Delicious Tater Tot Hotdish

Creamy, flavorful, meaty casserole dish topped with crispy, seasoned tater tots! This is a great recipe to make ahead and freeze for a night when you’ve got zero time to cook. Who loves some crispy tots?? …Maybe the question really is, who doesn’t love crispy golden tater tots?

Tater tots are an awesome item to have on hand in your freezer for easy weeknight dinner meals you need to throw together quickly. We like to buy a few big bags at a time because they are such a tasty addition to casual dinner recipes, breakfast, casseroles, and even burritos. This delicious tater tot hotdish is a classic comfort food recipe to keep on the meal rotation because it is certainly a family favorite!

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Tater tots are super versatile. For example, you can sprinkle different seasonings over the top of them prior to baking. You can add them to a variety of casserole recipes or smash them down into circular hashbrowns for breakfast. Create nachos with tots instead of chips or make an extra cheesy tater tot hotdish for your cheese lovers to enjoy. You could even give sweet potato tater tots a try! There are so many options.

This Delicious Tater Tot Hotdish recipe uses these crispy crunchies as a topping to a delicious casserole. This dish creates a crispy topping while the underside of the potato is slightly soft as it combines with the cooked beef mixture below.

What do you need to make a Delicious Tater Tot Hotdish?

The items you’ll need to create this dish are most often common items you may already keep in your pantry or refrigerator.

Here is your ingredient checklist for the grocery store:

• Lean ground beef – 1 pound ground beef (or ground turkey )
• Worcestershire sauce – 2 to 3 dashes
• Onion – medium, chopped
• Celery – 1 to 2 stalks, chopped
• Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup – (2) 10 3/4 size cans (you can also substitute a can of cream of mushroom soup or cream of celery )
• Sour cream – 1 cup
• Frozen corn – 1 cup, thawed
• Garlic powder – 1 teaspoon
• Kosher salt
• Black pepper
• Tater tots {frozen potato nuggets} – (1) 16 ounce bag
• Seasoned salt
• Sharp cheddar cheese – shredded, 1/2 cup (or use your favorite cheese)

Optional toppings:

• Additional sour cream
• Dried chives
• Other flavors of shredded cheese

How do you make this easy recipe ?

First, brown beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season the meat with garlic powder, salt, and pepper.

Continue to break up the ground meat while cooking. Drain grease from the pan and then add in the onion and celery and a few dashes of Worcestershire sauce.

Cook the beef until it is thoroughly cooked and no longer pink. Then it is safe to try a little bite to see if you need to add more seasonings. Adjust as needed to reach your preferred great flavor. Kick it up a notch by adding a little cayenne pepper or dried pepper flakes!

Next, stir in the thawed corn and combine well with the meat mixture.

Continue to stir for about 3 to 5 minutes to ensure the corn soaks up the flavors and seasoning. Then remove from the heat and set to the side.

Meanwhile, in a 9×13 inch baking dish, pour in the cans of soup and combine with the sour cream.

Next transfer the beef and vegetable mixture to the baking dish and stir together to thoroughly combine the soup and sour cream with the beef.

Once the ingredients have been combined well, add a layer of tater tots to the top of the dish. Do not combine the two, just allow them to sit on the top.

Sprinkle the top of the single layer of tater tots with seasoned salt. And finally, bake this hearty meal in a preheated oven at 375 degrees F. for about 50 minutes or until the dish is bubbly and the tots are golden brown.

Around the 45 minute mark of baking, top the tots with shredded cheddar cheese and finish baking.

What side dishes can you serve with this easy peasy simple recipe?

• Seasoned green beans, peas, or broccoli are always great options
• We love a hefty green garden salad with yummy ranch dressing
• Or since you’ve got the meat, potatoes, and veggies all covered … opt for a yummy dessert!

For dessert, try one of these delicious treats:

• Hummingbird Cake
• Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
• Fresh Strawberry Vanilla Cake
• Homemade Sweet Apple Pie

How to store leftovers:

Store leftovers in the casserole dish covered in either plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Or transfer what’s left to an airtight container and store it in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat in the microwave when you’re ready to eat again.

If you plan to make freezer meals with this tater tot recipe, I would suggest using disposable aluminum pans so you still have access to your baking dish. Seal tightly with a few layers of foil over the top, write the date on the top, and bake within 3 months.

Looking for more tasty recipes? Try one of these …

• Italian Chicken and Acorn Squash Couscous
• Chicken & Pork Crostina Pasta
• Creamy Beef and Potatoes
• Wild Rice Chicken Casserole – (Easy Recipe)
• Meat and Potato Timballo Pie

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