Crumbled Bacon Breakfast Bake by cpeirson

Ingredients

3/4 – 1 bag TATER TOTS salt and pepper 1 small onion or 1/2 large onion, diced 1/2 red bell pepper, diced 1/2 green bell pepper, diced 1 lb bacon crisp, crumbled 8 eggs 2 cups milk 3 cups cheddar jack or colby jack cheese, shredded

Instructions

In a 9×13 casserole add the TATER TOTS; salt and pepper to taste. Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven until TATER TOTS are golden brown. Remove from oven and set aside. Lower oven temp to 350.
In a mixing bowl mix 8 eggs and 2 c milk’ add shredded cheese. Set aside.
In a frying pan, fry bacon until crisp, then crumble. Remove all bacon grease except 1 tablespoon. In the same fry pan as the bacon, sauté the diced onion and peppers until soft.

Layer the onions and peppers on top of the pre-cooked TATER TOTS. Layer the bacon crumbles on top of the onions and peppers. Pour the egg and cheese mixture over the bacon layer. Cover with aluminum foil and bake in a pre-heated 350 oven for 45 minutes. UNCOVER and bake for an additional 30 minutes.