Egg, Sausage, and Tater Tot Breakfast Quesadillas

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Prep Time
5 min.
Cook Time
45 min.
Yield
4
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These quesadillas are absolutely bursting with breakfast flavor thanks to eggs, crispy tater tots, and sausage!

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Ingredients

4 large Eggland’s Best eggs

1 tablespoon plus 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, measured separately

1½ cups (about 20) frozen tater tots, thawed

4 ounces bulk breakfast sausage

4 (8-inch) flour tortillas

1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese (4 ounces)

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Preparation

  1. Adjust oven rack to upper-middle position and heat oven to 450 degrees. Line large plate with double layer of paper towels. In medium bowl, whisk eggs until well combined and uniform yellow color.
  2. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat until shimmering, about 2 minutes (oil should be hot but not smoking).
  3. Carefully add thawed tater tots to skillet. Use spatula to break up and flatten tater tots. Cook until crispy and deep golden brown on first side, about 4 minutes. Flip tater tots. Cook until crispy and deep golden brown on second side, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn off heat.
  4. Use spatula to transfer tater tots to paper towel–lined plate.
  5. Add sausage to now-empty skillet and cook over medium heat, breaking up meat with rubber spatula, until well browned, 4 to 6 minutes.
  6. Add beaten eggs to skillet. Use rubber spatula to stir egg mixture until eggs have clumped and are still slightly wet, about 2 minutes (scrape bottom and sides of skillet several times as eggs cook). Turn off heat and slide skillet to cool burner.
  7. Lay tortillas on rimmed baking sheet. Use pastry brush to paint tortillas with remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Flip tortillas so oiled sides are down.
  8. Sprinkle cheese evenly over half of each tortilla. Use spatula to divide cooked tater tots and then egg mixture evenly over cheese.
  9. Fold tortillas in half, forming half-moon shape with fillings inside, and use spatula to press lightly to flatten.
  10. Place baking sheet in oven and bake quesadillas until spotty brown, 5 to 7 minutes.
  11. Use oven mitts to remove baking sheet from oven and place on cooling rack (ask an adult for help). Transfer quesadillas to cutting board. Let quesadillas cool for 5 minutes. Use chef’s knife to cut into wedges and serve.

Nutrition

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Information per Serving
Serving Size 1 quesadilla
Calories 133
Fat 12g
Saturated Fat 2g
Cholesterol 186mg
Sodium 71mg
Carbohydrates 0g
Dietary Fiber 0g
Protein 6g