Tater Tot Casserole is one of the best casserole recipes there is. Layers of delicious flavors combined for a simple dinner recipe any time of the week. This casserole recipe is sure to be a hit with your family.
Loaded with ground beef, corn, cream of mushroom soup, cheddar cheese, and topped with a layer of tater tots. All baked to golden perfection for an easy weeknight dinner idea.
Best Tater Tot Casserole
Here at My Creative Manner, we are all about quick and simple recipes. Even though it's a casserole this recipe for tater tot casserole is quick and simple to make. Did I mention it tastes amazing?
One of the reasons I love this casserole recipe so much is it is simple to make. And it only uses a handful of ingredients that I normally have stocked in my pantry.
When life gets busy this recipe as well as my Instant Pot Tuna Noodle Casserole recipe are my go-to recipes. Tater tot casserole only takes 10 minutes to prepare and another 40 minutes to bake up for a simple dinner idea.
To make weeknights even easier this casserole recipe is perfect for freezer prepping. Simply make the recipe up in a freezer-safe dish, I would recommend using a foil pan. Cover with a layer of plastic wrap and then with foil. Store in the freezer for up to 3 months. When you are ready to use it take the foil and plastic wrap off. Adding a few extra minutes onto this recipe's bake time.
Don't forget to label the dish if you are freezing it. That way you know what's in the pan.
Simple Casserole Recipe
This casserole is simple to make, let's start by browning up ground beef in a frying pan. I'm a big onion fan and love adding some into my ground beef as it cooks.
As the ground beef starts to brown I like to season it with black pepper, seasoning salt, and garlic powder. These seasonings are my preference you can use whatever seasonings you like to use with ground beef.
Once the ground beef is fully cooked drain any grease off that there maybe. I find it handy to keep a can under my kitchen sink to eliminate grease into. Please don't pour grease down your sink drain, that could cause problems with your drains.
In a mixing bowl combined the browned ground beef, canned corn, and cream of mushroom soup. Mix these ingredients together until all are combined. If you don't like corn you could substitute it for green beans.
Using a 9x13 baking pan spray it with cooking spray. Pour the mixed ingredients into the prepared pan. Spread the ingredients out evenly into the baking pan.
Topping the ground beef ingredients with cheddar cheese. I used two cups of shredded cheddar cheese, you can cut that amount back if you like. I've found that one cup of cheese wasn't enough cheesy goodness for our family.
You could also add the cheese on top of the tater tots if you like instead of on top of the meat mixture. We like how the tater tots get crispy as they bake. With a layer of cheese on top of the tater tots, they won't be crispy.
With the cheese spread out on the ground beef ingredients layer the tater tots on top in rows. Season the tater tots with a little bit of salt and you are ready to bake.
How Long To Bake For
Place the prepared tater tot casserole into a preheated 350℉ oven and bake for 40 minutes or until tater tots are golden brown.
It may be tempting to bake at a higher temperature. But baking at 350℉ insures that the tater tot casserole cooks completely. Giving you melty cheese that coats the creamy ground beef mixture. Allowing the tater tots to become golden crispy brown.
Serve with a side salad for a complete dinner idea and enjoy.
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Other My Creative Manner recipe you may enjoy are:
- Spinach Artichoke Chicken Casserole
- Instant Pot Cheeseburger Macaroni
- Buffalo Tater Tots
- Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce
- Crab Stuffed Mushrooms
- Cookie Cake Bars
- Peanut Butter Cookies
- Slow Cooker Sausage and Potatoes
- Instant Pot Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Tater Tot Casserole
Tater Tot Casserole is one of the best casserole recipes there is. Layers of delicious flavors combined for a simple dinner recipe any time of the week. This casserole recipe is sure to be a hit with your family.
Ingredients
- 2 Pounds Ground Beef
- ½ Onion finely diced
- 1 Teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1 Teaspoon Seasonng Salt
- 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 2 Cans Cream Of Mushroom Soup 10.75 ounce cans
- 1 Can Corn drain the juice from the corn
- 2 Cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- 16 Ounce Frozen Tater Tots
- ½ Teaspoon Salt optional to sprinkle on top of tater tots
Instructions
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Preheat Oven to 350℉. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray, set aside.
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In a frying pan add the ground beef and onion. Season the ground beef with black pepper, seasoning salt, and garlic powder once the meat starts to brown. When the ground beef is fully cooked drain the grease from the meat.
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In a large mixing bowl add the ground beef, canned corn that has been drained of its juices, and the cream of mushroom soup. Combine the ingrdients together.
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In the 9x13 prepared baking dish spread the ground beef mixture out evenly. Sprinkle the mixture with the cheddar cheese.
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Place the frozen tater tots on top of the ground beef mixture in rows. Place into the 350℉ and bake for 40 minutes or until tater tots are golden brown.
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Recipe Notes
The nutritional value may vary depending on the ingredients used.
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