Tater tot casserole my way. Tater Tot Casserole, known initially as "hotdish," has its origins in the Midwest, United States. The Midwest is known for some serious comfort foods, so it is no surprise this dish first came from there. Many still refer to this dish as Cowboy Casserole, White Trash Casserole, or Church Lady Casserole.
This is an easy to assemble breakfast dish that consists of frozen tater tots, eggs, cheese, and a protein.
There are a few other things in there, but these are the main components.
You have so much room for variation, AND can even assemble in advance and bake later.
You can have Tater tot casserole my way using 11 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Tater tot casserole my way
- Prepare 3 lbs of ground beef.
- Prepare 1 of med yellow onion chopped.
- Prepare 2 cloves of garlic minced.
- You need to taste of Salt and pepper.
- Prepare 1 (3 oz) of pack bacon bits.
- It's 1 (10 1/2 oz) of can cream of chicken and mushroom soup.
- It's 16 oz of container of sour cream.
- You need 1 (12 oz) of jar beef gravy.
- It's 1 Tablespoons of parsley.
- It's 4 cups of shredded cheddar cheese divided equally.
- You need 1 (32 oz) of bag frozen tater tots you may not use them all.
As tempting as it might be to cook this casserole at a higher temperature, it is best to go a little lower and slower. Tater tot casserole is the best family meal you aren't making yet. The Midwestern casserole provides the unbeatable satisfaction of crispy tater tots layered over a creamy, beefy filling studded with sweet and tender vegetables. And, contrary to what you might have grown up on, it doesn't have to be made with canned soup.
Tater tot casserole my way step by step
- Cook and crumble ground beef add in onion, garlic, salt and pepper and continue to cook till beef is nice and brown and onions are tender. Then drain well and mix in bacon bits..
- Mix cream soup, sour cream, gravy, and parsley together and mix with ground beef..
- Add half of the meat mixture to a greased 13 x 9 inch dish top with 2 cups of cheese then repeat once then top with a even layer of tater tots and bake at 350 for 60 minutes or till tater tots are golden brown..
It might be a casserole, but those tater tots will be crunchy. Just you wait and see how I make this magic happen. And just when you think it couldn't get better, we take tater tots, combine them with breakfast sausage and bake with eggs and cheese and make it a tater tot casserole extravaganza. My heart just burst with excitement. Tater Tot Casserole is exactly what it sounds like. (Although in parts of the country it is called "Hotdish.") Ground meat, frozen vegetables and a sauce mixed into a delicious, easy casserole and topped with frozen tater tots.