Growing up in the Midwest, Hot Dish’s were a common item on the menu. This is one of my favorites. It’s hearty and will please most hungry mouths in your family. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who doesn’t like my Tater Tot Hot Dish. Be sure to give this one a try, you will not be disappointed.
Spread the Tater Tots in the bottom of a 9×13 pan. If you’re OCD like me, you can line them up all neat like a little Tot Army.
Brown your ground hamburger in a pan
Add a can of good old Cream of Mushroom Soup
Fill the can up with whole milk and pour in. Mix together and simmer for 5 minutes until mixture has thickened.
Pour the meat mixture over the top of the tots
Spread it out in an even layer
Sprinkle on a good amount of cheese
Cover with foil
Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees
Turn the oven on broil and cook for 3-5 minutes, until the cheese is nice and golden brown
Slice in pieces and enjoy!
Ingredients
1 32 oz bag Tater Tots
1 lb of Ground Beef
1 Can of Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 Cup Whole Milk
2 Cups of Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Directions
Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Arrange Tater Tots on the bottom of a 9″x13″ pan in one single layer. Brown ground beef in a skillet. Add in cream of mushroom soup and whole milk. Simmer for 5 minutes. Pour the meat mixture over the Tater Tots. Sprinkle on cheese. Cover in foil. Bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and broil for 3-5 minutes until cheese is bubbling and golden brown. Slice and enjoy!
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Wow, how creative and looks just so relish!
Thank you Sue! It’s quite tasty I can assure you!
Omg, what a great dish to serve a hungry crowd! Love your creativity with the tater tots.
It’s the perfect dish for a hungry crowd! Thanks Ngan 🙂
What a yummy, comforting dish. Of course you have to line up the tater tots in neat rows! Makes it so much easier to serve I would think. This would be a large amount for my household, but I think it would freeze well. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Hilda! Tot Army for the win 🙂 It’s a large amount for my household as well, but yes, it does freeze well!
I love how creative this is Sarah!
Thank you, Lori 😀
Hi Sarah – Nah OCD, really? I love tater tots wrapped in bacon in the oven lined in several rows! Am I OCD too? Ha-Ha-He-He- guess so…Have a great weekend. Cheryl.
Haha! Those Tater Tots wrapped in bacon sound delicious! Have a great weekend too 🙂
I cannot wait to make this!! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks Melanie!
Yum! That looks delicious!
Thanks! 🙂
Love this casserole, it’s wonderful. This would be a big hit with the kids (big and little) I love meals like this.
Big and little ones love it, I too love meals like this 🙂
Very creative and looks soooo good! Yummy! 🙂
Thanks, super yummy indeed!
A great comfort dish! I loved your little tot army comment! Mine would have looked the same. 🙂
Thank you, It’s the perfect comfort dish! Glad I’m not the only one who needs a Tot Army 🙂
Oh wow this looks amazing, I definitely going to make this! Bookmarked!
Thanks Michelle! Let me know how you like it 🙂
Oh yum! I can tell this one is a keeper!
Thanks Jeanne! 🙂
Yum!! This recipe satisfies the kid in me and the foodie in me!!
I feel the same way! Thanks Lisa!
Hey there Sarah. First, this recipe looks great! Second, have you tried to make it (assembling it basically) the night before and then cooking the next day? I have to figure out a breakfast for this weekend for some inlaws staying with us, and am trying to find something to prepare ahead of time and then just pop in the oven when I wake up.
Thanks! I haven’t made it ahead of time. I think it would be okay, but I’m not 100% sure. If you’re flexible, my go to make ahead breakfast is Muffin Melts http://sarahnspice.com/muffin-melts/ They’re perfect for making the night before and are always a huge hit. Hope this helps 🙂
If it weren’t for the mayo and mustard (both of which I despise! Yes, I’m the guy that eats cheese burgers plain and dry! Lol) I would. I’m going. To give this a shot assembling tomorrow night and cooking Sat morning. Will let you know if I absolutely fail or if it’s hit.
Gotcha! Eager to hear back 🙂
Well Sarah, I chickened out. I decided to just to get up a little earlier and prepare it from the beginning Saturday morning, instead of starting it Friday night. I just wasn’t sure how the tater tots would have held up sitting in the milk / cream of mushroom mixture overnight. I did change the meat and used sausage (Jimmy Dean Regular) instead of beef, as we had a ton of beef the night prior. Worked great, and everyone really liked it. Will definitely be making this again. Thank you for sharing!
Ha 🙂 what a great idea using sausage instead of beef. I’ll have to give that one a try! Glad everyone liked it 🙂
I have to laugh – I learned this recipe upside down! The meat mixture cooked in a skillet and then topped with previously cooked to crunchy tots and with no cheese. I can’t wait to try it this way.
Thanks Vicki! Let me know how you like it this way 🙂