Delicious Chorizo & Tater Tot Casserole

My wife and I used to frequent a restaurant called Another Broken Egg for breakfast as we really liked a lot of their offerings.

One of our favorites was they did some great breakfast skillets that came out on piping hot cast iron and had a great mix of potatoes, sausage, eggs, and other goodies!

Every now and then we try to recreate one of them at home, and honestly we haven’t had much luck yet.

We’ve done some decent skillets but nothing that we both just said, heck yeah that’s good!

I finally found a recipe for an easy breakfast casserole using our chorizo that came pretty close to what we were looking for…we both agreed it was a must repeat on our menu!

The original recipe is setup for use with tater tots, but you can also substitute in potatoes if you’d like you’ll just need to adjust the cooking times a little bit.

And while this is made like a casserole, we love taking it out and putting 1 or 2 of our fried eggs on top and it really makes us happy!

If you’re feeling adventurous, we’ve also heated up some of our smallest cast iron skillets and scooped the casserole ono them before eating and it helps create the atmosphere and a nice crust on the bottom!

Chorizo & Tater Tot Casserole
Ingredients:

1 pack of C&F Farms Pastured Pork Chorizo Sausage
1/4 cup onion, diced
1/2 cup corn
3/4 cup canned black beans, drained
2 cups of queso cheese (the crumbly type!)
1 package of frozen tater tots (or substitute fresh potatoes)



Instructions:

Preheat over to 425.
Place tater tots on a cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, preheat a skillet over medium heat. Cook the chorizo, breaking it up while it cooks. Approximately 8 minutes, or until completely cooked through. Add in the onion and cook for another minute, mix in the black beans and corn, continue to cook for another minute.
Transfer the chorizo mixture to an 8"x8" casserole dish. Spread 1 cup of shredded cheese over the top. Layer the tater tots on top of the cheese and then top the tater tots with the remaining cheese. Place casserole into the oven for 10 minutes or until the tater tots are golden brown and crispy. 

Scoop onto plates and serve with all the toppings you desire! We like, pico de gallo or salsa, fresh avacado, hot sauce, and sour cream!