Kid Approved Tater Tot Casserole

Today’s recipe is brought to you by Paul! The first Paramedic I started working with as an EMT. He introduced me to this dish that he and his wife enjoy regularly; tater tot casserole! It’s inexpensive, super easy, pretty quick to make, and most importantly- it’s delicious! Since this dish is also kid approved, it’s a go-to fav of mine to make when baby sitting. I hope you enjoy it and share with a friend! 

Ingredients: 

• 1/2 onion chopped 
• 2 cloves of garlic minced 
• 2 lb Ground beef
• Frozen Tater Tots 
• 1 can of Campbell’s Cheese soup 10 oz
• 1 can of tomato sauce 8oz 
• Shredded cheese of choice
• Seasonings of choice 

(I use: onion powder, garlic powder, 2 T beef bullion powder, salt, pepper, smoked paprika, cumin, and crushed red chili flakes) 

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350
• Season and brown ground beef, onion, and garlic
• Strain excess oil
• Add tomato sauce (here’s where you taste test, you want your meet well seasoned but not too salty) 
• In an oven safe casserole dish like this one place a layer of fully cooked ground beef and tomato sauce mixture 
• Pour Campbell’s cheese soup over ground beef, spread evenly 
• Top with shredded cheese of choice
• Arrange frozen tater tots evenly above shredded cheese
• Place in the oven uncovered for 1 hour
• Serve and enjoy! (I top my serving with a dollop of sour cream or plain yogurt!) 
  

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