Tater Tot Quiche with Sausage, Onion and Spinach
Make your next quiche crust with crispy tater tots! This Tater Tot Quiche is a ridiculously easy and delicious way to up your breakfast/brunch game.
You heard it right: tater tot quiche. It’s as good as it sounds and also happens to be very easy. My mom has made quiche this way for as long as I can remember. Or maybe she just started doing it after my parents became obsessed with Napoleon Dynamite. Not totally sure.
But I just googled tater tot quiche while holding my breath for fear that I would see that it’s already been done before and it has. And by Tasty nonetheless. Wah, wah, wah. Oh well, here’s my recipe anyway!
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INGREDIENTS FOR TATER TOT QUICHE
- frozen tater tots (enough to evenly line the bottom of your quiche pan)
- eggs
- pre-cooked breakfast sausage links
- frozen spinach (measure frozen)
- large white onion (chopped)
- fresh dill (chopped)
- fresh parsley (chopped)
HOW TO MAKE QUICHE WITH TATER TOT CRUST
To make tater tot quiche crust, simply line a glass pie dish with frozen tots. You shouldn’t need to grease the dish as tater tots already have oil on them and I’ve never had issues with them sticking.
After you’ve lined the pan, bake for fifteen minutes at 425F. Now is a good time to prepare your fillings— sauté veggies, cut sausage, chop herbs, stir filling, etc.
Once those tater tots are golden brown, get to mashing those tots! Use the back of a fork to press the tater tots into the bottom and edges of the pan to form an even layer for the crust.
Perfecto! From here, things go pretty much as any other quiche-making experience. Whisk eggs in a large bowl, combine eggs with your mix-ins, pour over the egg mixture into the bottom of your pan over the tater tots and bake until set.
Voila!
MORE QUICHE FILLINGS
Coming up with filling combos is fun! My mom usually does a broccoli cheddar combo which is very tasty but my husband can’t eat dairy so I came up with a cheese-less combo here. This recipe includes frozen spinach, onion, sausage, and fresh herbs! It was delicious. But there are so many other things you could add in like sun-dried tomatoes, zucchini, feta, bell pepper, green chiles, broccoli, a cup of cheese (cheddar, jack, and mozzarella cheese are great in this), seasonings (garlic powder, onion powder, etc.), green onions, etc.
WHAT TO SERVE WITH TATER TOT QUICHE
If you’re like me, a slice of quiche is usually enough to fill me up for breakfast. But if you’re looking for a little something to add to your quiche experience, here are some ideas:
-a dollop of sour cream
-a few shakes of hot sauce
-a side of fresh fruit
-a few slices of maple-glazed bacon … yes, I know there is already sausage in the quiche but you can never have enough bacon. 😉
If you’re looking for a more traditional breakfast quiche made with pie crust, this potato leek quiche is to die for! And this breakfast galette is equally as satisfying if you’re in a real pie crust mood.
STORAGE AND REHEATING INSTRUCTIONS
To store this quiche, allow it to cool to room temperature, cover with plastic wrap or aluminum foil and store in the fridge for up to 3 days. To reheat, place a slice of quiche wrapped in aluminum foil in the oven until hot all the way through. Alternatively, place a slice of quiche on a microwave-safe plate and reheat.
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MORE YUMMY BREAKFAST RECIPES
Tater Tot Quiche
A quiche wherein tater tots make up the crust! Yes, it’s delicious! This recipe includes onions, spinach, sausage and fresh herbs but the possibilities are endless.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: American, French
Ingredients
- 40 tater tots (enough to evenly line the bottom of your quiche pan)
- 5 eggs
- 3 pre-cooked sausage links
- 3/4 cup frozen spinach (measure frozen)
- 1/4 large white onion (chopped)
- 1/2 tsp fresh dill (chopped)
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley (chopped)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425F.
- Line pie pan with tater tots and bake for 15 minutes.
- While the tater tots bake, sauté the onion until translucent. Microwave spinach for 1 minute to thaw, wrap in a paper towel and squeeze to remove liquid. Chop the sausage into bite size pieces.
- Whisk the eggs, then add quiche fillings to egg mixture and stir to combine.
- Remove tots from the oven and flatten them into a crust using the back of a fork. Reduce oven temp to 325F.
- Pour egg mixture into hot crust and bake at 325F for 25 minutes.
- Enjoy!
