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  4. 43 Big-Batch Breakfast Recipes for Your Tailgate

43 Big-Batch Breakfast Recipes for Your Tailgate

By Mary Shannon Wells
July 23, 2019
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Just because your team has an early kickoff doesn't mean you should go without a tailgate. Although your menu is usually filled with burgers, wings, and dips galore, you’ve got to rethink the spread when game time is brunch time. These tailgate breakfast ideas for a crowd were made to feed a big, hungry Southern crew—so don’t forget to invite family and friends. Whether you’re hosting an at-home tailgate or you’re going to campus for the big game, these breakfast ideas have you covered. From comforting casseroles that are easy to bake-and-take, to grab-and-go bites like doughnut hole muffins, sausage balls, and ham-stuffed biscuits, your rise-and-shine tailgate will be a winner. These easy breakfast ideas are ideal for making the night before, so you know your game day morning will go smoothly. With these tailgate breakfast ideas, you’ll actually be excited when your team gets scheduled for an early game. Don’t forget the mimosas and a Bloody Mary bar! 
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Serve up These Tailgate-Friendly Breakfast Recipes Before the Morning Game

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Pancake Casserole

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Recipe: Pancake Casserole

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

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Sausage-Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole

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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.

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Breakfast Sausage Meatballs with Apple Butter Dipping Sauce

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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.

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Snickerdoodle Doughnut Hole Muffins

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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.

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Breakfast Biscuit Sandwich with Sausage, Egg, and Cheese

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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.

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Cinnamon Roll Casserole

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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.

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Sweet-and-Spicy Sheet Pan Bacon

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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.

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Shrimp and Grits Casserole

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Recipe: Shrimp and Grits Casserole

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

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Slow-Cooker Cinnamon Roll Casserole

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Recipe: Slow-Cooker Cinnamon Roll Casserole

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

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Tater Tot Bake

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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.

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Spicy Sausage-and-Cheddar Kolaches

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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.

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Mini Bananas Foster Sticky Buns

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Recipe: Mini Bananas Foster Sticky Buns

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

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Big Batch Bloody Marys

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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.

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Country Ham Hash

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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.

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Sausage-and-Cheese Grits Quiche

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Recipe: Sausage-and-Cheese Grits Quiche

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

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Pumpkin Spice-Chocolate Marble Bread

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Recipe: Pumpkin Spice-Chocolate Marble Bread

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

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The Big Cinnamon Roll

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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.

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Spinach-and-Broccoli Breakfast Bread Pudding

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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.

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Sausage Balls

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Recipe: Sausage Balls

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

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Orange-Vanilla French Toast Casserole with Bourbon-Maple Syrup

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

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

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Ham Buttermilk Biscuits

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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.

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Smoky Pimiento Cheese Deviled Eggs

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Recipe: Smoky Pimiento Cheese Deviled Eggs

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

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Croissant Breakfast Casserole

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Recipe: Croissant Breakfast Casserole

Did someone say croissants? In a casserole? Genius.

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Best-Ever Sticky Buns

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Recipe: Best-Ever Sticky Buns

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

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Apple Cider Doughnuts

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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.

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Ham-Stuffed Biscuits With Mustard Butter

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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.

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Sweet Potato Breakfast Casserole

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Recipe: Sweet Potato Breakfast Casserole

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

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Fresh Fruit Salad

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Recipe: Fresh Fruit Salad

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

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Bacon-and-Cheddar Grits Quiche

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Recipe: Bacon-and-Cheddar Grits Quiche

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

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