Hearty Meatless Tater Tot Casserole Food

YUMMY VEGETARIAN TATER TOT® CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Spray a skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Cook mushroom patties in the pan until halfway cooked through, 7 to 9 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool, about 5 minutes. Chop finely on a cutting board. Line the bottom of a rectangular or square 2 1/2-quart baking dish with patty pieces. Pour chili on top and spread evenly. Layer potato nuggets over chili.
• Mix mushroom soup, asparagus soup, evaporated milk, onion, and pepper together in a large bowl. Pour mixture over potato nuggets evenly.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and heated through, 45 minutes to 1 hour, removing 15 minutes before baking completes to sprinkle with Cheddar cheese.

MEATLESS TATER TOT® CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add meatless crumbles and cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in condensed soup, onion, pepper, Italian seasoning, and salt. Transfer mixture to a 8-inch square baking pan. Top with potato nuggets and Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until potato nuggets are golden brown and cheese is melted, about 45 minutes.

HEARTY MEATLESS TATER TOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Rinse and drain the beans.
• Steam the green beans (if using frozen). Rinse and drain them if using canned. Just wash if using fresh. 2 cups is an estimate; I think I had a little over 2 cups because I wanted to use up the rest of a bag I had in the freezer. If you're making the large dish, I guess it'd be 3 cups?.
• If you're putting veggie burger in this, cook it in the skillet til nice and crispy. Chop into pieces. 2 patties would work for the small dish version, 4 for the large dish.
• Combine the two different soups together. Use half of the mixture if you're doing the loaf dish way, use the whole thing if using the 13 x 9 casserole dish.
• Combine the beans and veggie burger together, and mix with the soup mixture. Put the mixture in the bottom of the ungreased baking dish.
• Layer the green beans over the cream soup/beans/veggie burger bits.
• Layer all the cheese on next.
• Figure out how many tater tots you need-- you have to adjust the amount depending on the dish size. I used about 1/3 of a 32-oz bag of frozen tots for my loaf dish version-- you might use a little over 1/2 the bag for the 13 x 9 version.
• Microwave the tots for 2 minutes-- or depending on your microwave strength, until they're defrosted but not "eating level" of warm.
• Layer the tots on the dish.
• If you like, top with some seasoned salt.
• Bake at 350 for 25-40 minutes, until golden brown on top.
• Let cool for about 10 minutes, then serve and enjoy.

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.

NO-MEAT TATER TOT CASSEROLE (VEGETARIAN)

Steps:

• Saute onion and celery in oil until tender.
• Set aside to cool slightly.
• Scrape into mixing bowl.
• Add soup, garlic powder, pepper, and half and half.
• Mix well.
• Add frozen tater tots (reserve a handful first) and toss well.
• Spray a casserole dish (I use my 13X9 square Pyrex baking dish) with Pam.
• Pour mixture into dish.
• Arrange reserved tots over top.
• Cover with cheese.
• Bake at 350 for 45 to 50 minutes until cheese is melted and just barely starting to brown.
• Cool slightly before serving.

TATER TOTS CASSEROLE/NO MEAT

Steps:

• Line 9X13 baking dish with tater tots.
• Mix soups and sour cream.
• Pour on top and mix lightly.
• Put cheese on and then corn flakes.
• Bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees.