Best Tater Tot Casserole Recipes

EASY TATER TOT® CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Cook and stir ground beef, onion, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper in a skillet over medium heat until beef is browned and crumbly, 7 to 10 minutes. Spread beef into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
• Stir cream of mushroom soup, potato nuggets, and Cheddar cheese together in a large bowl until potato nuggets are evenly coated in soup and cheese. Spread potato nugget mixture over beef mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned, about 45 minutes. Sprinkle paprika and parsley flakes over the top.

HOTDISH (TATER TOT CASSEROLE)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Add the oil to a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and cook until soft and beginning to brown, about 15 minutes. Add the beef to the onions and cook until the meat is brown, stirring and scraping the bottom of the skillet to release the yummy brown bits, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer the beef and onion mixture from the skillet into a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Scatter the green beans and corn evenly on top. Spread the cream of mushroom soup over top and top with frozen potato tots. Bake uncovered for 1 hour; the potato tots should be golden brown. Serve.

TATER TOT® BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly spray a 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage and onion in the hot skillet until sausage is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and cool.
• Meanwhile, whisk milk, eggs, onion powder, salt, garlic powder, and pepper together in a bowl.
• Spread sausage mixture over the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Pour egg mixture over the top. Layer with 1/2 of the Cheddar cheese and all of the potato nuggets. Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Remove foil and sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Bake until melted, about 20 minutes more. Remove from the oven and let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

TATER TOT TACO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Prepare a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Cook the ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until completely browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the onion, garlic, taco seasoning mix, frozen Mexican-style corn, and black beans to the ground beef; cook and stir another 10 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.
• Combine the ground beef mixture in a large bowl with about 3/4 of the Mexican cheese blend and the tater tots; stir to combine.
• Pour about 1/3 of the enchilada sauce into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Add the tater tot mixture to the baking dish; lightly pat the mixture down into a solid, even layer. Pour the remaining enchilada sauce over the tater tot layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Sprinkle the remaining Mexican cheese over the casserole and return to oven until the cheese is melted and bubbly, about 5 minutes more.

TATER TOT BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Butter a 3-quart baking dish. Line up the Tater Tots in the dish.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage and onion and cook, breaking up the sausage with a wooden spoon, until browned and cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly, then sprinkle the mixture over the Tater Tots.
• Whisk the milk, half-and-half, seasoned salt, cayenne, eggs, bell peppers and half of both cheeses in a large bowl; season with salt and pepper. Pour over the casserole, then top with the rest of the cheese. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350˚. Bake the casserole, covered, until just starting to set around the edges, about 25 minutes. Remove the foil and continue to bake until the cheese is browned and bubbly and the casserole is cooked through, another 20 to 35 minutes.

CHICKEN AND TATER TOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Melt the butter in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat until hot. Add the carrots, celery and onions and season with 1 teaspoon salt and 3/4 teaspoon pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are golden, about 12 minutes. Stir in the flour, and then whisk in the broth and milk and bring to a boil, whisking. Boil until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Stir in the chicken. Transfer to a 2-quart baking dish.
• Pulse the tots in a food processor with the thyme until medium ground. Scatter over the top of the casserole and bake until the filling is bubbling and the topping is golden and crisp, 20 to 25 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

OPIE'S CHEESY TATER TOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Mix everything but the Colby cheese and french's onions in a large bowl (make sure tots are still frozen so they don't break apart).
• Scoop mixture into one 9x13 pan.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for one hour.
• Top with Colby cheese and then French's onions and bake for another 5-10 minutes until onions are golden brown.

QUICK AND EASY TATER TOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Crumble hamburger into a 9x13 inch baking pan. Sprinkle meat with garlic powder, salt and pepper. Cover the hamburger with tater tots.
• In a bowl, stir together mushroom soup, celery soup and milk. Pour the soup mixture over the potatoes and hamburger and sprinkle with additional garlic powder.
• Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes.

YUMMY TATER TOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a large casserole dish.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook the onion in the hot oil until softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Mix the cooked onions, tater tots, mushroom soup, sour cream, butter, pepper, and salt together in a large bowl until the tater tots are evenly coated. Stir the Cheddar cheese in a little bit at a time until evenly distributed throughout the mixture; pour into the prepared dish. Sprinkle the potato chips over the top.
• Bake until golden brown on top, 45 to 60 minutes.

CHEESY TATER TOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Brown ground beef, add onion to saute, drain, set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine soup, milk, sour cream, and 1 cup of shredded cheese, as well as any of your favorite seasoning, mix well.
• Add package of tots, beef, and onions to soup mix. Mix all together and make sure the tots are well coated.
• Place tot mixture in a 13x9 pan, smooth it out. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Remove from oven, top with remaining 2 cups of cheese and return to oven. Cook for an additional 30 minutes.

CHICKEN TATER TOT® CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and onion; cook and stir until chicken juices run clear and onion softens, about 5 minutes.
• Place cubed potatoes in a pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Cook for 5 minutes; drain.
• Combine chicken mixture, potatoes, thawed vegetables, and gravy in a large bowl. Add onion powder, garlic powder, thyme, salt, and black pepper; stir until well-distributed.
• Pour mixture into a 9-inch glass baking dish and arrange potato nuggets in a single layer on top.
• Bake casserole in the preheated oven until bubbly around the edges, about 45 minutes.

SLOW-COOKER TATER TOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large skillet cook beef over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 5-6 minutes, breaking into crumbles; drain and transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Add onions and mushrooms to skillet; cook over medium-high heat until vegetables are tender, 8-10 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in condensed soup, salt and pepper. Place vegetable mixture in slow cooker; add green beans and stir to combine. Top with Tater Tots and cheese. , Cook, covered, on low 6 hours. Let stand, uncovered, 15 minutes before serving.

NO-MEAT TATER TOT CASSEROLE (VEGETARIAN)

Steps:

• Saute onion and celery in oil until tender.
• Set aside to cool slightly.
• Scrape into mixing bowl.
• Add soup, garlic powder, pepper, and half and half.
• Mix well.
• Add frozen tater tots (reserve a handful first) and toss well.
• Spray a casserole dish (I use my 13X9 square Pyrex baking dish) with Pam.
• Pour mixture into dish.
• Arrange reserved tots over top.
• Cover with cheese.
• Bake at 350 for 45 to 50 minutes until cheese is melted and just barely starting to brown.
• Cool slightly before serving.

TATER TOT CASSEROLE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Arrange tater tots in the prepared baking dish.
• In a mixing bowl, combine sour cream, cheese, and mushroom soup. Pour this mixture over the tater tots. Sprinkle onions over the top of the casserole.
• Bake in the 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 45 to 60 minutes.

CHILI DOG & TATER TOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 450 degrees.
• Pour your Chili into a 9" X 13" pan. If the sauce doesn't comfortably cover the pan mix in a 1/4 cup of ketchup.
• Cut up the Hot Dogs and mix into the chili.
• Make sure the hot dogs have at least some chili sauce on them or they will burn.
• Put as many frozen tater tots on top of mixture as they will fit without overlapping. A uniform pattern cooks better and faster.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until tots are golden brown.
• Reduce the heat to 350 degrees.
• Lightly dust with salt and pepper to taste.
• Sprinkle the cheese on top of the tots and bake for another 10 minutes or until the cheese begins to brown.

TATER TOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook beef and onion in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat until beef is well browned, stirring to break up meat. Pour off fat.
• Stir soup, ketchup and Worcestershire into skillet. Spoon beef mixture into 12x8-inch shallow baking dish. Arrange potatoes around edge of casserole.
• Bake at 425 degrees F for 25 minutes or until potatoes are done.

TATER TOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Make the creamed soup: In a large pot, melt 6 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. Add the carrots, celery, half the onion and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Stir in the flour and cook for another minute. Add half the milk and cook, stirring, until thickened. Add the remaining milk and cook, stirring, until very thick. Stir in the broth base, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour into a heat-safe bowl and set aside.
• Wipe out the pot and set it back over medium-high heat. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter, then add the remaining onion and a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring, until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the ground beef and cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon, until browned. Stir in the peas or corn and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Using a slotted spoon, drain and discard any excess liquid from the beef mixture. Transfer half the mixture to a 4-quart casserole dish and spread it out evenly. Spread half the creamed soup mixture on top. (It can be tricky to spread the soup over the beef, but it's OK if it gets messy and mixes together a little bit.)
• Add the remaining beef mixture on top in an even layer, and spread the remaining creamed soup mixture on top. Cover with Tater Tots, sprinkle with another pinch of salt and pepper, then with cheese, if using.
• Bake until the tots are golden brown and crispy on top, about 45 minutes. Let cool slightly. Sprinkle with parsley and serve with ketchup, if using.

BREAKFAST TATER-TOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Prepare a glass baking dish (at least 8x10) by spreading butter along the bottom and sides.
• In a bowl, mix eggs, milk, sour cream, chives, seasoned salt, hot sauce and salt and pepper and whisk until well blended.
• Add 2 cups cheddar and 1 cup mozzarella cheese and tots to mixture. Mix well until all tots are coated and all ingredients mixed.
• In small pan, cook sausage until just before done (sausage will finish in the oven), drain well and add to tot mixture.
• Pour the mixture into your pre-greased baking pan and top with the rest of the cheese and the bread crumbs. Spread topping evenly.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until topping is golden brown.

CAROLYN'S CHICKEN TATER TOT® CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Spray lightly with cooking spray. Add chicken strips; cook until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 4 minutes per side. Cut into cubes.
• Transfer chicken to a large bowl. Add chicken gravy, cream of chicken soup, evaporated milk, stuffing mix, onion, garlic, celery seed, and black pepper; mix until combined.
• Spread frozen potato nuggets in the bottom of the prepared pan. Pour chicken mixture evenly on top. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese and Cheddar cheese on top.
• Bake casserole in the preheated oven until golden and bubbly, about 45 minutes.

TATER TOT CASSEROLE III

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a large skillet over high heat, brown the ground beef and drain fat. Stir in condensed cream of mushroom soup, skim milk, garlic salt and green beans. Pour the mixture into a medium-sized casserole dish and layer with the tater tots.
• Bake in preheated oven for about 30 minutes, or until tater tots are browned and crispy.