Zutaten für Baked Tater Pigs
- 12 cooked breakfast sausages
- 1 (32 ounce) package frozen tater tots
- 1 1/2 cups crushed saltine crackers
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 12 (6x6 inch) aluminum foil squares
- Paper towels (for wiping sausages)
- Cooking spray (like Pam)
- Sour cream (for serving, optional)
- Ranch dressing (for serving, optional)
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Zubereitung von Baked Tater Pigs
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- In a large mixing bowl, mash the frozen tater tots until mostly broken down but still slightly chunky.
- Add crushed saltine crackers and mix well.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, and oil.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the tater tot mixture and combine thoroughly using your hands or a spoon.
- Wipe the sausages with paper towels to remove excess moisture.
- Cut the aluminum foil sheet in half to create two 6x6 pieces.
- Lightly grease the foil with oil.
- Mound approximately 2 tablespoons of the tater tot mixture onto the center of each foil square.
- Place a sausage onto each mound.
- Carefully mold the tater tot mixture around the sausage, ensuring the sausage is completely covered. Add more tater tot mixture if needed.
- Bring up the edges of the foil to enclose each tater pig completely, crimping the edges to seal.
- Lightly grease a baking tray with cooking spray or oil.
- Carefully place the foil-wrapped tater pigs onto the prepared baking tray.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the tater tots are golden brown and crispy, and the sausages are cooked through.
- Remove from the oven and let rest for 10 minutes before opening the foil. This allows the filling to set and avoids burns.
- Carefully remove the tater pigs from the foil using a spatula.
- **Alternative Muffin Tin Method:** Spray a standard 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray.
- Mound and flatten about 2 tablespoons of the tater tot mixture into each muffin cup.
- Add 1 sausage, broken into small pieces, to the center of each tater tot mound.
- Cover with the remaining tater tot mixture and press down firmly.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the tater tots are golden brown and crispy, and the sausages are cooked through.
- Let rest for 10 minutes before carefully removing from the muffin tin using a spatula.
- Serve immediately with sour cream or ranch dressing.
Nutrition Information (Approximate per serving)
Sodium
66 g
Sugar
0g
Fat
97g
Carbs
2g
