Tater Tot Casserole is a classic comfort food dish layered with ground beef, a creamy beef gravy, tater tots, and covered with shredded cheese. This dish is always a hit with the whole family. (with updated photos 2020).
Today I'm sharing a family favorite dinner recipe with y'all! My family loves Tater Tot Casserole and it's a dish that both adults and children like. I'm a big casserole person, but my husband doesn't like them as much as I do, so I try not to make them too often.
There are many recipes for Tater Tot Casserole, but this recipe by far in my favorite. There's nothing special about this recipe and it consists of your regular tater tot casserole ingredients, ground beef, tater tots, cream of mushroom or chicken -mushroom soup and cheddar cheese.
Now I'm not going to claim that this recipe is better than your recipe, but I do add an ingredient that you won't find in in most tater tot casseroles. That ingredient is sour cream! I don't know why but I really think the sour cream makes all the difference and my family seem to like it.
I also prefer to use the Ore Ida's Crispy Crowns because they're super crispy, but the store was out of them this week, so I just used regular store brand tater tots and it still turned out delicious. If you're looking for a quick weeknight easy meal than this is it.
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132 comments
Thank you for the reminder!
Oh, I've never used sour cream in my tater-tot casserole, I'm going to, what a brilliant addition! (I always add a tablespoon of sour cream to my banana nut bread, it's great to keep on hand)
Love your page, by the way, thank you for having such a fun page to stop by~
Dorothy I guess thats my ocd coming out LOL. Neat and tidy is the only way.
Nelson Family that is the great thing about this casserole you can veggies or anything else that you might want. It is very versatile.
this is something I KNOW I would love I love all those ingredient and together hmmmmm
I think i might just torture him anyway ;-)
It never occured to me to add sour cream!
OH MY! so yummy! It was printed and put into our family cookbook!
Thanks for great recipes!
When I do this at home I also like to add a layer of green beans before adding the soup and sour cream mixture.
Karen, that is so awesome that you work there. I am sure they all love everything you make. This is such a versatile casserole that you can most any veggies you want. Thanks for stopping by.
Karen
Tina, thanks for the sour cream idea! Loaded baked potatoes are a favorite and this addition did the trick!
thanks for the post, (I actually found it on Pintrest)
We are making it tonight, sub'ing cream of portabelo mushroom soup, and sweet potato tator tots. (why?, well that's what I have in my freezer and coupboard) ;)
good.
~Vanessa =-)
Great find!!! Can't wait to see what else you've come up with and what you have in store for the future!
I don't even brown the ground beef first. Just let it bake at the bottom of the dish like a meatloaf with the tots on top. Been making it since my college days.
I didn't read through all of the comments so I apologize if this is a duplicate. How many people would you say this casserole feeds?
Definatly a crowd pleaser!
I usually have to make 2 so everyone can enjoy leftovers.
:)