Minnesota is the land of hotdishes! They are rarely called casseroles, and more than likely include a can of cream of something soup! I love looking at old church cookbooks from Minnesota. Almost every recipe in the main dish section is a hotdish. You can tell they were very popular in the 70's and 80's!
Tator Tot Hotdish is a favorite from my childhood. Everyone makes it a little different, but my Mom's was of course the best! (hehe!) I changed it up slightly by adding garlic and mushrooms. Because everything is better with garlic and mushrooms, right? It's been a long time since I've made this. My daughter wasn't too sure about it at first, but after she tried the first bite, she loved it! Not too long after, her plate was completely cleared.
This is easy to make and will feed a family for a reasonable price. I hope you enjoy!!
Tator Tot Hotdish (print recipe)
What you need:
1 pound lean ground beef
1 medium onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1- 8 oz carton white mushrooms, sliced
1- 10.5 ounce can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup milk
1- 14.5 ounce can green beans, drained
1- 16 ounce package of tator tots
salt and pepper as desired
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a large skillet, saute ground beef, onion and garlic until beef is no longer pink, adding mushrooms within the last few minutes of cooking. Add salt and pepper. Stir in the cream soup, milk, green beans and stir until combined. Remove from heat and pour into a glass 9x13 baking dish. Add a layer of tator tots on top and bake for 30 minutes, or until tator tots are browned.
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Oh my .... we called it Tater Tot Casserole growing up - and I think everybody's mom had a version of it :) I haven't had a version like this in probably 15-20 years. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!!
ReplyDeleteI have a lot of verbage to change when I move back!! Eek! Supper/Dinner, Lunch/Dinner, Casserole/Hotdish, Aunt/Ant. Oh my!
ReplyDeleteHello Sheena. This was one of my favorites growing up, and of course my mom's was best. I've convinced I can put just about anything in a dish and top it with tater tots and my kids will devour it. I have never heard the term hotdish before. Here in the heartland we call them casseroles! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking to the Weekend Potluck.
~Kim
Wishing you and your family a very Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving. Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and hope to see you soon!
ReplyDeleteMiz Helen
Thanks Miz Helen! Hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving too!
DeleteYou had me at tater tot! I have lots of family in Minnesota and North Dakota so I feel like I have had some version of this yummy dish as a child!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing at Mealtime Monday!
Kaylee
www.couponingncooking.com
LOL! Thanks so much for hosting Kaylee! :)
DeleteLove tater tots. This is a new casserole for me. I totally agree everything is better with garlic and mushrooms. Thanks for sharing on Thursdays Treasures. Happy THanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteI love tator tots too! Thanks for hosting and have a great Thanksgiving!
DeleteIn my House we call this Taster Tot Casserole.
ReplyDeleteHotdish is definitely a Minnesota thing! :)
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