Tater Tot Casserole

Submitted by meg.

"My mom used to make this for me and my (much younger brother) every time i would babysit. It's become traditional when I see my brothers, I've only added two things to her original recipe, cheese, and corn."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 (10 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
• 5 ounces milk
• 1 (15 ounce) can corn
• 1 (15 ounce) can green beans
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 3 garlic cloves, minced (or less if thats too much for you, we like a lot)
• 1 (1 lb) bag tater tots
• 8 ounces American cheese (slices)

directions

1. Brown beef and garlic in olive oil.
2. In a casserole dish, mix corn, and green beans.
3. In a bowl, mix the mushroom soup with half a can of milk.
4. Sprinkle browned beef over veggies in the casserole dish.
5. Pour over soup and milk mixture.
6. Layer with tater tots, bake according to directions on tater tot bag.
7. Layer cheese over the top, put back in the oven till melted, ENJOY!

Reviews

[Carrie in Greenville]

Feb 24, 2009: Here's an update on my previous review. I have since made this dish twice more since I wrote the first review. The second time I made it I used tater tots as the recipe called for and we didn't care for it as well - the inside of the tots were hot but mushy. The third time, I used a mallot and crushed the tater tots before I layered them on top. I also added some extra spices to the soup mixture (beef boullion, parsley, coarse ground pepper and a dash of cayenne). We liked the flavor much better and the potatoes on the top had a nice crunch. April 27, 2008: I didn't have any tater tots so I used frozen french fries and it worked just great. I also used frozen (thawed) corn instead of canned. It was a nice change from the same old same old. Even my picky 8-yr old son ate it without complaining!