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Cheesy Tater Tot Casserole
Cheesy Tater Tot Casserole is comfort food reminiscent of your childhood. Creamy beef topped with crisp tater tots and lots of cheese. It's a family dinner hit!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 339 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 onion diced
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
- 1 cup mushrooms coarsely chopped
- 1/3 cup flour (or 3 tablespoons cornstarch)
- 2 cups milk
- 2 tablespoons beef bouillon
- kosher salt to taste
- ground black pepper to taste
- 1 (12-14 ounce) can cut green beans drained, optional
- 1 (12-16 ounce) package frozen tater tots
- 2 cups cheddar cheese shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375-degrees. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook onion and ground beef until beef JUST browned. Add mushrooms and cook until beef is cooked through and onion is translucent. Drain excess grease.
- Sprinkle flour over beef/mushroom mixture and stir until flour coats the beef.
- Slowly stir in the milk, stirring constantly until you reach your desired thickness (you want the sauce to have the consistency of a thick gravy). You may or may not need all the milk.
- Season with beef bouillon and salt and pepper to taste. Stir in green beans (optional).
- Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray and pour beef mixture into the bottom of the dish, spreading evenly.
- Evenly layer tater tots over the beef mixture.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until tater tots become golden brown and crispy.
- Remove from oven, top with cheese, and bake an additional 5 minutes.
- Serve immediately while hot.
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Notes
- No cream of mushroom? No problem! Try our homemade condensed cream of mushroom soup.
- Store leftovers is an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. Reheating Tater Tot Casserole is simple and it tastes delicious! Take the frozen dish out of the freezer and allow to thaw in the refrigerator. Then bake as directed.
- Leftovers taste even better the next day (or several days, as my friend can attest from her childhood). Tater Tot Casserole reheats in the microwave beautifully. You could also pop it under the broiler to crisp up your tots again.
Nutrition Information
Calories
339kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
17g
(6%)
Protein
18g
(36%)
Fat
22g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Cholesterol
64mg
(21%)
Sodium
346mg
(14%)
Potassium
428mg
(12%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
450IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
7.2mg
(8%)
Calcium
209mg
(21%)
Iron
1.9mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 339
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 339kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 64mg | 21% |
| Sodium | 346mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 428mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 450IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 7.2mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 209mg | 21% |
| Iron | 1.9mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.