fat
- 14g
- 21%
- Saturated Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 23%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 80mg
- 27%
- Sodium
- 490mg
- 20%
- Potassium
- 210mg
- 6%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 15g
- 5%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 5%
- Sugars
- 1g
- Protein
- 8g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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