Tater Tot Casserole I

I am not a fan of tater tots, but since I am still in the states, tater tots are a common ingredient, and there is even a fast food hamburger joint that has tater tots as a side instead of fries. My Mom really likes tater tots so I made this mainly for her, but I will say, it is delicious. When I return to Thailand I will make this but use homemade hash browns instead of tater tots. Links to the shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 30

Total Time 50

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American

Servings servings

Ingredients

500 grams ground beef, (1 lb)
1 onion, diced
1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup, Shortcut
1/2 cup sour cream, Shortcut
2 cups frozen mixed vegetables
1/4 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dry mustard
2 1/2 cups Cheddar cheese, shredded, divided
salt and pepper, as desired, to taste
1 bag tater tots, (32 oz / 2 lb / 907 g)

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 200 C (400 F), grease a 9x13 baking dish.
In a non stick pan on medium heat, cook the ground beef and onion, breaking up the beef with your spatula as it cooks. Cook until there is no more pink visible. Drain off any fat. (I am cooking ground pork for this.)
While the beef is cooking, to a large mixing bowl, add the soup, sour cream, milk, garlic powder, mustard, 1/2 cup of the Cheddar cheese, and mix together.
To the mixing bowl, add the drained beef and the mixed vegetables. Mix together. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish and spread out evenly.
Lay the tater tots on top of the beef mixture.
Sprinkle the remaining 2 cups of Cheddar over the tater tots.
Cover the dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes or until bubbly.
Serve and enjoy.