Last Updated on August 29, 2023 by Kevin
Tator Tot Casserole – Kevin’s Savory
Found on the web in Fall 2004
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds lean grounded beef I use 3 pound
- 1/2 onion chopped
- 4 cups frozen vegetables I use one 16 ounce bag
- 1 19 ounce can cream of chicken soup (I use two 10 3/4 ounce cans)
- If frying you need twice as much soup, so four 10 3/4 cans
- 1 32 ounce package Tator Tots
Instructions
Normal Method
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray 9×13 glass baking dish with cooking spray.
- Spread hamburger into bottom of pan, covering entire bottom evenly, gently tamping beef down. Sprinkle with diced onions.
- Layer frozen vegies as next layer.
- Cover with the soup, straight from the can, carefully spreading with spatula to cover entirely.
- Layer tator tops on top, covering antire top with tots.
- Bake 325 degrees for one hour or until hamburger is done. Check after 30 minutes; if tots are getting to brown, turn down to 300 degrees.
3 pound of meat Method
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray 9×13 glass baking dish with cooking spray.
- Spread hamburger into bottom of pan, covering entire bottom evenly, gently tamping beef down.
- Bake for 45 (was 30 min but came out raw'ish) minutes.
- Sprinkle with diced onions, cook 10 minutes
- Layer frozen veggies as next layer.
- Cover with the soup, straight from the can, carefully spreading with spatula to cover entirely.
- Layer tator tops on top, covering entire top with tots.
- Bake 325 degrees for one hour or until hamburger is done. Check after 30 minutes; if tots are getting to brown, turn down to 300 degrees.
Frying 3 pound of meat Method
- This method use twice as much soup but makes sure meat is cook thoroughly.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray 9×13 glass baking dish with cooking spray.
- 1.5 Fry meat until almost golden brown. Add onions and continuing frying onions are tender.
- Spread hamburger into bottom of pan, covering entire bottom evenly.
- Layer frozen vegies as next layer.
- Cover with the soup, straight from the can, carefully spreading with spatula to cover entirely.
- Layer tator tops on top, covering entire top with tots.
- Bake 325 degrees for one hour or until hamburger is done. Check after 45 minutes; if tots are getting to brown, turn down to 300 degrees or cover with aluminum foil.
