Easy Tater Tot Casserole
In the grand scheme of things, I realize on a scale of one to 10 the healthiness of this casserole is somewhere down in the single digits, but sometimes don’t you just crave some good ol’ delicious comfort food that you know is adding five pounds to your thighs while you eat it?
Well, the craving overtook my better sense the other day and I made Tater Tot Casserole. I think I pilfered this recipe from one of my aunts way back when Hubby and I were in newly wedded bliss, toned and fit. Goodness, but that was a long time ago.
Sorry, I digress.
Anyway, this casserole is super easy to make and so comforting on a cold, blustery day. Add a salad and you’ve got a nice, simple meal.
The ingredients - I think I managed to include them all in the photo this time!
Mix the seasoning, onion flakes, salt and pepper into your ground beef as you brown it.
While you brown the ground beef, put the tater tots in a casserole dish in the oven and start getting them warmed up.
Mix mushroom soup into ground beef. I'm lazy and mix mine right in the skillet.
Sprinkle cheese on top of meat mixture. I realize I did not measure out the cheese and am eyeballing it. It was just the way things were rolling that day.
Gooey cheese, all hot and ready to be devoured.
Ready to eat. Yum!
Tater Tot Casserole
2 pounds of ground beef
1 package of tater tots
1 cup shredded colby-jack cheese (or cheddar)
1/2 tsp onion flakes
2 cans of cream of mushroom soup
all-purpose seasoning
salt and pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Put tater tots into a 9 x 13 casserole pan (I lightly spray mine with PAM first) and place in the oven while you brown the ground beef. I add the onion flakes, seasoning and salt and pepper to the ground beef. When the hamburger is browned, mix it with the two cans of cream of mushroom soup and spoon over the top of the tater tots. Layer on cheese and cover with foil. Bake for about 20 minutes or until soup is hot and bubbly. Remove foil and bake for a few more minutes until cheese is a melted layer of luscious gooey-ness. Remove from oven and serve. I like to sprinkle the top of my casserole with a bit of chopped parsley. Hubby likes his straight up “without any of that weird green stuff on there.”
Happy Entertaining and Enjoy!
Shanna
Savvy Entertaining 
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