Southern "Cheesy" Breakfast Casserole

Ingredients:

6 Servings 

• 2 boxes Onion & Sea Salt Ancient Grain Tots (Blue Box) or Sweet Potato & Poblano Tots (Red Box) · 2 tablespoons Olive Oil (1 for cheesy sauce, 1 for tots) 
• 2 Cups Ripple Milk 
• 1 Cup Ripple Half & Half 
• 1 tablespoon Salt 
• 1 Carrot 
• 1/2 Yellow Onion 
• 3 cloves Garlic 
• 1 Green Bell Pepper 
• 1 Red Bell Pepper 
• 2 tablespoons starch (Arrowroot) or flour + ¼ cup of water 
• 1 package of plant based meat
• Pepper

Instructions 

Tots 

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F 
2. Place tots on a baking tray lined with parchment paper or foil for easy clean up. 
3. Spray or drizzle 1 tablespoon of oil on top of tots 
4. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until crispy. Remove from oven and set aside while you prepare the remaining ingredients 

Ripple Cheese Sauce 

1. In a medium pot, turn heat to med low and add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to pan 
2. Dice onion and garlic and add to hot pot 
3. Slow cook and turn once golden brown on each side. 2-3 minutes 
4. Add Ripple Half and Half to the pan 
5. Chop carrots, then place in blender. Add 2 cups of Ripple Milk and blend until smooth. 
6. Add blended milk to pot and stir, reduce heat to low and add 1 teaspoon of salt and stir. 
7. Make a slurry of starch. To do this, put your starch into ¼ cup of cold water and whisk together until there are no clumps. Add slurry to pot, whisk thoroughly. Stir until thickens. 

Veggies and Sausage 

1. Wash peppers into ¼ dice. Dice onion to the same size as pepper. 
2. Add chop sausage. 
3. Heat a pan on medium and sauté the onion, peppers, and sausage for 5 minutes or until you achieve a nice color. Turn off heat and set aside for assembly. 

Assembly 

1. Pick out your favorite 8 x 8 casserole dish, and place tots and cooked veggies & sausage 
2. Until the sauce is set and bubbling. Add cheesy sauce and place into a preheated oven and bake at 400 degrees F. for 20 minutes or until hot Enjoy Chef Ko!