Classic Tater Tot Casserole With No Canned Soup Food

TATER TOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Add the ground beef, salt and pepper to a large cast iron skillet on medium high heat and cook until browned, about 5-7 minutes.
• Remove the ground beef and add in the onions, cooking for 5-7 minutes or until softened.
• Add in the flour and whisk for 15 seconds before adding in the beef broth, whole milk and Worcestershire sauce.
• Cook on medium heat for 2-3 minutes until thickened, add the beef back in and stir until combined.
• In a 9x13 pan layer the beef, then the cheese and finally line up the tater tots before baking for 45 minutes.

HOTDISH (TATER TOT CASSEROLE)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Add the oil to a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and cook until soft and beginning to brown, about 15 minutes. Add the beef to the onions and cook until the meat is brown, stirring and scraping the bottom of the skillet to release the yummy brown bits, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer the beef and onion mixture from the skillet into a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Scatter the green beans and corn evenly on top. Spread the cream of mushroom soup over top and top with frozen potato tots. Bake uncovered for 1 hour; the potato tots should be golden brown. Serve.

TATER TOTS® CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a 13x9-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Spread 20 potato nuggets in the casserole dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until warmed through, about 10 minutes.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef and onion in the hot skillet until beef is completely browned, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Season beef mixture with 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce, steak seasoning, garlic powder, and black pepper.
• Stir cream of mushroom soup, milk, 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese, and 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce together in a bowl.
• Smash the warmed potato nuggets in the casserole dish to cover the bottom completely. Spread ground beef mixture over the mashed potato nuggets. Pour soup mixture evenly over the beef layer. Top with remaining potato nuggets and sprinkle 1 cup Cheddar cheese evenly over the nuggets.
• Bake in preheated oven until casserole is bubbly and potatoes golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes.

EASY TATER TOT® CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Cook and stir ground beef, onion, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper in a skillet over medium heat until beef is browned and crumbly, 7 to 10 minutes. Spread beef into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
• Stir cream of mushroom soup, potato nuggets, and Cheddar cheese together in a large bowl until potato nuggets are evenly coated in soup and cheese. Spread potato nugget mixture over beef mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned, about 45 minutes. Sprinkle paprika and parsley flakes over the top.

TASTY TATER TOT CASSEROLE W/NOODLES AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Bring medium pot of lightly salted water to a boil then add the noodles of your choice. Cook about 7-9 minutes or until al dente. Drain and set aside.
• While cooking the pasta, brown ground beef with chopped onion. Drain.
• Mix condensed soups, corn and onion soup mix together in medium sized bowl.
• In 9x13 casserole dish, combine soup mixture, noodles and meat. Mix well.
• Top with shredded cheese and desired amount of tater tots.
• Bake in oven for about 20-30 minutes.

CLASSIC TATER TOT CASSEROLE WITH NO CANNED SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Brown the ground beef in a large skillet over medium high heat until cooked through.
• Remove the browned beef with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• Reduce heat to medium and drain all but about 2 tablespoons fat from your pan. Add the butter and whisk until melted. Add the mushrooms, chopped onion and garlic. Sauté for about 10 minutes or until the onions are translucent and the mushrooms are soft.
• Return the browned beef to the pan.
• Sprinkle the flour over the beef mixture and stir to combine. Continue cooking for about 2 minutes.
• Slowly add in your beef broth and the milk. Add the thyme, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low and continue simmering for about 15-20 minutes until your mixture is thick, but you still want it saucy. Remove from the heat and stir in the sour cream if using. Stir in the thawed veggies.
• Pour the beef and veggie mixture In a greased 9 x 13 inch casserole dish.
• Evenly sprinkle the cheese over the top of the beef mixture.
• Top with tater tots (You probably will not use the entire bag.)
• Bake for about 45 minutes until nice and bubbly and golden.

TATER TOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Mix celery soup and mushroom soup together, set aside.
• Put browned ground beef in a 9x13 dish.
• Sprinkle with celery, Worcestershire sauce, onion and cheese.
• Cover with soup mixture and arrange tater tots on top to cover.
• Bake at 350F for 1 hour.