Loaded Tater Tots Recipes

LOADED TATER TOTS®

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Arrange potato nuggets in a single layer on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly golden, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and chop coarsely.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; add shallot and cook until fragrant. Stir in flour and cook until light golden, about 2 minutes. Whisk in milk and 2 tablespoons sour cream; stir until smooth and thick, about 5 minutes. Season with black pepper and nutmeg. Stir in 1 cup Cheddar cheese until fully melted.
• Transfer potatoes to a 9x13-inch baking dish. Sprinkle bacon on top. Pour cheese sauce over the potatoes. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven just until cheese melts, about 7 minutes. Remove from the oven; top with green onions and 2 tablespoons sour cream.

LOADED TATER TOT NACHOS RECIPE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan combine the vinegar, water, garlic, sugar, and salt and bring to a boil.
• Add the sliced jalapeños to the pickling mixture stirring well. Remove from heat and allow to sit for 10-15 minutes.
• Remove the jalapeños from the liquid storing with the liquid in a jar with a lid. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Mix sour cream, heavy cream, sea salt and lime juice together in a small bowl. Allow it to sit unrefrigerated for 90 minutes. Cover and refrigerate until needed
• Preheat oven to 450-degree F.
• Place tater tots on a sheet pan lined with parchment into the preheated oven. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until crunchy.
• Carefully mound the crispy tater tots on the parchment sheet.
• Mix in the grape tomato halves.
• Add heated chili to the tots, then top with shredded cheddar.
• Place back into the 450-degree F oven for 5 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
• Carefully remove the parchment sheet from the baking pan and slide the Tot Nachos onto your serving dish.
• Garnish with pickled jalapeños, diced bacon, scallions, cilantro and lime crema.
• Serve and enjoy!

LOADED TATER TOT BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender, 2-3 minutes. Add Canadian bacon; cook until lightly browned, 1-2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. , Line bottom of a greased 11x7-in. baking dish with Tater Tots; top with Canadian bacon mixture. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, sour cream, cream and seasonings until blended. Stir in cheese; pour over top. Bake, uncovered, until golden brown, 35-40 minutes.

EASY LOADED PULLED PORK TATER TOT NACHOS (TOTCHOS!)

Steps:

• If you're cooking your own pork, place the pork shoulder in a crockpot with water and seasoning. Cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours. Once the meat is cooked through, remove it from pot and shred it with 2 forks.
• Once you have your meat cooked, you're ready to cook your tater tots! Cook the tots according to the bags directions, and don't forget to spray the large baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Cook until crispy.
• Once your tots are cooked, remove from the oven and spread the meat over the top. Then top with baked beans and shredded cheese and return to the oven to bake for about 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• Before serving, top with BBQ sauce and green onions.

LOADED CHEESY TATER TOTS

Steps:

• Cook tater tots according to directions on package. Meanwhile, mix together ranch dressing and sour cream. Set aside.
• Removed tots from oven, but keep oven on. Sprinkle with shredded cheeses, and bacon. Place back in the oven for 2-3 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
• NOTE: You can either keep them on the baking sheet, or place tots in an oven proof pan. If you keep them on the baking sheet, you will be doing a single layer. But if you put them in a pan (as shown in the picture) you will want to do 2 layers. 1/2 of the tots, bacon and cheese, then the other 1/2 of bacon and cheese.
• Once cheese has melted, remove from the oven, drizzle with the ranch/sour cream mixture, and serve right away.

MINI LOADED TATER TOTS® APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450ºF.
• Place 2 TATER TOTS in each of 24 mini muffin pan cups sprayed with cooking spray; place on bottom oven rack. Bake 10 min.
• Spray bottom of shot glass with cooking spray. Use (in twisting motion) to press TATER TOTS in each muffin cup to make potato cup. Return to oven; bake additional 15 min. or until deep golden brown.
• Add cheese to potato cups; bake 1 min. or until melted. Transfer to platter; fill with remaining ingredients.

LOADED TACO TATER TOTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Spread the tots on a baking sheet in a single layer and bake until crispy, approximately 20-25 minutes.
• While the tots are baking, brown the beef in a large skillet over med-high heat until no longer pink. Stir in the seasoning mix and 3/4 cup of water. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• When the tots are done baking, turn the broiler on low and transfer them to a 9x13 inch baking dish Top with the seasoned beef mixture and sprinkle the cheese evenly over the beef. Transfer the baking dish to the oven and broil until the cheese is melted. Remove from the oven and top with the sour cream, olives, tomatoes and scallions.
• Serve immediately.

LOADED TATER TOTS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Spray a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. Arrange tater tots on pan and bake for 25 minutes or per package directions.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl whisk together sour cream, mayo and ranch dressing mix. Keep chilled until assembling. (This can be done one day in advance for a timesaver)
• To assemble: Arrange tater tots on a serving platter or serve on pan. Drizzle with warm queso. Top with shredded cheese, 1/2 ranch seasoned sour cream, crumbled bacon and green onion.
• Serve immediately with remaining ranch sour cream on the side.