September 23, 2010

Tater Tot Casserole

This is so easy, so scrumptious, so filling. Four ingredients. It's rare for my boys to clean the plate, but they always do when I serve this. Serve with fruit or garden salad or green beans. Serves 6-8.

Tater Tot Casserole

2 lbs ground beef or ground turkey*
garlic salt
onion powder
1 10-oz can cream of mushroom soup
1-2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 2-lb bag of tater tots

Preheat oven to 350.
1. Spray the bottom of 9x13" baking dish and smash raw ground beef on bottom. Sprinkle garlic salt and onion powder evenly on top. Spread soup evenly on top of meat. Sprinkle cheese on top of soup. Spread tater tops evenly on top of cheese.
2. Cover dish with foil. Bake 45 minutes covered, 15 minutes uncovered, or until tater tots in center are hot.

Variation: You could add 1 can (well-drained) green beans on top of soup, then add cheese and tater tots. It ends up slightly more watery, but still a tasty way to include the veggies!

* Or try 1 lb hamburger and 1 lb ground turkey to mix it up!

2 comments:

  1. mmm... good recipe... i dare you to try using seasoned curly fries or seasoned waffle fries for the potato component though

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    1. I've tried that, good suggestion! It was Okay, but they probably weren't great seasoned fries. :D If they were fries you knew you liked (I had never tried the seasoned curly fries I'd used), go for it! It's always good to mix things up. ;)

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