Easy Tater Tot Casserole is a great dinner for those busy nights. With school starting soon, I wanted to share an easy dinner for you and your family. I know life gets busy, but you can have this casserole on the table in about 1 hour.
I am pretty sure that your kids will love this recipe, and adults love it too. It is a great comfort food and a recipe that has save me when I wasn’t sure what to fix, more than once.
What Ingredients Do I Need For Easy Tater Tot Casserole?
Here’s a list of ingredients you’ll need to make this casserole (scroll down for the full recipe):
- Ground beef
- Dried onion
- Salt and pepper
- Cream of chicken or cream of mushroom soup
- Milk
- Can of green beans
- Frozen tater-tots
- Grated cheese
How Do I Make Easy Tater Tot Casserole?
Here’s the simple steps you’ll follow to make this casserole (scroll down for the full recipe):
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large skillet, brown the ground beef. Add the onion and salt and pepper.
- Next add the cream soup, milk and the drained green beans.
- Transfer the ground beef mixture to 9″ X 13″ baking dish.
- Cover with tater tots, and then cover with the grated cheese.
- Cover with aluminum foil.
- Place the casserole into the oven and bake for 30 – 45 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and serve while still warm.
- I did garnish mine with some dried parsley.
What Substitutions Can I Make to Easy Tater Tot Casserole?
- You can use corn, peas and carrots, or whatever vegetable that you like, instead of beans – or even leave the vegetables out.
- Also, fresh, canned, or frozen vegetables work in this dish.
- Use any cream condensed soup, like cream of chicken, mushroom, celery, or onion.
- Substitute the ground beef with with ground turkey, chicken, pork, or sausage.
Can I Make Easy Tater Tot Casserole Ahead?
- Wrap the assembled, unbaked tater tot casserole in plastic wrap, then heavy aluminum foil.
- Bake straight from the freezer at 350°F for 60 – 75 minutes. Keep covered for the first 25 minutes, then uncover and bake until the center reaches 165°F.
How Do I Store Leftovers?
- Store leftover tater tot casserole in the refrigerator in an airtight container, for up to 5 days.
- When reheating in the oven, bake at 350°F for 15 – 20 minutes until the center reaches 165°F.
- If reheating in the microwave, warm in 30-second increments until warmed through.
More One Pot Meals:
Sheet Pan Roasted Parmesan Chicken and Veggies
One Pan Salmon and Asparagus with Butter and Dill
One Pot Creamy Chicken Mushroom Florentine
Yield: 10
Easy Tater Tot Casserole
Easy Tater Tot Casserole is a dinner that you can have on the table in about 1 hour. Hamburger and tater tots all in one dish.
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Total Time
1 hour
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef (cooked)
- 1 teaspoon dried onion
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 (10.5 ounce) can cream of chicken or cream of mushroom soup
- 1/8 cup milk (Add this only if you want; I like mixture just a little thinner than with no milk)
- 1 (16.4 ounce) can of green beans, drained (you can use any vegetables that you like)
- 1 (16 ounce) package frozen tater-tots
- 2 cups grated cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large skillet, brown the ground beef. Add the onion and salt and pepper while cooking. Cook until the ground beef is cooked.
- Next add the cream soup, milk and the drained green beans.
- Transfer the ground beef mixture to 9" X 13" baking dish.
- Cover with tater tots, and then cover with the grated cheese.
- Cover with aluminum foil.
- Place the casserole into the oven and bake for 30 - 45 minutes or until the center is about 170 degrees and the tater tots are warmed all the way through.
- Remove from the oven and serve while still warm.
- I did garnish mine with some dried parsley.
Nutrition Information
Yield
8Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 362Total Fat 24gSaturated Fat 10gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 11gCholesterol 83mgSodium 715mgCarbohydrates 11gFiber 1gSugar 3gProtein 25g