Easy, cheesy ground beef casserole with crispy golden tots. Need we say more?
Three Cheese Beef Tater Tot™ Casserole
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 15 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 sweet onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 8 oz cheddar cheese, grated
- 4 oz Gruyere cheese, grated
- 1 oz Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 bag (32 oz) Ore-Ida™ Tater Tots™ frozen potatoes
- Chopped scallions, for garnish
Instructions
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Step1Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly oil a 9x13-inch baking dish.
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Step2Add olive oil to a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add ground beef to the skillet and cook, breaking up the beef as you go, until the meat is well browned, another 8-10 minutes. Season beef with salt, pepper, and chili powder.
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Step3In a large bowl, stir together beef mixture with half of the frozen Tater Tots™ half of the cheddar cheese, and entire amount of Gruyere cheese. Stir very well to combine and transfer mixture to prepared baking dish. Top casserole with remaining frozen Tater Tots™ and bake for 30 minutes.
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Step4Remove from oven and top with remaining cheddar and grated Parmesan.
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Step5Return to oven for 15-20 minutes until casserole is hot in the center and cheese is melted throughout. The Tater Tots™ should be crispy and golden brown on the edges.
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Step6Remove casserole from oven. Top with scallions and serve while warm.
Nutrition
1050
Calories
68g
Total Fat
50g
Protein
59g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 1050
- Calories from Fat
- 620
- Total Fat
- 68g
- 105%
- Saturated Fat
- 27g
- 135%
- Trans Fat
- 1 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 165mg
- 54%
- Sodium
- 2480mg
- 103%
- Potassium
- 1020mg
- 29%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 59g
- 20%
- Dietary Fiber
- 6g
- 24%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 50g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 80%
- 80%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
4 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1/2 Lean Meat; 2 High-Fat Meat; 6 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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