The ultimate breakfast of champions – loaded breakfast totchos.
I love my husband, I really do, but I’m not sure what he did for presents before he was married. Ever since we started dating I have been in charge of the gifts. For everyone. His family, his friends, my family, him. Everyone. Which is fine with me. I actually love [LOVE!] giving gifts. Good gifts. I feel like I have this weird 6th sense for finding the perfect gift for people. A few months before Christmas I start to pay attention to when people mention things they want in passing. [I may even put them in a memo on my phone.] Then I wait for them to go on sale and snatch them up.
Boom. Oh.. you totally DID mention you wanted new towels! Good thing Kohls had a super sale and I had Kohls cash so I got them for dirt cheap. Enjoy! [This may have been an actual conversation on Christmas.]
I did ask Ryon to help me find something for my younger brother this year. My brother is very fly by the seat of his pants. He sees something he wants – he buys it. On Amazon. With prime so he gets it fast. As awesome as my gift giving skills are, he may have stumped me this year. But he did just get a new gun so Ryon said “Sure, I’ll get him something for his new gun.” Sweet. Thank you husband!
And then, as much as I love the man, he came home with a gift card to the sporting goods store. He said he wasn’t able to find what he wanted so he just got him a gift card. Not to be that person – but I don’t doooo gift cards. I do personalized gifts that I spent months thinking about. I go slightly neurotic on making sure everyone has what they asked for, even if they don’t remember asking for it. Gift cards aren’t my thing.
I wrapped the gift card in another small gift I had already purchased [a passport holder for his new passport because he’s going to the Dominican Republic in May.. see? I listen. I stalk. I do whatever I have to.] and gave it to him on Saturday. He opened it and got way excited and said “Thanks Ryon! This is perfect!” And Ryon told him how he tried to find something for his new gun and wasn’t able to and that they were even out of the ammo. My brother said he knew they were but he knew exactly what he wanted to buy with the gift card. They had a moment. A perfect gift moment.
And then my brother asked Ryon if he wanted to do duck hunting the next day. And of course my hug the trees husband said yes. The next morning they went to shoot ducks in the freezing rain together super early. I listened to the rain from my bed after he left thinking that they both had to be miserable. It was 40 degrees and pouring. I knew they wouldn’t be gone long. And like any good wife, I stayed in bed until he called to say he was coming home a few hours later.
Then after he called I whipped up these loaded breakfast totchos. One because I knew he would be starving and two because.. umm.. hello delicious! We had some leftover tater tots from dinner and I knew they would be perfect for breakfast. Oh and a totcho is a tater tot nacho. Its basically the best breakfast gift you can give! [Just sayin’.]
Loaded Breakfast Totchos
Ingredients
- 16 oz bag of tater tots
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 medium onion, diced
- 1/2 can of black beans, drained and rinsed (14 oz can)
- 4 slices of bacon
- 1 cup of cheese
- 1/2 medium avocado, diced
- salsa and sour cream for topping
Instructions
Notes
You can use previously cooked tater tots as well!
Nutrition Information:
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1106Cholesterol: 509mgSodium: 1822mgCarbohydrates: 69gFiber: 8gSugar: 6gProtein: 42g
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Everyday Life Mother and Wife says
This looks so delicious!
Kelley says
Thanks so much! They are my new favorite breakfast 🙂
Amber Tinsley says
Yowza!! You totally had me at totchos. This has got to be the greatest culinary invention ever. EVER. I cannot wait to try this. Oh holy crap, all the possibilities!
Kelley says
Right?! I am making them tonight for New Years but a little different. They are so so good! Hope you enjoy em Amber!
Nicole @ Or Whatever You Do says
What a great story! You are the gift giver I aspire to be, but just am not. I am a horrible gift giver. Epicly horrible.
Kelley says
Haha.. I bet you aren’t that bad friend!
Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes says
Awesome breakfast! 🙂 Thanks for linking up to Freedom Fridays!!
Kelley says
My pleasure.. thanks Jamie!
Sherri@The Well Floured Kitchen says
This is an awesome use for tater tots- love it! I’ve given up on my husband helping with the presents- it would totally be gift cards for everyone 🙂
Kelley says
Yes! Same here. I don’t mind gift cards, but I’m sure his family would all get gift cards to the sporting goods store if he had his way. One stop shop in his mind. haha.
Kacey @ The Cookie Writer says
Did we marry the same man? I honestly do not think he bought a single Christmas gift last year for his family! Good thing I enjoy doing it! On another note, he would absolutely love this for breakfast! As in, right now 🙂
Kelley says
Haha.. yes, my husband is fortunate that I enjoy gift buying or otherwise he’d be up a creek. I think as soon as we were engaged he stopped buying gifts. Good thing I love him!
Jaren (Diary of a Recipe Collector) says
How fun for breakfast or supper!!
Kelley says
Thanks Jaren! They are pretty awesome!
Beth says
I MUST make these for superbowl, oh my goodness!!
Kelley says
Yes, you must! They are awesome!
amanda @ fake ginger says
I’m not a giftcard giver either but I love getting giftcards. Weird, right? These look delicious. You can’t go wrong with tater tots!
Kelley says
Same here – I don’t mind getting them, but I feel awkward giving them. Probably because I’ve hyped myself up as the best gift giver around. My own fault I guess. lol
Melanie | Melanie Makes says
I do not hunt whatsoever but would totally pretend to in weather like that if I could come home to these waiting for me!
Kelley says
Haha.. I don’t hunt either. I lie in bed and enjoy the quiet then make these when the hubby goes out. Its a win-win 😉
Anna says
I’ve actually made this or something similar to it. Except I called it tater tot casserole minus the avocado, sour cream & salsa. Never thought to add those 3 ingredients…oh…I also put stop light peppers & green onion in mine. Will have to try this recipe!
Kelley says
That sounds delish Anna! I’ll have to add in peppers and onions next time!