Cheesy Egg & Sausage Tot Bake

TWO DAYS PRIOR TO SERVICE:

1. Place sausage patties, fajita veggies, and tater tots in the cooler to thaw.

Hold at 41°F or below.

DAY PRIOR TO SERVICE:

1. Place 1/4 cup tater tots in the bottom of baking cups, approximately 5 tots.
2. Using the VCM roughly chop the sausage into bite size pieces. In a mixing bowl, combine sausage pieces and fajita veggie blend.
3. Sprinkle 1/3 cup chopped sausage, and fajita veggies into the baking cups, #12 disher.
4. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the liquid eggs, milk, black pepper, granulated garlic, onion powder, and salt.
5. Pour 1/3 cup of the egg mixture, #12 disher, over tots and sausage in each baking cup.
6. Using a mixing bowl, combine cheddar and mozzarella cheeses.
7. Sprinkle each baking cup with 1 oz. shredded cheeses.
8. Bake at 325°F for approximately 18-21 minutes until golden.

Cook to 155°F or higher for 15 seconds.

9. Remove from the oven and place in the walk-in to cool.

Cool food from 135°F to 70°F within 2 hours and then from 70°F to 41°F within 4 hours.

10. Store in the cooler overnight, wrapped, labeled, and dated.

Hold at 41°F or below.

DAY OF SERVICE:

1. Heat the tot bakes by place them in the oven, unwrapped, at 275°F for 4-7 minutes. Just until they reach temperature.

Cook to 165°F or higher for 15 seconds.

2. Remove from oven and sprinkle with crushed red pepper for service.
3. Serving is 1 Cheesy Sausage and Tot Bake.