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Don’t let the cheese hide under the other ingredients. Select a sharp cheddar cheese – while any type of cheese would work fine in this recipe, sharp cheddar has some personality and tang that will really shine in this recipe.Be sure the fresh hamburger has enough fat to provide that flavor, and the quality of the ground beef doesn’t include fillers or additives. Use a quality 80/20 ground beef – it’s easy for the beef to lose its distinctive flavor among all the ingredients.However, listed below are some tips to make your version the best tater tot casserole in the neighborhood! What makes any recipe “the best” is completely subjective to each individual. Keeping them frozen helps the tots from falling apart inside the casserole as it bakes.

Frozen Tater Tots – the tater tots stay frozen until right before the dish goes in the oven.

It’s that special touch other recipes don’t have.

Shredded Cheese – use the cheese as the gooey layer between the tater tots and the ingredients on the bottom.

This addition helps add depth of flavor to the sauce so the condensed soup doesn’t struggle on its own.

Sour Cream – while not all tater tot casserole recipes include sour cream, they should.

It adds creaminess to the finished dish, as well as the addition of a bit of mushroom flavor to the sauce.

Cream of Mushroom Soup – condensed soup is added to the casserole right out of the can.

The original Minnesota recipe was made with green beans.

Canned Corn or Green Beans – the choice of which canned vegetable to use in the recipe is solely a personal preference.

Ground Beef – seasoned and browned hamburger is the standard protein choice for the base of a tater tot casserole recipe.

They are listed in the order they are layered, beginning at the bottom of the 9×13″ casserole dish and working up: However, the following foods are most often found inside this midwest classic recipe. Like most recipes, a tater tot casserole is made using an endless variety of ingredients. It took me years of living in the land of 10,000 lakes to figure out what the heck a hotdish was!

Not sure why, but you don’t call these “casseroles” up north and I still find that weird. No doubt that this recipe is definitely kid-friendly!Īlthough, since we are Minnesotans, I should really re-title this as a Tater Tot Hotdish recipe. If I allowed them to, they would make this Tater Tot Casserole every week. My kids like to use these soups in some of their favorite recipes because it makes dinner fairly simple for them in the preparation process. While I am not a huge fan of this prepared product, I do appreciate the aid it gives to those who are just learning to cook, like my children. In the spirit of being totally open and honest with you, I present to you the first recipe in all the years of my blog history, that uses a condensed soup: Cheesy Tater Tot Casserole. What I Love About This Easy Tater Tot Casserole Recipe