Taco tater tot casserole with refried beans

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Tater Tots™ potatoes meet nachos in this fun, crowd-pleasing casserole! Layers of refried beans, ground beef, Tater Tots™ potatoes, salsa and cheese are baked in a 13x9 dish and served with all the crucial nacho fixings. Everyone can top their serving to suit their tastes! Expert tip: If you’d like to add more heat to this casserole, don’t remove the seeds from the jalapeño chile.
Tater Tots™ potatoes meet nachos in this fun, crowd-pleasing casserole! Layers of refried beans, ground beef, Tater Tots™ potatoes, salsa and cheese are baked in a 13x9 dish and served with all the crucial nacho fixings. Everyone can top their serving to suit their tastes! Expert tip: If you’d like to add more heat to this casserole, don’t remove the seeds from the jalapeño chile.
TACO TATER TOT CASSEROLE
OTHER MEXICAN RECIPES
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How to get Tater Tots crispy in the oven?
What main dish goes with Tater Tots?
What is a tot Cho?

9 ratings · 1.5 hours · Serves 8

Tater Tots™ potatoes meet nachos in this fun, crowd-pleasing casserole! Layers of refried beans, ground beef, Tater Tots™ potatoes, salsa and cheese are baked in a 13x9 dish and served with all the crucial nacho fixings. Everyone can top their serving to suit their tastes! Expert tip: If you’d like to add more heat to this casserole, don’t remove the seeds from the jalapeño chile.

1 lb (at least 80%) ground beef, lean

1 can Muir glen tomatoes, organic fire roasted

1 bag Ore-ida tater tots frozen potatoes

1/2 cup Pickled sliced jalapeno chiles

1 can Old El Paso™ traditional refried beans

1 package Old El Paso™ original taco seasoning mix

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August 31, 2021

This Tater Taco Casserole is a Mexican mixture of taco meat, beans, corn, and cheese topped with tater tots and enchilada sauce. The family will love this tater tot casserole (some people call it a hot dish) recipe with a spicy kick! This Tater Taco Casserole is a twist on the classic dinner.

TACO TATER TOT CASSEROLE

This Tater Taco Casserole is a dish that the whole family will love. I’ve made quite a few failed dinner attempts lately so redemption was in order.

Everyone loves tater tots and everyone loves Mexican food so why not combine the two!

Start by browning some beef, onion, and garlic. Next, we add a whole bunch of flavor so hold on to your shorts.

Add some green chiles, Old El Paso taco seasoning, black beans, corn, and cheese. So easy!

Pour this into your prepared baking dish and top with tater tots.

Drizzle some enchilada sauce on top to give those tater tots an extra kick.Bake the casserole until the tater tots are nice and crispy. If you like your tots extra crispy you can even bake them before placing them on top.

Since this is Tater Taco Casserole we need all our taco fixings: olives, sour cream, tomatoes, and cilantro.

OTHER MEXICAN RECIPES

Grilled Shrimp Tacos with Avocado Salsa
Mini Chicken Chimichangas
Grilled Chicken Tacos with Feta Cream
Watermelon Salsa
Baked Chicken Chimichangas
Taco Pizza Rolls
Taco Lasagna
Cilantro Lime Rice
Nacho Pot Pie
Taco Pasta
Easy Beef Burrito Skillet

Yield: 8 servings

This Tater Taco Casserole is a Mexican mixture of taco meat, beans, corn, and cheese topped with tater tots and enchilada sauce.

1 lb ground beef
1 small onion diced finely
1 clove garlic minced
1 (4 oz) can Old El Paso diced green chiles
1 (1 oz) package Old El Paso taco seasoning mix
1 (15 oz) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 (12 oz) package frozen corn
3 cups shredded Mexican blend cheese
1 (28 oz) package frozen tater tots
1 (10 oz) can Old El Paso red enchilada sauce
Toppings: olives cilantro, sour cream, tomatoes

Preheat oven to 375 degrees and spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray. For extra crispy tater tots, bake tater tots for about 10 minutes while preparing the beef mixture - otherwise prepare as follows.
In a large skillet, brown the beef and the onion. Add the garlic towards the end of the browning process and cook for 1 minute. Drain.
Add the green chiles, taco seasoning mix, black beans, corn, and 2 cups of the cheese. Stir together to combine. If your skillet isn’t big enough you may need to stir it together in a bowl.
Pour mixture into the prepared 9x13 pan. Arrange tater tots on top of the mixture in a single layer.
Pour the enchilada sauce on top of the casserole as evenly as you can.
Bake uncovered for 30-40 minutes or until tater tots are nice and crispy. Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup of cheese on top and place back in the oven for 2-3 minutes or until cheese has melted.
Top with olives, cilantro, sour cream, tomatoes when serving if desired.

For extra crispy tater tots, bake tater tots for about 10 minutes while preparing the beef mixture.

Amount per serving (1grams) —

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: taco tater casserole, taco tater casserole recipe

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How to get Tater Tots crispy in the oven?

Directions.

Preheat oven to 425°F..

Add tater tots to a baking sheet. Pour bacon grease over the tater tots. Sprinkle with season salt. ... .

Bake for 15 minutes and remove from oven..

Turn tater tots over and return to oven for 10- 15 minutes or until crispy and brown..

Serve immediately..

What main dish goes with Tater Tots?

Tots add a nice crunch to any sandwich, especially a melty grilled cheese. Change up the meat and cheese depending on what you and your kid's like. Grilled ham and Swiss sandwiches, and turkey cheddar melts, are both even better with tots.

What is a tot Cho?

The dish, a culinary mashup now found in dive bars and restaurants across the country, ingeniously swaps in Tater Tots for tortilla chips, piling the fried potatoes high with classic nacho toppings like sour cream, salsa, melted cheese, and sliced black olives.