All of the delicious components of a savory breakfast rolled into one delicious and flavorful bake: eggs, cheese, bacon, potatoes. This lighter tater tot breakfast bake starts off with a base of sautéed bacon, pepper and onion; it is mixed with eggs, cheese, and scallions and topped with crispy tater tots. This recipe leaves you wondering.. how on earth is this “lighter?” Look forward to breakfast every morning with this savory breakfast bake.
All about this lighter tater tot breakfast bake
You might be wondering how this breakfast bake could possibly be “lighter” given the fact that it involves bacon, eggs, cheese, and tater tots (all the major food groups if you ask me!). There are a few things I did in this recipe to lighten it up, without compromising flavor:
- I use real pork bacon here, but only four pieces of it for a six-serving recipe.
- That means less than 1 slice of bacon per serving. But the bacon adds so much flavor to the base of this recipe, and we also cook the vegetables in the bacon fat, which adds even more flavor. I love using bacon fat for flavor, because the macros (and WW Points) of the bacon includes the fat, so why not use up that deliciousness?
- The egg filling is part eggs, part egg whites.
- Of course you can use all eggs here, if that’s more your thing. I like using egg whites in addition to whole eggs in order to lighten up certain recipes. Egg whites are a great way to stretch how far eggs will go, plus adding protein without a ton of extra calories or fat.
- I use Greek yogurt as a binder.
- Greek yogurt makes an excellent binder when it comes to making egg bakes or casseroles. It adds creaminess to the egg base without adding lots of calories or fat. I use Greek yogurt in place of milk or heavy cream when it comes to making a dish like this.
- The recipe calls for fat free cheese.
- I know fat-free cheese is a controversial ingredient, so as always, you can use whatever cheddar cheese you like. I like using fat free cheese in recipes like this one, where the cheese is combined with the egg mixture to make a cheesy filling. Fat-free cheese doesn’t really melt well like a full-fat cheese would, but for the purpose of mixing with eggs, I like how it works here.
What you’ll need to make this lighter tater tot breakfast bake
The ingredients you’ll need to make this recipe are:
- bacon
- onion
- red bell pepper
- eggs
- egg whites
- plain non-fat Greek yogurt
- garlic powder
- kosher salt
- fat-free cheddar
- scallions
- mini frozen tater tots
- If you can’t find mini tots, regular size should work. I used mini because I liked how they covered the surface area of the breakfast bake.
How to make this lighter tater tot breakfast bake
Start off by preheating the oven to 350F. Chop the bacon, and dice the pepper and onion. Add the bacon to a frying pan and cook it over medium high heat for about 10 minutes. At this point, parts of the bacon will be crispy and cooked, and other parts will still need time. At this point, add the diced pepper and onion (do not drain the grease), and cook everything for another 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare the egg mixture by adding the eggs, egg whites, yogurt, salt, and garlic powder to a mixing bowl. Whisk to get any clumps out, and then add the chopped scallion and 1 cup of the cheddar cheese (reserving the remainder of the cheese for the topping). Spray a 9×13 casserole dish with cooking spray. Add the bacon, pepper and onion mixture to the bottom of the casserole dish, and spread it evenly on the bottom of the dish to cover the bottom evenly. Next, pour the egg mixture on top, evenly. Finally, lay the (still-frozen) tater tots across the top of the casserole. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
Bake the casserole at 350F for 35-40 minutes or until the egg is firm and set to your liking. 
Lighter Tater Tot Breakfast Bake
Equipment
- frying pan
- casserole dish
Ingredients
- 4 slices center cut bacon, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 onion, diced
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup egg whites
- 1/2 cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1.25 cup fat free cheddar cheese, you can use reduced fat, but stats will change
- 2 scallions, chopped
- 12 oz mini tater tots, I used Ore-Ida brand, weighed frozen
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Chop the bacon into bite-sized pieces. Dice pepper and onion.
- Add the bacon to a frying pan, and sauté over medium high heat for about 10 minutes.
- The pieces will start to be crispy, but some will still be partially uncooked.
- Add the diced pepper and onion to the pan (do not drain the bacon fat).
- Cook the pepper and onion with the bacon pieces in the bacon fat for another 5 minutes.
- Spray the bottom and sides of a 9x13 casserole dish with non-stick spray.
- Add the cooked pepper, onion and bacon mixture to the bottom of the casserole dish, and spread it out on the bottom to cover the entire area.
- Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, combine the eggs, egg whites, yogurt, garlic powder, and kosher salt.
- Whisk the mixture together to get rid of any clumps, and add 1 cup of the cheese (reserve 1/4 cup for the top) and the chopped scallions.
- Pour the egg mixture evenly over the bacon, pepper and onion mixture.
- Add the still-frozen tater tots to the top of the casserole, covering the entire surface area.
- Add the remaining cheese on top.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the egg is set up.
- To reheat from the fridge: microwave to warm through (the tater tots might still be crispy this way) and then use the air fryer, toaster or oven to get it crispy again if needed.
Notes
- 7 WW points (green plan)
- 5 WW points (blue and purple plans)
Nutrition
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Looks Yum…if you want to use all eggs instead of eggs and egg whites – how many eggs would that be…thanks for your reply.
Hi, I ran out of egg whites but had already started recipe before I realized 🫣🫠 I only had 11 large eggs – so I used what I had and it came out great! Not same calories / nutrition stuff – but very tasty.
I’ve given this a five star rating, before I have even tried it , because I love all the ingredients. I can almost taste it now! This reminds me of the egg bake that my mom always made for Easter brunch. All of her grandkids and kids loved it. My mom’s recipe had a lot of white bread in it. It seems that every family has an egg bake recipe. My Daughter-in-laws family has a French toast version. That might be a new challenge for you, Steph. I am looking forward to making this for my grandsons. I think this will become our new family favorite breakfast. Thank you Steph for bringing back, and lightening up an old family favorite!
Made this for breakfast this week I had to taste test IT’S AMAZING! You would never even know it’s a lightened version! So good! 🙂
Haven’t tried it yet, but YES this looks amazing! Keep the bacon love coming.
I love following what you meal prep. I never used to do that, but have for several months. It helps so much!
I will leave out bacon since I am a vegetarian but when family comes will add. Anxious to try. I have made all of the baked oatmeal recipes and they are all so good. Thanks for all you do for us. Your family is precious!
This is absolutely unbelievable. I couldn’t find fat free so I used reduced fat and just cut it into 8 instead of 6! It’s so flavorful
Do they sell egg whites at the store? I hate wasting all the egg yolks.
Yes! They’ll be in a small milk style carton where normal eggs are.
Made this today. So good and simple to make! Breakfast, snack , or even a side for lunch or dinner!
This recipe is fantastic and servings are HUGE! I went ahead and split into 8 servings instead of 6. Will definitely make this again!
Jus made this and it’s the best breakfast casserole I’ve ever had. A huge slice for 7 points (on green). This is my new favorite breakfast.
This was absolutely amazing!!!! I can’t wait for breakfast for the rest of the week 🤤
HOLY COW IS THIS GOOD! And reheats like a dream! YUM!
Oh my. This is so good, I can’t believe it’s only 7pts! Loving mixing up the morning breakfast stuff! Great job as always!
Made this for lunch this week with a salad and is so good
I made this tonight, it is so good and flavorful! The serving size is very generous. I will surely make it again.
Just tried making this. Haven’t tasted it yet, just commenting on the simplicity. I was convinced I couldn’t make something that pretty when I saw it and I just made a mini version of it! Can’t wait to taste it tomorrow for breakfast!
So delicious and easy to make
Legit made this tonight and boy oh boy is this recipe everything! I made my kiddos one with sausage instead of the bacon and they gobbled it up!
This is absolutely DELICIOUS!
I have to admit, I was a little nervous leaving the bacon grease in the recipe. I’ve made several of Steph’s recipes, so I trusted her. I’m glad I did. This was amazing. As advertised, it was light and delicious. I’ll meal prep with canteloupe.
Can this be frozen?
I froze it, and then defrosted in the fridge then baked in the oven
Just made this today for meal prep this week! I couldn’t wait to try it so I took a little bite – does but disappoint! Such a versatile recipe! I did not use egg whites because I didn’t have any on hand, but I used 10 eggs instead. Perfection! Thanks for another great recipe!
I’ve made so many of Steph’s recipes and this one is my favorite! It is so flavorful and the portions are generous. From the taste, you would never know that it’s WW friendly 🙂
This was delicious
Making this right now! So excited! Can this be frozen? Can not wait to try it!
This is AMAZING!!!! Riding out this hurricane in New Orleans cooking and eating all things sweetsavoryandsteph. This comfort food is getting me and family through this stressful time!
Wow- This is so delicious!! The bacon flavor is in every bite, I ended up using a reduced fat cheese as that is what I had on hand so it ended up being 7 points per serving on blue but worth every point!! Great job, Steph!
I made this over the weekend for breakfast meal prep and it is absolutely delicious! It would make a great breakfast for dinner, too. Thank you, Steph! 💕
Holy moly! I made this recipe for my meal prem for work this week and it is absolutely amazing! It is so filling and tasty! Every bite you get a little bit of each ingredient! This is a MUST try!
This recipe was SO FANTASTIC THAT I LITERALLY MADE 2X IN 24 HOURS!! 😅🤣🤣
This recipe is amazing!!!!
I used this for my breakfast meal prep this week. It is so good, as all of Steph’s recipes are! The slices when you cut it into 6 are so big. I definitely won’t get sick of it!
Wow. This was amazing! Egg bakes are my favorite and I’m picky and this lives up to my standards!!! Very flavorful and I love the meat, eggs and potatoes all in one dish. The servings are huge and low in WW points. What more could you want? Steph does it again!
Wow! So delicious & easy to make. The eggs stay fluffy and moist, even after reheating. The bacon flavor carries throughout the whole dish after cooking the peppers and onions in the same pan. The tater tots are perfectly crispy on top, adding a great texture. This will definitely be a staple in my fridge from now on, especially when having company stay over night!
This egg bake is SO yummy. You can’t go wrong if you like bacon, peppers, onions, and cheese. My boyfriend (great cook and bigger food snob) really liked it as well. I’m not a huge tater tot or hashbrown person but the tater tot topping gives a great breakfast flavor and texture. I love that you cook the peppers and onions in the bacon fat – I love Steph’s point that the macros & WW points count it all anyway so you might as well use it!
I had cottage cheese instead of Greek yogurt, but it’s so dang good!
Made this today, delicious! Have you tried freezing it? Would love to know how that works. Thanks for another great recipe!
Super yummy! Ever better reheated in the air fryer.
My son loved it. He seriously sat at the table saying “mhmm” between bites 😆 He was upset when we finished the pan lol.
I made this for “breakfast for dinner” night and it was a hit! I paired it with your pancake bake recipe and it made for delicious and filling dinner!! SO GOOD!
Oh my god! Just made this for the first time and I’m OBSESSED! So easy & it’s so good! My 16 month old loves it too so we’ll be sharing for breakfast!
This is sooo good! I made it this morning – finally a day when my kids are here in the morning to share! It got great reviews from all of us!
OMG delicious and soooo filling!!! I can’t wait to see how it does once reheated.
Hands down favorite breakfast recipe yet. When I get cheese and potatoes in my morning meal I almost feel like I’m eating something I shouldn’t be.
This is delicious 😋!! I made it for my lunch prep this week.
This was so good! My 7 year old and I just had it for lunch. Looking forward to having it for lunch at work later this week. Substituted regular tater tots because I bought the wrong ones and just made sure to keep points the same.
I made this for breakfast this week and it is INCREDIBLE. So delicious! Reheats in the air fryer perfectly.
Made this today for Brinner – loved it & have leftovers for tomorrow morning 😊
Haha we call breakfast for dinner Brinner, too, in our house. I can’t wait to try this! Do you think I could add spinach and mushrooms for more veggies?
Absolutely delish and hearty breakfast! I can’t wait to make it again as it will become part of my regular rotation. Great to bring to a brunch as well.
Delicious and easy! Never thought to put yogurt into a breakfast casserole but it made the eggs super fluffy. It’s even better reheated the next day in the air fryer!! Don’t sleep on this one!
This recipe is a 10/10. Delicious and so quick to make.
This is a real winner. I made and packed into servings for easy grab and go. My husband took one thinking it was something else and I got a call at lunch time “I don’t know what this is but it’s so delicious!” Haha. So I happily shared my meal prep with him. Make it – you won’t be disappointed!
I almost added more bacon because I didn’t think 4 slices would be enough. Glad I didn’t. The flavor was outstanding and no need for more fat and calories! Huge portions too which I love! Next time my kids come to visit I’m making this, it doesn’t taste like a lightened up breakfast at all so they will never know.🙂
I made this recipe for my boyfriend and I, and I regret it because now he won’t stop bothering me to make it again!! This was so simple to make and loved that it incorporated plenty of veggies for the first meal of the day. So excited to bring a serving to the office for an on the go breakfast. Thanks 🙂
This is so good. It tastes even better warmed in the air fryer! I highly recommend.
SOOOO good! One of our favorite breakfast preps!
This is one of my most favorite recipes of yours! I’ve made it many times already…so so delicious!
How long does this stay good for in the fridge?
This was very simple to make and delicious. 5 points blue and worth every point. My husband really liked it and that says something. I usually get it’s alright and today I got that’s pretty good. For him to say that means it was really good.
Very tasty! Made exactly as the recipe calls for and it was delicious!
This was seriously so good!! Thanks, Steph for another incredible recipe!!
Smells and looks delicious. Taste even better and the portions are huge. So excited to have both breakfast and lunches prepped for the week. Love your website.
Such a nice change for breakfast meal prep. I couldn’t find the mini tots so I used regular and it worked well!
I’ve made this a handful of times and altered it a bit each time. I have always used reduced fat cheese, sometimes I add in extra bacon, sometimes I use 2% yogurt instead of 0% if its what I have on hand, and every time I cook the bell pepper less time than what is specified. The recipe still works because its a well-crafted, 5 star recipe! It costs me, a consumer of free content, an additional amount of $0 to recognize that I am free to make alterations as I want! Steph has totally turned me on to Ore Ida brand frozen potatoes! Great macros, and are an easy way to make a recipe like this more filling. This is so good!
Could eat this everyday for the rest of my life!
Can this be made the night before? Looks delish!
Yes i believe it is meant for meal prep!
This was SUPER TASTY! It came out of the oven and I just had to try it and ended up eating it for lunch!! Will definitely be making again!
I wasn’t sure if I would like this recipe, but I gave it a try, and boy am I glad I did! This was a filling and satisfying breakfast and a nice change of pace from my usual oatmeal.
Absolutely amazing. Very different than any breakfast I’ve had. Made it for the family yesterday for an early football game and everyone went crazy for it!! Added some hot sauce on top and PERFECT.
We were in a breakfast rut and this saved us! So good and makes so much!
This is delicious and reheats really well in the air fryer!
This is an amazing breakfast! It’s such an easy meal prep and leaves me full all morning until lunch. This will be in my breakfast rotation from now on! This recipe is a must try, you won’t be disappointed!!
A winner every time I make it! I almost prefer it the second day heated up in the air fryer – gets nice and crispy!! So good!
I made this last Thursday as part of our anniversary celebration weekend. My husband & I loved it. We got 8 servings out of it & reheated it each am in the airfryer. It really keeps you full! Can’t wait to make it again.
This is a favorite! Easy meal prep that tastes even better warmed up!
My husband was happy to see tater tots on this dish. Between the two of us. I wasnt able to freeze any for myself at a later date because he was taking extra. Which is fine because i will def make it again!
Love this recipe. I have made it two times and it’s always delicious. Quick and easy. Thanks for all the recipes!
Thanks Steph! This was great! Didn’t even need to freeze because it was gobbled up! We made without bacon due to vegetarian family member, but just added more peppers / onions. Delish! We reheat in toaster oven at 400 F for about 8 mins and it’s perfect
I believe I’ve already rated this awesome recipe 5 stars… but I come here with a question. I want to make this for my friend who just had a baby, I have all the ingredients, but they will be unexpectedly in the NICU for another 5-7 days so I want to freeze it for her. Any idea on instructions for defrosting once they’re home?
Since making it the first time I have made this my go to breakfast prep for the week. Easy, filling and delicious! I’ve added extra veggies as well. My whole family will eat it too, which says a lot!
If I want to make this the night before and then heat up the whole thing in the oven the next morning, what temperature and how long would you suggest?
Easy and delicious crowd pleaser!
Such a great breakfast!! Love being able to make ahead and stick it into the air fryer the morning of before I head off to work!
Your info for the WW points is incorrect. If you’re not cooking the bacon separately and cooking the veggies in the rendered fat you need to use the points for the raw center cut bacon which is 12 points not 4.
Hi, thanks for your comment. I used the points for the specific brand of bacon I used, Oscar Meyer, rather than the generic entry in the app because the macros vary greatly. The points I used are for “skillet cooked bacon slices” per the label, so I am including the fat in that calculation, but if you are uncomfortable doing that, you can drain the fat.
So yummy and so easy to make!
This recipe was fantastic!! My whole family loved it. The only thing I changed was ff cheese to rf cheese (I used a little less so the calories wouldn’t be too much higher). I served mine and my husband’s with avocado and hot sauce – it didn’t need it but it took it to the next level! So good!!!
Delicious!!
Steph does it again! So good…..I normally don’t care for fat free cheese but I honestly couldn’t tell the difference in this dish….and neither could my husband! Definitely adding this to the rotation!
I’m beyond obsessed with this recipe. I’ve probably made it over a dozen times!! Every time I use different vegetables, usually whatever I have on hand.
Do yourself a favor and make it immediately!!!
Love love love! Thanks Steph! I think we’ve made this at my house at least 1 a month over this past year – sometimes 1x a week!
We omit the bacon, but it tastes great! And for those that are curious – sometimes life happens & you dont have all you need for the recipe, but this recipe is modifiable if you arent super strict on your diet. No egg whites? We did 11 eggs and it came out just fine. Like garlic? We accidentally doubled the garlic from 1/2 tsp to a heaping tsp and it was fine 😉 cant find mini tater tots at the store? The extra crispy tater tots by ore idea. Or even the alexia seasoned puffs work fine. Not same calorie counts and stuff – but you get the idea. So if you are here just for good breakfast recipes in general – you’ll want to save this recipe!
The entire family loved this one! We used Canadian bacon because it was what we had on hand. Can’t wait to try it with bacon. It reheated great in the air fryer.
This is incredible.
This is so yummy! I honestly expected a higher calorie count with the tater tots and large portion size, so that was a nice surprise. Delicious!
Sooooo good! My husband loved this one as well and said it definitely needs to be on repeat.
I’ve made this numerous times and I love it. Stupid question do you think I can freeze this?
Beyond delicious and im just warming in the microwave daily…fave recipe ever!!!
This was very good. I had some Canadian bacon that needed to be used up so I chopped that up and threw it in with the bacon and veggie mixture.
This was very yummy. My favorite part was reheating it and smashing it up and putting it in a tortilla for a breakfast burrito.
I will definitely make again!
Delicious and filling. Easy prep
Recipe is delicious. I added some paprika and sprinkled green onions on top after baking. This is a great crowd pleaser and will be making it often. Thanks Steph!!