CHEESY TATER TOT CASSEROLE
Cheesy tater tot casserole is a very versatile recipe. You can add different meats and veggies to change this dish.
This Cheesy Tater Tot Casserole is a favorite at my house. Men love this dish and it is comfort food at its best. I usually make some cathead biscuits or some Southern fried cornmeal hoecakes to accompany this recipe.
Children love cheesy tater tot casserole!
1 pound hamburger
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon parsley flakes
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon celery seed (You could use chopped celery)
Pinch of cayenne or a few drops of hot sauce
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
1 cup sour cream
1 (15 1/4 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained (can use fresh or frozen)
2 cups shredded cheese of your choice (I used 1 cup of cheddar and 1 cup of colby and monterey jack)
About 1/2 of a 32 ounce bag of frozen tater tots
In a skillet on top of the stove add the hamburger, onion, parsley flakes, garlic powder, celery seed and hot sauce. Brown until hamburger is done. Drain. Spread cooked hamburger in the bottom of a 2 quart casserole dish. Mix the cream of mushroom soup and the sour cream together and spread over the hamburger and onions. Next, spread the drained corn over the soup and sprinkle the 2 cups of shredded cheese over the corn. Lay the tater tots on the top. Bake in a preheated 425 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes until “tots” are nice and brown. Makes 8 to 10 servings. Enjoy!
Note: You could do this with sausage or chicken, too. I sometimes add green peppers and mostly use whatever I have on hand.
Cheesy Tater Tot Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 pound hamburger
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 teaspoon parsley flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon celery seed You could use chopped celery
- Pinch of cayenne or a few drops of hot sauce
- 1 10 3/4 ounce can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 15 1/4 ounce can whole kernel corn, drained (can use fresh or frozen)
- 2 cups shredded cheese of your choice I used 1 cup of cheddar and 1 cup of colby and monterey jack
- About 1/2 of a 32 ounce bag of frozen tater tots
Instructions
- In a skillet on top of the stove add the hamburger, onion, parsley flakes, garlic powder, celery seed and hot sauce. Brown until hamburger is done. Drain. Spread cooked hamburger in the bottom of a 2 quart casserole dish. Mix the cream of mushroom soup and the sour cream together and spread over the hamburger and onions.
- Next, spread the drained corn over the soup and sprinkle the 2 cups of shredded cheese over the corn. Lay the tater tots on the top. Bake in a preheated 425 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes until "tots" are nice and brown. Makes 8 to 10 servings.
Notes
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Can I make this the night before and bake it the next day like overnight breakfast casseroles?
Yes, I think you could do that Penelope.
This sounds super good and super easy! Thanks so much!
I use cr of chicken soup and cr of celery soup and no sour cream but I must try it!!
I just use cream of mushroom or chicken, mix that with hamburger put in pan. Layer green beans then slices of American cheese, and then the attorney tots. Yummy sounds good right now!
Oops! Tator tots!
Green Beans sounds kinda good too!
Looking at doing this in the Dutch oven on one of our Boy Scout camp outs
They will love it! All kids love tater tots!
Has anyone tried this without the meat? I an vegetarian.
I have several people in my family that is a vegan, If I was to make this for them instead of hamburger… you could use soy hamburger, I think it would be better to beans or and grains. Do every thing else the same. Hope this helps.
I have made this several times. I love it , the only thing different I do is to use green onions chopped and frozen corn. It gives it a nice flavor.
Have made this before it’s great so tasty
You can also use campbells cheddar soup, or cream of potatoe or any creamy soup. Also, for extra yumminess you can mix in a block of cream cheese(melted). Delish!!
I make this all the time for the Grandkids but use French style green beans instead of corn. They love it.
Family fav. we use french style green beans.Love it.
Could I use frozen shredded hash browns? Snowing here, and I am not about to make a trip to the store…lol
Yes, I think you could do that Sharon. Snowing here, too.
going have to try this i never had it with sour cream and always put my cheese on top of tots and i use mozzarella or italian cheese
You can always try using some finely diced apple as a natural sweetener, or maybe some Agave or honey.
why would you use a sweetener in this recipe ?
have an allergy to mushrooms but I always use cream of chicken and no ones know the difference.This is delish.