his Tater Tot Casserole recipe is one of those recipes that I had to beg my mother to try. She said it just didn’t sound good. So I made a big batch and showed up at her house. She took one bite and her eyes got big as dollars. “This really is good, what did you say was in it?”. It has become one of her all time favorite meals. I hope you get to try it soon. If there were such a thing as a recipe being too simple, this just might be it. But it’s oooh so good!
Recipe Ingredients:
- Ground beef (already browned, with onion in it if you like)
- Cream of mushroom soup (can use fat free)
- Frozen tater tots
- Milk
The full printable recipe is at the bottom of the post.
How to Make A Tater Tot Casserole Recipe Step by Step
Browning Your Beef First
I like to brown my beef ahead of time and keep it in the freezer to make meals like this one a breeze to put together.
Here I am browning my meet with some onions to give it a bit of flavor
I have browned as much as thirty pounds of ground beef in one day and then store it in zipper seal baggies. I generally put about a cup in each bag and then get out one or two bags depending on how much I decide I need. Drain off grease.
Place this in the bottom of your 8×8 baking dish.
Cover in frozen tater tots.
Pour your cream soup in a cup and add about a cup and a half of milk to it.
Stir well.
It will still be lumpy but as long as you put forth the effort to give it a good stir it’ll be fine.
Pour your soup over all of this.
Cover with foil and bake at 350 for about thirty minutes.
A lot of recipes don’t have you covering it and I used to do mine that way but I’ve found it is even better if you cover it up a bit. If you’d like your tater tots nice and browned, uncover the last ten minutes of cooking.
Enjoy.
If you have any leftovers, this taste even better reheated!
Do you make tater tot casserole for your family? I’d love to hear about it!
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1 small onion chopped, optional
- 1 package frozen tater tots about 1 pound
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup can use fat free
- 1 cup milk
Instructions
- Brown beef and onion together until done, drain off any grease (I brown my beef ahead of time and store it in the freezer to make this quicker). Place ground beef mixture in bottom of 8x8 baking dish. Top with frozen tater tots. In small bowl stir together cream soup and milk. Pour over tater tots. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for thirty minutes.
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Notes
You may also like this other tater tot recipes:
And here are some easy casserole recipes:
Sloppy Joes Casserole Deep Dish Recipe
Crunchy Beef Casserole (and my casserole dish collection)
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The first time I heard of this was when we were North Dakota two years ago. I had to try it, unfortunately their version adds greens beans,just wasn’t a fan.
Aww, I am so sorry your first experience wasn’t a good one. I hope you will give it another try, without the green beans.
This has been a favorite of ours for years! Its great to double the recipe if you are making for a large group of people too…..kids and teens enjoy…..when its almost finished, I take some shredded cheddar and sprinkle on top; let it melt and what a pretty dish you have!
Yummy!
This sounds just the thing to make for my grandkids!
I think they will love it Jeannine!
My mother made a similar casserole when we were kids and it was a family favorite. She started with the layer of ground beef and onion and topped it with tater tots, but she made a center layer of a bag of frozen mixed vegetables mixed with the soup and milk. It’s delicious… a quick and easy version of shepherds pie.
As kids… we didn’t know that, tho… and didn’t know the name…. so we just called it “that one stuff.” “Mom… can we have that one stuff for supper?”
I made a cookbook for my child as a Christmas gift… all of our family favorite recipes. I included this recipe, and of course I called it “That One Stuff” LOL
LOL, isn’t it funny how we create a name for something and it sticks.
When you stop looking for that planter -you will stumble across it. Hope not literally!!!! I often have a little mental want list and I find it at a yard sale or thrift shop and then I am happier with my bargain than if i had bought a pricey one.
You are right Elaine, I will find them when I am meant to find them.
Our family’s tater tot casserole also includes frozen mixed vegetables and some shredded cheddar cheese. So simple, so easy, and yet an oft-requested delicacy in my house. Thank you for sharing yours!
And, your family’s gonna be around a lot longer than those planters, and soon it’ll be waaaay too hot for the kidlets to play outside anyway, so you definitely made the right choice!
You are so right Maggie!
Hi Christy! My family loves tator tot casserole. My son saw your post just now and asked me to make it for him today. Not tomorrow or next week, but today. So, guess what I will be making this evening? : )
Thanks for the great recipes. I especially like your post today. I seem to be circling mountains in different areas of life, and I need to head north where the air is fresher. Thanks so much for all you do. You make my day brighter every time I go to your website or open your cookbook. Thanks for sharing your gifts!
I hope your son loves the casserole Maria!!
Head North my friend. It will make you feel so much better!