Tater Tot Casserole

This Tater Tot Casserole is one of the best casseroles you will ever make. Hearty and cheesy this casserole is going to be a favorite for many dinners to come!

Casseroles are one of the best meals to make for a family. They are hearty, filling, and delicious! Kids to adults love casseroles.

This Tater Tot Casserole is loaded with tots, ground beef and cheese! It is a creamy, cheesy casserole that has become one of my families’ favorite dinners.

How to make Tater Tot Casserole:

Making this casserole is as simple as one, two, three!

One, cooking and draining your ground beef. Add the seasoned beef to a large bowl and add in all other ingredients except the tater tots and cheddar cheese. Mix well so it is all blended together.

Two, pour this mixture into a casserole dish and spread out covering the entire thing. Add a layer of cheddar cheese, then top the entire thing with the tater tots.

And finally three, Add more cheese on top and bake.

Ingredient Notes:

• Ground Beef – you can also use ground turkey
• Seasoning – I used onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
• Worcestershire Sauce
• Cream of Chicken Soup – You can use cream of mushroom or celery if you prefer.
• Condensed Cheddar Cheese Soup
• Sour Cream
• Shredded Cheddar Cheese
• Tater Tots – frozen tater tots work best.

Directions:

Step One – Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Prepare a 9×13 casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.

Step Two – Prepare a skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Cook and crumble ground beef in a large skillet. Drain fat as needed.

Step Three – Season ground beef with onion powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and Worcestershire sauce.

Step Four – Place cooked and seasoned ground beef into prepared casserole dish.

Add cream of chicken soup, condensed cheddar cheese soup, and sour cream.

Mix well with ground beef.

Step Five – Top beef mixture with 1 cup shredded cheese then layer on tater tots.

Finally we want to finish it all off with the renaming cheese on top.

Step Six – Place in the oven to bake 35-40 minutes.

Remove oven then serve and enjoy.

Make-Ahead Instructions:

Yup, this recipe can be made ahead of time. You can make this up to 5 days ahead of time as it will last in the refrigerator for that long.

Prepare everything but instead of baking top your casserole with foil and place it in the refrigerated for up to two days.

Remove from the fridge and remove foil and bake according to directions.

Freezing Instructions:

This recipe is perfect for freezing and serving later. Follow the steps until baking. Place all ingredients into a freezer-safe casserole dish and top it.

Cover with foil and place in the freezer for up to 3 months.

When you are ready to serve just place in the fridge to thaw for 24 hours and then bake according to directions.

What should I serve with this casserole?

1. Baked Garlic Green Beans – Crispy and delicious and one of the best ways to make green beans. These Baked Garlic Green Beans are simple to make and gives a new taste to your favorite vegetable.
2. Broccoli Salad – The best Broccoli Salad! Broccoli, carrots, raisins and even bacon tossed in a simple homemade dressing. 
3. Cream Corn – This Cream Corn is a classic side dish recipe. Just like my grandma would make, it’s perfectly creamy and tastes amazing. 

Try some of my other favorite casseroles:

Hamburger Hashbrown Casserole – This Hamburger Hashbrown Casserole is loaded with hashbrowns, hamburger, and cheese. It is the perfect breakfast or dinner casserole! It’s so good you can eat it for any meal of the day!

Cheeseburger Casserole – This simple Cheeseburger Casserole is a classic dinner recipe that your family will be asking for again and again!  Made in about 30 minutes, you’ll never go for a “box” meal again!

Chicken and Rice Casserole – This simple Chicken and Rice Casserole only take a few ingredients and it bakes in 15 minutes or less. It’s creamy and cheesy and a recipe that you are going to love.

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