Tater Tot Casserole With Veggies

Submitted by ChaCha Junior

"My DH was feeling nostalgic for foods of his youth. After an online search (and some tinkering) we came up with this winner! Ore-Ida Crispy Crowns work better than plain old Tots if you like this crispy."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 10 3⁄4 ounces cream of mushroom soup
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 8 -10 ounces frozen mixed vegetables
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 16 ounces tater tots

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F Brown ground beef with onions until cooked. Drained thoroughly, then put in bottom of a 2 qt casserole dish. Mix mushroom soup and milk. Pour over ground beef. Sprinkle 2-3 cups of frozen mixed veggies over ground beef/mushroom soup. Top with 1/2 cup cheese, Crispy Crowns and the remaining cheese. Bake (uncovered) for 45-50 minutes or until crowns are crunchy.

Reviews

[CookingBlues]

I have been eating this ever since I was a kid, and this is one of my favorite comfort casseroles. In fact, I just had the leftovers for lunch today! However, I have tweaked it for a more healthy recipe, and I make a BIG BATCH at one time cause I do love the stuff! I buy the big packs of ground turkey and the big bag of frozen organic mixed vegetables at Sam's Club. To use a whole pack of ground turkey (2.5 lbs), I mix in 2 cans of healthy request cream of mushroom soup, with the 1/2 cup of milk. I put a generous frozen mixed vegetable layer, and use reduced fat (2% milk) cheese I have on hand. Then top with the tots, and bake in my lasagna dish for one casserole with leftovers, or I divide it up into 2 smaller ones and freeze the other for a 'rainy day.' The water from the frozen vegetables and the frozen tots mixes with the soup when it bakes, so truthfully you could leave out the milk and it wouldn't be a problem. If I am baking this from one of my frozen pre-prepared stashed casseroles, I pull it out the night before and thaw it in the fridge. Then it bakes up in the oven when I get home from work, and quick dinner is ready!

 

[laraktubbs]

great recipe. I'd never had tater tot casserole before, but this was delicious! I forgot the milk the first time I made it, but it didn't effect the flavor. I have also made this with 1/2 lb meat and it was also great!

 

[ChefLee]

This is tasty!! I like that it has lots of veggies!! I used a white onion and I put a bunch of pepper in while I was cooking it and the beef. I did not put salt because I knew that soup would have plenty. I also decided to sprinkle the rest of the cheese after it came out of the oven instead of baking it on top. I used a 16 oz bag of frozen country vegetables and it fit perfectly!!! Also, I had gotten a 32 oz bag of the tots because it was a good sale and I ended up using 3/4 of the bag to top the 2 qt casserole so I was glad I had that! We ended up putting a little ketchup with this, not because it needed it, but because of the tater tots! This was yummy and I liked that it wasn't heavy because you have a chance to drain the meat while adding it to the casserole! Thanks for a great easy Saturday night meal!!!!

 

[Denise J.]

Very good and very easy. The only thing I changed was I used the mini tots.