Eggs and cheese baked with tater tots in a muffin pan, those tater tot cups are great for breakfast and they are very easy to make. Watch the video to learn how.

Have I mentioned this before? I am the kind of person who has to have breakfast before going on with my day. My brain doesn’t wake up until I put something in my body in the morning. Han, on the other hand, can roll out of bed and start programming right away. I would faint in front of the computer if I did that.

Eggs and Cheese baked with tater tots in a muffin pan, those tater tot cups are great breakfast and they are easy to make. Watch the video to learn how.

And mornings are usually my most productive time, so I don’t want to spend too much time on preparing breakfast, which is essential for me. That’s why I came up with those 15-min breakfast ideas to fuel me up quickly so that I can get the most important things done in the morning such as writing and planning. Or, I make a batch of food the day before and have it for breakfast in the next couple days.

Eggs and Cheese baked with tater tots in a muffin pan, those tater tot cups are great breakfast and they are easy to make. Watch the video to learn how.

Today’s breakfast recipe is one of those foods that you cook once and you are set for a few days. We put tater tots, eggs, and cheese in muffin tins and bake them. Those tater top cups only require 7 ingredients and less than 30 minutes to make. If you are tight on time in the morning, make them the day before and you can easily reheat them in a microwave next morning.

I used a 12-tin muffin pan. Feel free to use 2 of these if you want to make more. Or use a big-size muffin pan so that you can add more ingredients in the tater tot cups. There are so many options. For example, you can add cooked sausage, ground beef, or any leftover meat in the cups. You can also stuff the cups with mushrooms and spinach before cracking an egg on top. I’ve tried with sausage, mushrooms and spinach in my tater tot cups before. They were so darn hearty and delicious!

Eggs and Cheese baked with tater tots in a muffin pan, those tater tot cups are great breakfast and they are easy to make. Watch the video to learn how.

You can certainly get creative with this recipe. If you stick with this simple version, you are not going to be disappointed.

Now, I would like to know about you. Do you have to have breakfast in the morning? And how do you usually fix your breakfasts? Leave a comment below and let me know.

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Eggs and Cheese baked with tater tots in a muffin pan, those tater tot cups are great breakfast and they are easy to make. Watch the video to learn how.

Tater Tot Cups with Eggs and Cheese

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  • Author: Sharon Chen
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 17 minutes
  • Total Time: 27 minutes
  • Yield: 12 tater tot cups 1x
  • Category: Breakfast, Gluten Free, Vegetarian
  • Method: Bake
  • Cuisine: American
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Description

Tater tots mashed into a muffin pan, filled with cheddar cheese and eggs, then baked until the eggs reach your desired doneness.


Ingredients

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  • 5060 tater tots, thawed
  • Non-stick cooking spray
  • 12 eggs
  • 12 tablespoons shredded cheddar cheese or more
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • chopped green onion for garnishing

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven 375°F.
  2. Allow the tater tots to sit a few minutes to soften so you can squish them or microwave them for a minute or two to expedite the process.
  3. Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray.
  4. Place 4 or 5 tots in each cup. Mash with a back of spoon to line the bottom and sides of each cup.
  5. Add 1 tablespoon of cheddar cheese into each cup. Place in oven and bake 5 minutes.
  6. Remove the muffin pan from oven and break an egg into each cup. Sprinkle a little more cheese on top of each egg.
  7. Bake 12-15 minutes until white and yolk are set and the eggs reach to your desired doneness.
  8. Remove from oven and use a rubber spatula to loosen edges and bottom of each tater tot cup. Transfer the cups to a serving platter. Sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper and chopped green onion. Enjoy!

Notes

You can add sausage, spinach, mushrooms in these tater tot cups. Just use a bigger size muffin pan.


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1
  • Calories: 717
  • Sugar: 1.2g
  • Sodium: 1668mg
  • Fat: 35.1g
  • Saturated Fat: 8.9g
  • Carbohydrates: 91.9g
  • Fiber: 8.3g
  • Protein: 14.1g
  • Cholesterol: 171mg
Eggs and Cheese baked with tater tots in a muffin pan, those tater tot cups are great breakfast and they are easy to make. Watch the video to learn how.

About the Author

Sharon Chen, StreetSmart Kitchen

Sharon Chen is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and author of the Complete Sous Vide Cookbook. She believes food not only brings healing but also connection. As the creator of StreetSmart Kitchen, she aims to make meal prep easier than ever and help you find balance, ease, joy, and simplicity in the kitchen as you improve your well-being.