Tater Tot Hotdish

This is one of the reasons I was asked to start this blog.  Tater tot hotdish.  What is hotdish you ask? AWESOMENESS!

No really.  According to wikipedia: it is a baked casserole that contains a starch, meat/protein, vegetables of some sort, and canned soup.

Did I loose you already?  How about this to keep you here?

Ingredients:

I forgot the can of Cream of Celery in this picture.  OOPS!

I like visual references. Can you tell??

 

1 (24 ounce) bag frozen tater tots
1 lb ground turkey burger
1 (12 ounce) can tomatoes with chilis (Rotel)
1 (12 ounce) can condensed cheddar or nacho cheese soup
1 (12 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken (or celery) soup
1 (12 ounce) can sweet corn (drained) or 1.5 cups frozen
1 (12 ounce) can black beans (drained and rinsed)
1 (12 ounce) bag four-cheese Mexican blend cheese
1 cup diced onion
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic
1/2 chopped red pepper
1 diced jalepeno pepper (seeded)

 Directions:

Heat onions and olive oil over medium heat for 4-5 minutes.  Make sure not to burn them!

Add chopped garlic, jalepeno and red pepper to onions and let cook for 2-3 minutes before adding turkey burger. Cook until browned, 6-8 minutes.

Drain the tomatoes, beans and corn and mix with the cans of condensed soup in a casserole dish.  I used a 13x9" glass dish.  It filled it.  Do NOT add any milk or water to the soup.  Use the soup straight from the can!!

Yummy.

After the meat is browned and the grease is drained, stir it in with the veggie/soup mixture. Cover with shredded cheese and top with frozen tater tots.  If you add more tater tots I will not tell.  I think the best part about this is the cheesy tots on top.  NOM!

Bake in the oven at 375°F until the tots are browned. About 35-40 minutes.

Still yummy reheated the next day, just not as pretty!

Recipe from House of Brinson