Savory Tater Tot Casserole

As previously suggested, I cooked the meat and mixed in onion soup mix. I also spread shredded cheddar over the soup. The tots were perfect after 30 minutes. My husband really liked it, although the combination of soups made it a little salty.

Like others mentioned, I cooked my ground beef first and added 2 cloves of garlic and 1/2 package of onion soup mix to the meat. I added a can of corn and a can of French cut beans, then spread 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup over that. I added my tots (I had exactly enough) and put in the oven. After about 25 min, I turned the heat up to 425 seeing how I didn't have to cook the hamburger. Then, I covered the tots with shredded medium cheddar cheese and put back in the oven for 20 min. The cheese looked nice and crispy, so I took it out of the oven. Served with French fried onions and sour cream. Sooooooo good!

After reading the recipe I had reservation and scrolled down to see the reviews. I too couldn't start with raw ground beef. I browned it first and added salt and pepper. You really need to cook the beef first. The canned soup seemed to linger on the top. Hindsight I recommend combining the frozen veggies and soup together and forming that as one layer. Lastly, when I pulled the casserole out of the oven it looked nekked. I sprinkled cheese over the top and stuck it in 5 minutes longer. It needs the cheese in my opinion. Overall good recipe but needs tweaks. I can only give it 3 stars as written.

It was easy but bland. We won’t make it again. There’s too many other recipes out there to try.

.added more brocolli and bermuda onions instead of yellow or white ones.. Seasoned well, and walaaaa dinnefs done.

Very good! I also browned the ground beef along with the onion and a clove of minced garlic then mixed it with the soup and threw in a handful (about a cup) before putting it in the baking dish, topped it with the tater tots and then crushed some French’s fried onions on top of that. Next time I will also mix some French’s fried onions into the ground beef mixture. (It’s good in a green bean casserole so why not?!!). This is a great recipe that you can tweak with many options.

As others did, I altered the recipe by sautéing garlic, onion and peppers in a separate pan with butter and Worcestershire and then adding to the beef after browning. Looks good and once or cools down I hope it tastes great! Also cooked on 350 for 45 minutes then used the broiler for 5 to brown tots on top.