Cheesy Potatoes Tater Tots With A Kick Food

CREAMY CHEESY TATER TOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 and spray the bottom of a 7" x 11" casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, mix the cream of chicken soup, sour cream, melted butter, garlic powder, and onion powder.
• Fold in the Tater Tots and stir until they are all coated with the mixture.
• Pour the mixture into the casserole dish.
• Sprinkle the cheese, potato chips, and bacon bits over the top.
• Bake for 45 minutes.
• Serve hot.

CHEESY TATER TOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, combine sour cream, onion dip, cheddar cheese soup, ranch seasoning; stir well.
• Fold in potato puffs.
• Spread in even layer in pan.
• Bake 40-45 minutes or until bubbly and golden.

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.

CHEESY POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Spread the Tater Tots on a baking sheet and bake, tossing halfway through, until crisp, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with 1 cup cheese and continue baking until melted, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the butter in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion, season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until just softened, about 1 minute. Add the potatoes, chicken broth, 3/4 cup water and 1/2 teaspoon salt and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover and cook until the potatoes are tender, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook the bacon in a small skillet over medium-high heat until crisp, 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
• Puree the soup with an immersion blender, thinning with up to 1/4 cup water. (Alternatively, puree the soup in batches in a blender, then return to the pot.) Stir in 1/4 cup sour cream and the remaining 2 cups cheese until melted. Ladle the soup into bowls. Top with the Tater Tots, bacon, chives and remaining 1/4 cup sour cream. Season with pepper.

CHEESY BACON TATER TOTS®

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Cook bacon in a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat until crispy on both sides, about 10 minutes. Place on a paper towel-lined plate and set aside, keeping the bacon grease in the skillet.
• Reduce the heat to medium and add potato nuggets to the skillet. Season with garlic salt and toss until evenly coated. Cook until the outsides are crisp, about 10 minutes, turning carefully with a spatula once or twice. Remove the skillet from heat.
• Carefully remove 1/2 of the potato nuggets from the skillet and spread out remaining nuggets in a single layer. Top with 1/2 of the Cheddar cheese. Place remaining nuggets on top of the cheese and top with remaining cheese.
• Transfer the skillet to the preheated oven and bake until nuggets are warmed through and the cheese is melted and starts to turn golden brown, about 10 minutes.
• While the nuggets are baking, crumble the cooked bacon. Remove the skillet from the oven and top with crumbled bacon, sour cream, and green onions.

CHEESY TOTS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add whole potatoes; boil until just soft, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Shred potatoes using a food processor. Transfer to a large bowl; allow to cool, about 10 minutes.
• Mix Cheddar cheese, fontina cheese, seasoned salt, garlic powder, and black pepper into potatoes until well combined. Shape 2 tablespoons of potato mixture at a time into thick disk shapes.
• Pour flour into a bowl. Whisk eggs together in a separate bowl. Pour panko into a separate bowl. Roll potato disks in flour, coat with egg, and roll in panko.
• Heat 2 inches oil in a heavy skillet to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Fry tots in batches until crispy and golden, about 4 minutes. Cool on a paper towel-lined tray, about 5 minutes. Season with salt.

OPIE'S CHEESY TATER TOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Mix everything but the Colby cheese and french's onions in a large bowl (make sure tots are still frozen so they don't break apart).
• Scoop mixture into one 9x13 pan.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for one hour.
• Top with Colby cheese and then French's onions and bake for another 5-10 minutes until onions are golden brown.

CHEESY POTATOES (TATER TOTS) WITH A KICK

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350 degrees F. Mix all of the above except 1 cup shredded cheese.
• Pour into 13 in. x 9 in. lightly sprayed or greased pan.
• Bake covered 45 min; top with remaining cheese then bake uncovered for 15 minutes or longer for charred taste.