![]() Skillet Tater Tot Casserole is a meat and potatoes dish that’ll stick to your ribs but since it’s made with mostly homemade ingredients you can feel good about feeding it to your whole family. I use this 10-1/4″ cast iron skillet from Le Creuset – it’s my all-time favorite all-purpose skillet and will literally outlive me. ![]() From browning the ground beef, to making the flavorful sauce, to crisping up the tots in the oven, all you need is an oven-safe skillet. I’ve also updated the classic to be cooked then baked in just one skillet. PLUS my homemade version tastes way better. I’m ditching canned soup because it’s usually not gluten-free plus it’s full of unnecessary ingredients. Tater Tot Casserole usually calls for condensed soup mixed with ground beef and frozen vegetables which are piled into a casserole dish then topped with tater tots and baked. Plus, like the time I shared my Mom’s Maid Rite recipe, I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a whole bunch of you who have never even heard of it before! You’re welcome. Eating it is like getting a big hug from your Mom. Tater Tot Casserole is a Midwest classic. Comfort food does not get easier than Skillet Tater Tot Casserole! But in a good way!Īnd my husband and kids love it too! At least I think they do–hopefully they won’t be lamenting their mother’s tater tot casserole 30 years down the road.īe sure to save this Tex-Mex Tater Tot Casserole recipe to your favorite Pinterest board for later.Sound the alarm: Tater Tot Casserole (or Hotdish as my neighbors to the north in Minnesota like to call it!) has been officially updated – make that UPGRADED – to skillet meal status! Oh yes, what you see here is saucy, seasoned ground beef and vegetables topped with the king of the frozen foods aisle – tater tots of course – and everything is simmered then oven-crisped in just one skillet. The bubbly, cheesy filling, topped with the crispy, crunchy tater tots is total comfort food. I recommend making this up in a cast iron skillet, but a 9 x 13 baking dish will work just as well. I take the easy route and use packaged taco seasoning in this recipe, but you can definitely add your own spices and seasonings if you prefer. Don’t worry, us kids laugh about it with mom now, but for a lot of years, I had no idea how good tater tot casserole could be.Īnd this version, with tons of Tex-Mex spices and ingredients, is by far my favorite version of this classic childhood dish.įor one thin, the tater tots go on top in this recipe, which means they get nice and crispy, the way tater tots should be.Īnd yes, you can totally replace regular tater tots with frozen sweet potato tots if you like. Which means–you guessed it–they were just a soggy mess. That’s right, the tater tots went on the bottom of the casserole. My mom’s version featured hamburger and canned cream of mushroom soup, poured over top of frozen tater tots and baked. Well, let me tell you, this Tex-Mex Tater Tot Casserole is not your mamma’s tater tot casserole! When I was a kid, my mom made tater tot casserole on a regular basis, and it was one of my least favorite meals. TEX-MEX TATER TOT CASSEROLE - A Southwest seasoned ground beef filling with black beans and corn is topped with cheese and crunchy tater tots in this remake of a classic hot dish.
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