Easy and delicious on the cheap

[Gold Digger]

So, yesterday, the wife asked me to make dinner. I hadn't done it for her for a while, so I set about figuring out what we had. A quick look through the fridge and...nothing. Look into the freezer, and I notice we still have some Ore-Ida Tater Tots. WOOT! Tater Tot Caserole it is...and here's how it's done.

What you need.

1lb of ground beef2 cups of shredded cheese (Cheddar is good, but you can use what ever)1 to 1.5 cups of diced onion (Up to you on how much you want)1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup1 bag of frozen tater tots



I used a 9X9 baking dish, and that seems to be the best size for this dish. You can use what size you want, but this recipe is for the 9X9 dish.

Be sure to pre-heat your oven at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes.

Start off with browning the ground beef, adding in salt and pepper and if you have it, Lawry's Seasoned Salt.



Drain the beef of the grease, then mix together the beef, onions and the entire can of cream of mushroom soup into a mixing pan



Once everything is mixed together, put the contents into the baking dish, spreading it out evenly.



Next, take half of your shredded cheese, and make a layer over the mixture.

*NOTE: You might want to use pre-shredded cheese for this recipe. I shredded my own cheese, and it got all clumpy and hard to spread evenly.*



Now, all you need to do is add your tater tots to the top of that.



Take the rest of the shredded cheese and coat the tater tots.

Throw that bad boy into the oven at 350 for 30-35 minutes, and when the time is up, take it out and enjoy.



This will feed 2-4 people quite well. There is a lot more there that it looks.It's super easy to do, and tastes great. Give it a try and let me know how it turns out.

[Jesda]

Its like a meat+cheese+tater lasagna. I dig

[MastaYu]

looks tasty

[Gold Digger]

Its like a meat+cheese+tater lasagna. I dig

Jesda, I had you in mind while writing this up. I think you should give it a go. I'm pretty sure you'll like it.

[alphapig]

[Mr1der]

dumb question...do you have to go to an international market for tater tots?

[Rand0m0sityxX]

I've never heard of that but it looks really good!

I'm bookmarking this and trying it when i go shopping and get the stuff soon. =]

[NSR_s30]

Tater-tot casserole FTW. My mom makes that stuff all the time. It's sooooo good.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

I have concerns about how well this will reheat. Any experiences? I'm living alone and this will definately last me more than 1 meal.

[240marcuSX]

damnit, I was hungry enough before I clicked this thread.

[Gold Digger]

dumb question...do you have to go to an international market for tater tots?

Not sure if the international market has them or not. I got mine at Costco.

I have concerns about how well this will reheat. Any experiences? I'm living alone and this will definately last me more than 1 meal.

My friend and I made this while she was here and we had some leftover as well, for about a day and a half. Depending on how much is left, 30 seconds to a minute and a half in the microwave does the trick nicely.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

haha, I'm not worried about how hot it will get, I'm worried about whether or not the tots will get all mushy and nasty or something.

[IanS]

I make that all the time, its great.

If you add a can of drained sweet corn it adds some color, and the flavor of the corn compliments everything else very nicely.

[LER]

mmmmm taters.

[B-Boy DuB-L]

So what if you dont like mushrooms?

[SEV6]

I will be cooking this in the future. Thank you sir.

[BlackSmoke]

I bet that makes a great turd!!

[Beancooker]

Looks tasty as hell.

I'll be trying that soon. Wish it was able to be deep fried.

Not sure if the international market has them or not. I got mine at Costco.

They have Costco in Japan? I was surprised to see Japanese characters on the Cambells can.

[bobotech]

Nice.

Looks quite tasty. Now I want some Tatertot casserole.

[IanS]

So what if you dont like mushrooms?

I hate mushrooms. Once mixed with the beef and other ingredients, they are unnoticeable. If you really cant handle them, the recipe should work just as well with cream of chicken soup instead of mushroom.

[srpowered240sx]

looks excellent. also looks like an oppurtunity to toss in whatever you can find. i'd add some bellpeppers to the meat. maybe some fried onions on top. great easy recipe.

[SHIFT_COUPE]

Damn, that looks good!

[DrifterXRPS13]

That looks tasty neil, i might have to make some of that for dinner tonight!

[Dattebayo]

I would love to improve on the recipe by removing a little meat and basically making the bottom half meatloaf...

I'm wondering how to do it now.

[Solar_Runner]

Looks good - I think I'll add some green chile though.

[nsrZ32]

Man...that looks good

[Gold Digger]

I would love to improve on the recipe by removing a little meat and basically making the bottom half meatloaf...

I'm wondering how to do it now.

Looks good - I think I'll add some green chile though.

Both of those ideas sound great. I'll keep them in mind for when I do it again in a couple weeks.

[TerminalVelocity]

nicely done. I just printed this out and taped it to the mirror in my mom's room. I hope she gets the picture.

[darens13]

my dad makes a dish similar to this, but he adds french fried onions and green beans.

[Gold Digger]

my dad makes a dish similar to this, but he adds french fried onions and green beans.

Green bean caserole. I love that stuff too.