Shepherds Tot Hot Dish Food

SUNNY'S TATER TOT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a large pan on medium-high heat, add the oil. When the oil begins to swirl, add the beef, Worcestershire sauce, paprika, a pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cook until the meat is browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and saute for a few minutes to intensify the flavor. Add the stock and bring to a simmer. Season again and remove the mixture to a bowl with a slotted spoon, leaving the fat in the pan.
• In the same pan, add the onions and cook until almost tender. Then add the carrots, zucchini, bell peppers, a pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cook, tossing, until the vegetables are tender but still a bit crunchy, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• In the bottom of a 13-by-9-inch casserole dish in this order, layer half of the beef mixture, pressing it down to level it, and then sprinkle half of the cheese evenly over the beef. Pour the remaining half of the beef over the cheese and press down to level as well. Add the vegetables, followed by the remaining cheese; press to level. Top with the tater tots in a neat row like little soldiers. Sprinkle the top with paprika and bake until the edges on the tots turn golden brown, 25 minutes.

HAMBURGER HOTDISH - TATER TOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Pre-heat your oven to 350 °F.
• In a large skillet, fry the onion in the oil until it is soft and translucent. Add in the ground beef, fry until completely cooked through. Drain the fat, mix the garlic. Fry until golden, around 2-3 minutes, then add some salt and pepper to taste and transfer to a 9x13 baking pan or oven safe pan of equivalent size.
• Combine the vegetables and the soup. Pour over top of the hamburger. Sprinkle the cheese on top evenly.
• Place the tater tots in an even layer on top of the soup mixture.
• Bake in the oven for 50-60 minutes or until the tater tots on top are crispy and browned. Remove from the oven and serve.

SHEPHERD'S PIE TOPPED WITH TATER TOTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400˚F
• Heat a large, deep skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high to high heat with oil, 2 turns of the pan
• When oil ripples, add meat and brown well, stirring occasionally
• Add onions, carrots, celery, garlic, bay leaves and season with salt and pepper
• Cook to soften vegetables, 10-12 minutes
• Stir in Worcestershire sauce and reduce heat to simmer
• In a small skillet, melt butter over medium heat
• Whisk in flour, cook 1 minute then whisk in cider or beer
• Reduce by half then whisk in stock and thicken to a loose gravy
• Place meat and vegetables in a casserole dish and stir in watercress and gravy
• Top with cheddar and tots, and bake until tots are golden and crispy on top

SHEPHERD'S INN BREAKFAST PIE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook the sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Spread in an ungreased 11x7-in. baking dish. Top with Tater Tots; sprinkle with cheese. , In a large bowl, beat the eggs, milk, onion, pepper and garlic powder just until blended. Pour over cheese., Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 20-25 minutes longer. Top with tomato. Sprinkle with chives.

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 TOT CHICKEN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• In large skillet, cook onion and pressed garlic in butter or olive oil over medium high heat until onion is tender.
• Add cooked chicken, frozen veggies, undiluted soup, milk, thyme and pepper.
• Stir ingredients together and cook over medium heat until hot and bubbly. Stirring occasionally.
• Cover and cook an additional 5 minutes; stirring frequently.
• Spoon chicken mixture into ungreased 2-quart casserole dish.
• Arrange frozen tater tots on top.
• Bake 40 minutes or until bubbly and tater tots are slightly browned.
• Note: This recipe easily doubles and you can make two. I freeze the extra one with the tater tots on top and then remove and thaw in fridge. Bake as directed above. Also, I sometimes add an extra can of soup and an extra 1/4 cup of milk for a thinner consistency. This would be a personal preference. Also, I add approximately 1/2 tsp of dried thyme and 1/2 tsp of black pepper for one casserole - adaptable to your taste.

SHEPHERD'S PIE DISH

Steps:

• Brown meat with onions in large ovenproof skillet on medium heat; drain. Return meat mixture to skillet.
• Heat oven to 425ºF. Add beans, tomatoes, gravy and rosemary to skillet; mix well. Bring to boil, stirring occasionally. Simmer on medium-low heat 5 min., stirring occasionally. Remove skillet from heat; top meat mixture with TATER TOTS.
• Bake 30 to 35 min. or until meat mixture is heated through and TATER TOTS are golden brown. Sprinkle with cheese.