Taco Tots With Cheese Peppers Olives Food

EASY TACO TATER TOTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Spread TATER TOTS onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 15 min.
• Meanwhile, brown meat in large skillet on medium heat; drain. Return meat to skillet. Stir in tomato paste. Add tomatoes, beans, seasoning mix and water; mix well. Bring to boil, stirring frequently. Simmer on medium-low heat 10 min., stirring occasionally. Stir in onions.
• Sprinkle 3/4 cup cheese over TATER TOTS; top with meat mixture and remaining cheese.
• Bake 20 to 25 min. or until heated through.

TATER TOT TACO CASSEROLE WITH QUESO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place potato nuggets in the bottom of a glass baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and crisp, about 20 minutes.
• Cook ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat until no longer pink, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain off fat and discard. Stir in taco seasoning and water. Reduce heat to low and simmer until sauce is reduced and thick, about 10 minutes.
• Spoon cooked beef mixture over the potato nuggets. Pour nacho cheese dip evenly over the beef. Top with canned tomatoes, olives, 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, and taco sauce. Bake in the oven until cheese is melted and the casserole is warmed through, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven and top with 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese. Serve atop shredded lettuce and garnished with sour cream.

TACO TATER TOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In a large pan, brown the ground beef until cooked through. Remove beef from skillet and drain any excess grease.
• Add the onions and bell peppers to the pan, saute on medium high heat for 2-3 minutes, until vegetables are softened.
• Transfer the ground beef back to the pan, along with the salsa, green chiles, taco seasoning, black beans, salt and pepper. Mix well. Add the softened cream cheese and stir until well combined.
• Spread the meat mixture evenly into the bottom of a 9x13 casserole dish. Pour the shredded cheese evenly across the top. Line tater tots in rows on top of the cheese until completely covered.
• Bake in the oven at 375 degrees for 25-30 minutes, or until tater tots are cooked through and slightly crispy on top. Top with the sliced green onions. Serve hot as is or garnish with toppings. Enjoy!

BAKED OLIVES

Steps:

• Drain oilves.
• Place in shallow round baking dish.
• Put garlic and herbs, tucking herbs in and around olives.
• Bake in 350 oven for 30 minutes, stirring every now and then.
• Store in Refridgerator in glass jar, covering with olive oil so that olive are submerged in the oil.

TACO TATERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Add corn, salsa, processed cheese, cream cheese, and taco seasoning to ground beef and stir until combined.
• Spread beef mixture over bottom of 9x13-inch baking dish. Arrange potato nuggets over beef mixture, sprinkle black olives, jalapenos, and Cheddar cheese on top.
• Bake in preheated oven until potato nuggets are crisp and cheese is bubbly, about 25 minutes. Garnish with sour cream.

TOFU BAKED WITH PEPPERS AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Place the tofu on a baking sheet and bake in a 450°F oven for about 20 minutes or until it firms and releases its liquid. Set aside.
• While the tofu is baking prepare the vegetables.
• Warm the olive oil in a large saute pan and add the onions, peppers, garlic, mushrooms and dried herbs. Saute until the onions start turning translucent and the peppers begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the parsley, olives, wine and salt and cook until the vegetables are coated in a syrupy sauce, about 8 minutes.
• While the vegetables are cooking whisk all the ingredients for the sauce together in a small bowl. Set aside.
• Place the vegetables in a large casserole dish and wiggle the tofu down into the vegetables. Pour the prepared sauce over the vegetables and tofu and sprinkle with the Romano cheese. Bake in a 400°F oven for about 25 minutes. Serve with rice or noodles and a green salad.

SPECIAL ITALIAN HOAGIE WITH CHEESE, PEPPERS, AND FIVE MEATS

Steps:

• **Pick your favorite bottled pepper product.
• Cut the bread in half lengthwise; open it on the counter.
• Pull out some of the interior; sprinkle the oil and vinegar over the cut side of each half; distribute evenly.
• Lay the lettuce on one of the halves; spread it out evenly.
• Top with 2 thin layers of tomato slices (reserve remaining tomato slices); season with salt and pepper.
• Layer the meat and cheese, making sure each layer is distributed evenly along the length and width of the bread half.
• Layer in the following order: the ham, the sopressata, 1 ounce provolone, the prosciutto, the remaining provolone, the Genoa salami, and the cappicola.
• Top meats with the peppers and onion; spread them out evenly.
• Top with 2 thin layers of thin tomato slices.
• Season tomato with salt and pepper.
• Lay the second half of bread on top of the hoagie; cut in half crosswise and serve.

CHICKEN BREAST STUFFED W/ OLIVES & CHEESE

Steps:

• By hand or by using a food processor, mince the olives, parsley, parmesan, black pepper, jalapeno, garlic, and oil. Then make a 2 inch horizontal slit through each of the chicken breasts to create a pocket. Divid the stuffing between the four breasts. then brush flour over each piece.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees and spray a baking dish with cooking spray.
• Add oil to a skillet and saute the stuffed breasts on all sides for about 5 minutes or until just starting to brown.
• Combine the tomato sauce and basil and pour half of the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Cover with the chicken, pour the remaining sauce overtop of the chicken and spread evenly. Bake for 15 - 20 minutes or until the chicken is cooked, do not overcook. Garnish with basil.

TACO TOTS WITH CHEESE, PEPPERS & OLIVES

Steps:

• In bowl, mix sour cream and Taco seasoning mix.
• In large gallon zip lock bag, add half of the thawed tator tots.
• Add half of the sour cream seasoning mixture. Close bag and shake, shake, shake.
• Spray Pam onlarge flat baking tray with small sides.
• Preheat oven 425*.
• Empty plastic sack on baking tray on one side.
• Fill plastic sack with other half of tator tots and balance of sour cream seasoning mixture. Close bag, shake, shake, shake.
• Emply plastic sack on other side of baking tray.
• Bake 10 minutes. Take out of oven, turn the tots with spatula.Bake 10 minutes more. Sprinkle with shredded cheese. Bake until cheese is melted and golden. Sprinkle sliced olives on one section, two kinds of peppers on other sections. Serve from tray with spatula.