Breakfast totchos are crispy potato crowns piled high with scrambled eggs, bacon and melted cheese, then drizzled with homemade sausage gravy. These loaded breakfast tater tot nachos are easy to customize and perfect for breakfast, brunch or even breakfast for dinner.
Just like ordering an omelet or breakfast skillet at a restaurant, you can make these breakfast totchos your own. Swap the bacon for ham or use your favorite cheese. Once everything is piled onto crispy potatoes and covered in sausage gravy, you really can’t go wrong.
What Are Totchos?
Totchos are nachos made with crispy tater tots instead of tortilla chips. This breakfast version swaps traditional nacho toppings for eggs, bacon, melted cheese and homemade sausage gravy.
Quick Look at This Breakfast Totchos Recipe
- Ready In: 45 minutes
- Serves: 6
- Equipment: Baking sheet and skillet
- Great For: Weekend breakfast, brunch or breakfast for dinner
Ingredient Notes
How to Make Breakfast Totchos
Cook the tater tots – Arrange the frozen tater tots on a large baking sheet and bake according to the package directions until golden brown and crispy.
While they crisp in the oven, you can prepare all the toppings in the same skillet for easy cleanup.
Fry the bacon – Cut the bacon into 1 inch pieces. In a large skillet, add bacon and fry until nice and crispy. Remove bacon to a paper-towel lined plate to drain. Remove bacon grease and wipe out skillet with a paper towel.
Make the eggs – Melt 1 tablespoon butter in the same skillet over medium heat. Whisk the eggs with salt and pepper, add them to the skillet and gently scramble until just cooked through. Transfer to a plate and wipe out skillet again.
Make the sausage gravy – In the SAME skillet, break sausage into pieces while cooking over medium-high heat until sausage is cooked through. Sprinkle over flour and stir to soak up all the sausage fat. Cook for 2 minutes.
Slowly add milk, salt & pepper. Stir and cook for 5 minutes until thickened. Keep on low heat, stirring occasionally. If you find that the gravy becomes too thick, add a little more milk.
Assemble – When the potatoes are crisp, remove the baking sheet from the oven. Leave the oven on.
Layer the scrambled eggs and bacon over the top and sprinkle evenly with shredded cheese.
Return the pan to the oven for about 5 minutes, or until the cheese is melted. Drizzle the warm sausage gravy over the top and serve immediately.
Recipe Tips
- Get the potatoes crispy – The potatoes are the base of your totchos, so don’t rush them. I usually bake them for the longest recommended time on the package so they’re golden and crisp enough to hold up to all the toppings.
- Prep before you start – There are several components to this recipe, but they come together quickly. Shred the cheese and measure the gravy ingredients before you start cooking.
- Make them your own – Canadian bacon, diced ham or chorizo can replace the bacon, and cheddar, Monterey Jack or pepper Jack can replace the Colby Jack.
- Add the gravy right before serving – Wait to drizzle on the sausage gravy until you’re ready to eat so the potato crowns stay as crispy as possible.
Storage & Reheating
Breakfast totchos are best served immediately while the potatoes are still crispy. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat leftovers in the oven or microwave, keeping in mind that potatoes stored with the gravy will lose some of their crispness.
To prep ahead: The bacon and sausage gravy can be prepared up to 2 days ahead and stored separately in the refrigerator. Reheat the gravy gently on the stovetop, adding a splash of milk as needed to thin it. I recommend cooking the potatoes and scrambled eggs fresh before assembling.
You can also serve the sausage gravy on the side and let everyone add their own. This helps keep the potatoes crispy, especially if the totchos will be sitting out for a while.
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Breakfast Totchos
Ingredients
- 1 32 oz. bag frozen tater tots also called potato puffs
- 6 slices bacon
- 1 tbsp. butter
- 6 eggs
- ¼ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. black pepper
- 1 cup Colby Jack cheese shredded
- 2 green onions thinly sliced
Sausage Gravy
- ½ # pork sausage ground, bulk
- 3 tbsp. flour
- 2 cups milk
- ½ tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. black pepper
Instructions
- Arrange the frozen tater tots on a large baking sheet and bake according to package directions until golden brown and crispy. While they bake, prepare the toppings.1 32 oz. bag frozen tater tots
- Cut bacon into 1-inch pieces and cook in a large skillet until crispy. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Discard the bacon grease and carefully wipe out the skillet.6 slices bacon
- Melt butter in the same skillet over medium heat. Whisk eggs with salt and pepper, then add to the skillet and gently scramble until just cooked through. Transfer to a plate and wipe out the skillet.1 tbsp. butter, 6 eggs, 1/4 tsp. salt, 1/4 tsp. black pepper
- In the same skillet, cook the sausage over medium-high heat, breaking it into crumbles until cooked through. Sprinkle with flour and stir until the fat is absorbed. Cook for 2 minutes. Slowly stir in the milk, salt and pepper. Cook for about 5 minutes stirring often until thickened. Reduce heat to low to keep warm. If the gravy gets too thick, stir in a splash of milk.1/2 # pork sausage, 3 tbsp. flour, 2 cups milk, 1/2 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- Remove the crispy tater tots from the oven, leaving the oven on. Top evenly with scrambled eggs, bacon and shredded cheese. Return to the oven for about 5 minutes, until the cheese is melted. Drizzle with warm sausage gravy and garnish with sliced green onions.1 cup Colby Jack cheese, 2 green onions
Notes
- Garnish Breakfast Totchos with sliced green onions for a pop of color!
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These were delicious! I will definitely make these again. The sausage gravy would also be amazing for biscuits and gravy!
Anything covered with sausage gravy would be great, right? Thanks for the comment!