43 Big-Batch Breakfast Recipes for Your Tailgate

Recipe: Pancake Casserole

This is the tastiest way to make pancakes tailgate-ready.

Recipe: Sausage-Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole

For a big-batch egg casserole, this recipe—packed with hash browns, sausage, and plenty of cheese—makes the ultimate crowd-pleaser.

Recipe: Breakfast Sausage Meatballs with Apple Butter Dipping Sauce

Put these make-ahead meatballs on the spread, and watch them disappear in two minutes flat.

Recipe: Snickerdoodle Doughnut Hole Muffins

These bite-size muffins give every tailgating Southerner with a sweet tooth just the thing he or she needs to make it through the game.

Recipe: Breakfast Biscuit Sandwich with Sausage, Egg, and Cheese

This easy breakfast recipe uses miniature biscuits and sheet-pan eggs and sausage. The tiny bite-sized portions are the perfect tailgate snack.

Recipe: Cinnamon Roll Casserole

Say hello to the easiest way to make cinnamon rolls portable and crowd-friendly. Switch things up later in the season with our option for an orange-apricot version.

Recipe: Sweet-and-Spicy Sheet Pan Bacon

Cooking bacon little by little in the skillet isn’t exactly practical for a big crowd, right? But...everyone loves bacon. This sheet pan method is easy, delicious, and serves a crowd.

Recipe: Shrimp and Grits Casserole

Get ready to wow the watch party with this family-style casserole version of a traditional Southern breakfast dish.

Recipe: Slow-Cooker Cinnamon Roll Casserole

Let the slow cooker do the work while you get ready to cheer on your favorite team.

Recipe: Tater Tot Breakfast Bake

This one-dish breakfast casserole is ideal for a crowd. Assemble it the night before and pop it in the oven before the game.

Recipe: Spicy Sausage-and-Cheddar Kolaches

This is just the upgraded version of sausage biscuits your tailgate needs. Our take on the Czech pastries called kolaches are filled with Southern favorite Conecuh sausage.

Recipe: Mini Bananas Foster Sticky Buns

Turn one of New Orleans’ famous desserts into a sweet tailgate treat.

Recipe: Big-Batch Bloody Marys

Set up a Bloody Mary bar with celery stalks, pickled okra, and lime wedges—and instantly become the tailgate everyone wants to be at.

Recipe: Country Ham Hash

Get a headstart on this savory breakfast dish by chopping the veggies a day in advance—it'll make day-of prep so much easier.

Recipe: Sausage-and-Cheese Grits Quiche

It's like two of our favorite breakfast recipes rolled into one—or rather, springformed into one.

Recipe: Pumpkin Spice-Chocolate Marble Bread

You'll make this heavenly recipe over and over again this fall.

Recipe: The Big Cinnamon Roll

When cooked in a cast-iron skillet, this massive cinnamon roll is oh-so tasty and easy to bake-and-take.

Recipe: Spinach-and-Broccoli Breakfast Bread Pudding

We'll never say no to bread pudding at breakfast—especially when it can be made in the slow cooker.

Recipe: Sausage Balls

This easy three-ingredient recipe yields dozens of bite-sized sausage balls that are way too addicting.

Recipe: Orange-Vanilla French Toast Casserole with Bourbon-Maple Syrup

For a hungry crowd, look no further than this next-level overnight breakfast casserole.

Recipe: Ham Biscuits

If you’re looking for an easy touchdown, you can't beat this classic party recipe. Pair these ham biscuits with one of our homemade spreads: Creole Mayonnaise, Chive-Radish Compound Butter, Spicy Orange-Peach Butter, or Pecan Cheese Spread.

Recipe: Smoky Pimiento Cheese Deviled Eggs

No Southern tailgate would be complete without pimiento cheese, even in the morning.

Recipe: Croissant Breakfast Casserole

Did someone say croissants? In a casserole? Genius.

Recipe: Best-Ever Sticky Buns

These sticky and sweet pecan-topped buns will steal the show on your tailgate spread, mark our words.

Recipe: Apple Cider Doughnuts

Fluffy and cakey on the inside with a crispy sweet exterior, these spiced doughnuts make the perfect sweet for a fall tailgate.

Recipe: Ham-Stuffed Biscuits with Mustard Butter

This recipe yields five dozen biscuits. As in, you're set with an easy-to-serve tailgate snack.

Recipe: Sweet Potato Breakfast Casserole

Could you find a recipe any more perfect for an early kickoff the week of Thanksgiving?

Recipe: Fresh Fruit Salad

Dress up any fruit that’s in season with a mint-honey orange juice mixture.

Recipe: Bacon-and-Cheddar Grits Quiche

You’ve never had quiche quite like this one made with a grits “crust.”

Recipe: Scrambled Egg Muffin Sliders

A little different than the cheeseburger sliders you usually serve at a tailgate, these sliders have all the makings of a filling breakfast.

Recipe: Fried Skillet Potatoes

These go-with-anything spuds will be a crispy sensation at the tailgate.

Recipe: Any-Berry Muffins with Cornmeal Streusel

Raspberry, blueberry, blackberry—pick your favorite combination when making these cornmeal muffins.

Recipe: Herbed Sausage Breakfast Casserole

Another big-batch breakfast casserole that lets the slow cooker do all the work.

Recipe: Apple Muffins

Kick off the fall season—we mean football season—with some portable and seasonal muffins. Try our Sugar-and-Spice Apple Muffins, Caramelized Apple Toffee Muffins, or Apple Crumb Muffins for more variations.

Recipe: Barbecue Deviled Eggs

If your tailgate is usually filled with barbecue, an early game time doesn’t have to ruin that.

Recipe: Strawberry Kuchen

Halfway between coffee cake and strawberry cake, this classic pastry makes a fresh and fruity treat.

Recipe: Muffin-Cup Soufflés

These savory soufflés filled with breakfast flavors are so easy to bake and take (and take off the plate).

Recipe: Bacon-Herb Cupcakes

This recipe makes dozens of savory mini cupcakes that tailgaters won’t be able to resist every time they pass by.

Recipe: Pumpkin Spice Muffins

Because you always needs a dessert-for-breakfast option, and these best-ever pumpkin spice muffins are the perfect grab-and-go recipe.

Recipe: Cornmeal-Chive Biscuits

These homemade biscuits have a high yield and come together quickly. Set out a biscuit-filling table with ham, bacon, cheese, and various jellies and jams.

Recipe: Roll Tide Breakfast Rolls

Even if you’re not an Alabama fan, these breakfast rolls are a quick, easy, and filling breakfast on the go. If “Roll Tide” isn’t in your vocabulary, make up your own team-centric name for this delicious dish.

Photo: Pepper Jelly Danish

If your tailgate usually has a pepper jelly-topped dip, you’ll love these danishes for a breakfast bite that’s sweet and savory.

Recipe: Cheesy Sausage and Croissant Casserole

Game days get long, so you need a hearty breakfast like this casserole to fill you up.