Daddy's Birthday Breakfast

This recipe is SO yummy. I do not like sausage pretty much at all, but especially not for breakfast. But blueberry sausage sounded like my thing so we cooked some up for husbands 27th birthday breakfast!

Blueberry Maple Breakfast Sausage




This takes maybe 5 minutes to throw together and will feed you for a while. Recipe can be halved, and adjusted to your preferences.


2 lb ground pork
1/4 c maple syrup
1 c blueberries chopped up
1/2 t salt
1/4 t pepper
1 T sage, chopped up if fresh (or more to taste)

Mix everything together, then form into patties. Two pounds of meat makes about a dozen and a half small patties. Fry as many as you need, with a tiny bit of oil in a pan over medium heat (about 10 minutes). Freeze the rest, layered in between wax paper until hard, then transfer to zip lock bags or wrap individually (or in pairs) with plastic wrap. Thaw in the fridge overnight for the next day's breakfast. Serve drizzled with syrup.

Sausage ‘N’ Tater Casserole

Ingredients:

1 pkg sausage {I used Jimmy Dean}
1 onion, chopped
4 large garlic cloves, pressed
1 can cream of onion soup
1 can cheddar cheese soup
1 can fiesta nacho cheese soup
1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper
1 pkg. tater tots {32 oz.}, partially thawed

Directions:

Combine sausage, garlic, and onion in a large skillet and cook on medium high heat.  Cook until meat is nice and crumbly.

Once meat is browned, stir in the soups and crushed red pepper.

While the sausage & soup mixture is cooking, line the bottom of a 2 qt. casserole dish with half of the tater tots.

Spread the sausage & soup mix evenly over the layer of tots.

Arrange another layer of tots on top of the sausage & soup mix.

Bake according to the directions on the tater tot package.  I think I baked ours at 425 for 20 minutes.  Just long enough for the tots to cook & brown :) Mmmmmmm…