Southwest Tater Tot Casserole Recipes

SOUTHWESTERN VEGGIE-PACKED TATER TOT CASSEROLE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
• Cut the head of cauliflower in half, remove the stem, and chop into small pieces. Set aside.
• Heat the oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and onion and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
• Add the corn, carrots, black beans, and 2 cups (600 g) of cauliflower and cook, stirring often, for another 3 minutes, until the corn starts to brown around the edges.
• Add the flour, chili powder, and salt and stir until the vegetables are evenly coated.
• Add the milk and diced tomatoes and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 3 minutes.
• Add the mozzarella cheese and stir until melted.
• Turn off the heat and arrange the tater tots on top of the vegetable mixture.
• Transfer to the oven and bake until browned and bubbling, about 30 minutes.
• Garnish the casserole with tomato, red onion, jalapeño, and cilantro, if using.
• Enjoy!

TEX-MEX TATER TOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a large skillet brown ground beef, onion and garlic and cook until beef is no longer pink. Add the peppers and saute until just tender.
• Add the flour and taco seasoning and cook a few minutes more. Gradually stir in the milk and bring to a simmer. Simmer 2-3 minutes until mixture is thickened.
• Add half the cheese, along with the black beans and corn. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the ground beef mixture. Top with frozen tater tots.
• Place skillet on a sheet pan and bake for 20-30 minutes, or until tater tots are golden brown and crispy. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

TATER TOT TACO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Prepare a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Cook the ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until completely browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the onion, garlic, taco seasoning mix, frozen Mexican-style corn, and black beans to the ground beef; cook and stir another 10 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.
• Combine the ground beef mixture in a large bowl with about 3/4 of the Mexican cheese blend and the tater tots; stir to combine.
• Pour about 1/3 of the enchilada sauce into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Add the tater tot mixture to the baking dish; lightly pat the mixture down into a solid, even layer. Pour the remaining enchilada sauce over the tater tot layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Sprinkle the remaining Mexican cheese over the casserole and return to oven until the cheese is melted and bubbly, about 5 minutes more.

CROCK POT TATOR TOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef and add the browned beef to the crock pot.
• Stir in the cream of mushroom soup, minced garlic, salt and pepper.
• Top with half of the cheese.
• Then spread out the tator tops evenly over the crock pot.
• Cover and cook on low for 2-3 hours. Or cook on high but reduce cooking time.
• 30 minutes before you are ready to eat top with the remaining shredded cheddar cheese.
• Salt and pepper to taste.

SOUTHWEST TATER TOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown the hamburger meat and the sausage together in a skillet. Drain the canned veggies and mix all together in a casserole dish with the cheese sauce. After the meat is browned and the grease is drained stir it in with the mixture. Top with the tater tots then sprinkle the cheese on top.
• Bake in the oven at 375°F till the tops of the tots are browned the way you like. Let sit for 10 minutes before you dig inches Enjoy!
• (Alterations: you can also mix in french fried onions with the tater tot layer before cooking).