Breakfast Totchas Recipes

TOTCHOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Place tater tots in a single layer on a large baking sheet and cook for 30 minutes or until browned and very crisp, stirring once halfway through cooking.
• While tater tots are cooking, cook ground turkey in a large skillet over medium heat until cooked through. Stir in salsa and seasoning and cook for a few minutes more.
• Mound tater tots slightly on the baking sheet and sprinkle with half the cheese; top with turkey mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cheese then top with tomatoes, bell pepper and olives.
• Cook for 10 minutes more or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with green onions and serve with any optional toppings desired.

BREAKFAST TOTCHAS

Steps:

• Prepare potato rounds or crowns according to bag instructions.
• While potatoes are cooking, in a skillet over medium-high heat, cook bacon until desired crispness. Set on paper towel to drain.
• In the same skillet with the bacon fat, add onion and bell pepper and saute for 5 to 7 minutes until softened. Set on paper towel to drain.
• In the same skillet with the bacon fat, add onion and bell pepper and saute for 5 to 7 minutes until softened. Remove from pan onto plate and set aside.
• Add butter to the skillet over medium heat. In small bowl, crack the eggs and add salt and pepper. Whisk well and add to skillet. Stir with rubber spatula until perfectly scrambled. Remove from pan onto plate with the peppers, onions, and bacon.
• Sausage Gravy: In a skillet, break sausage into pieces while cooking over medium heat. Cook until no longer pink. Sprinkle over 3 tablespoons flour and stir and cook for 2 minutes. Slowly add milk, salt, and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes until thickened. Keep on low heat, stirring occasionally. If gravy becomes too thick while cooking, add a little more milk.
• When the potatoes are done, remove from oven. Spread eggs, peppers and onions evenly over potatoes. Break bacon into small pieces and sprinkle over pan. Top with shredded cheese and place back into oven to melt the cheese, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from oven and drizzle sausage gravy over whole pan. Serve immediately.

BUFFALO CHICKEN TOTCHOS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Toss the tots with the chili powder and cumin in a large mixing bowl until evenly coated. Arrange the seasoned tots on a baking sheet. Bake until golden and crisp, about 35 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Melt the butter in the skillet and add the chicken pieces. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper and cook for 3 minutes. Add the celery, garlic and half of the green onions. Continue to cook, stirring, until the chicken is cooked through, another 2 minutes. Add the hot sauce and allow to simmer and thicken slightly, 1 additional minute.
• When the tots are crisp, remove from the oven and set the oven to broil. Top the tots with half of the cheese. Spoon the chicken over the tots. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top of the chicken. Place the baking sheet under the broiler and broil until the cheese has melted and begun to brown, about 3 minutes.
• Carefully remove the pan from the broiler. Drizzle over the Blue Cheese Ranch and any remaining sauce from the skillet. Garnish with the celery leaves and remaining green onions. Serve on the baking sheet.
• Add the ranch dressing and blue cheese crumbles to a bowl. Season with a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper and stir until combined.

TOTCHOS

Steps:

• Cook the potato nuggets according to the package instructions.
• Adjust the oven temperature to 350 degrees F. Layer the potato nuggets with the cheese in a 1 1/2-quart baking dish. Bake until the cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.
• Top the potato nuggets with the chorizo, salsa and pickled jalapenos. Drizzle with the sour cream and sprinkle with the onion and cilantro. Serve immediately.