Tater Tot Casserole

[DDave]

Never thought about posting it since it is pretty mundane. Never considered posting any pictures of it since looks kind of scary. But given how fast the kids devour it, I figured I'd throw it out there.

Brown a pound (or so) of ground beef.
Mix in a can (or two) of cream of mushroom soup.
Line the bottom of a baking pan with tater tots.
Pour the beef/mushroom soup mixture over the tater tots.
Bake in a 350° oven for 30 minutes (or so) until the tater tots are done to your liking.

My kids LOVE this stuff. If I talk about adding anything extra like shredded cheese on top or deviating from the recipe, they throw a fit.

Simple, fast, easy, and the kids love it.

Dave

[barkonbutts]

Will have to give this a try as well. I am sure my kids might like this as well!!

[Fishawn]

Sounds pretty good!

[SMOKE FREAK]

We mix one cream of shroom and one cream of celery....Can also mix the shredded cheddar in with the soup mix...

Good eats on a budget...

[RowdyRay]

We mix one cream of shroom and one cream of celery....Can also mix the shredded cheddar in with the soup mix...

Good eats on a budget...

Yep. Oreida also makes a tater tot with onions. Add some crushed red pepper or sauté some jalapenos or top it with shredded pepper jack. You can also use your favorite sausage instead of the ground beef.

Made it a couple times.

[MrZip66]

sounds like a good thing after a long day at work. I'm gonna try this one dude. thanks for posting it.

[RowdyRay]

sounds like a good thing after a long day at work. I'm gonna try this one dude. thanks for posting it.

You've never made tater tot hot dish? It's hotdish here btw. A casserole is what you put the hot dish in.

Since DDave didn't take any pics, I'll post some. I took these to show some folks on another forum that never heard of it either.

[Fishawn]

My friends from Wisconsin call them hot dish also...... They said that's the norm for gatherings..... Sounds great to me, whatever ya call it

[Slanted88]

That'll eat just fine tasty!

[DDave]

You've never made tater tot hot dish?

The other reason I've never posted it . . . I figured EVERYONE already knew what it was.

Who knew it was such a well kept secret.

Dave

[RowdyRay]

The other reason I've never posted it . . . I figured EVERYONE already knew what it was.

Who knew it was such a well kept secret.

Dave

You wouldn't believe how many people have never heard of it.

Too bad the kids won't let you vary it up. There's no set rules for this dish. Don't think any two have ever been the same around here. Whatever you have on hand or in the mood for today.

[BBQ Bob]

My friends from Wisconsin call them hot dish also...... They said that's the norm for gatherings..... Sounds great to me, whatever ya call it

eh-hem.... coming from Wisconsin... anything baked in a 9x13 pan is called a hot dish or casserole LOL

[DDave]

Too bad the kids won't let you vary it up.

Story of my cooking life, Ray.

If I make something once that the kids or Mrs. DDave like, I am forbidden from making any changes.

That coupled the fact that the rest of the family can't seem to like the same seasonings or vegetables in the same state -- one likes cooked carrots the other likes raw carrots, one likes corn the other doesn't one likes pepper the other doesn't . . . And Mrs. DDave's favorite spice is BLAND.

Makes me want to yell "That's what's for dinner and this ain't no %^%$ restaurant" from time to time.

Dave

[Squirrel]

I make something similar for me grand girlies, but I'll be, the youngest is, umm, tater tot intolerant.