Baked Tater Pigs Recipe

How to Make Baked Tater Pigs

1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
2. In a large mixing bowl, mash the frozen tater tots until mostly broken down but still slightly chunky.
3. Add crushed saltine crackers and mix well.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, and oil.
5. Pour the wet ingredients into the tater tot mixture and combine thoroughly using your hands or a spoon.
6. Wipe the sausages with paper towels to remove excess moisture.
7. Cut the aluminum foil sheet in half to create two 6x6 pieces.
8. Lightly grease the foil with oil.
9. Mound approximately 2 tablespoons of the tater tot mixture onto the center of each foil square.
10. Place a sausage onto each mound.
11. Carefully mold the tater tot mixture around the sausage, ensuring the sausage is completely covered. Add more tater tot mixture if needed.
12. Bring up the edges of the foil to enclose each tater pig completely, crimping the edges to seal.
13. Lightly grease a baking tray with cooking spray or oil.
14. Carefully place the foil-wrapped tater pigs onto the prepared baking tray.
15. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the tater tots are golden brown and crispy, and the sausages are cooked through.
16. Remove from the oven and let rest for 10 minutes before opening the foil. This allows the filling to set and avoids burns.
17. Carefully remove the tater pigs from the foil using a spatula.
18. **Alternative Muffin Tin Method:** Spray a standard 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray.
19. Mound and flatten about 2 tablespoons of the tater tot mixture into each muffin cup.
20. Add 1 sausage, broken into small pieces, to the center of each tater tot mound.
21. Cover with the remaining tater tot mixture and press down firmly.
22. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the tater tots are golden brown and crispy, and the sausages are cooked through.
23. Let rest for 10 minutes before carefully removing from the muffin tin using a spatula.
24. Serve immediately with sour cream or ranch dressing.