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Enjoy another classic comfort food dish with this Easy Tater Tot Casserole dish that is made with crispy tater tots, cooked beef, melty cheese, cans of soup, and a handful of spices.

You can prepare this easy dinner recipe in only a few minutes with less than 5 main ingredients making this easy casserole recipe great for busy weeknights. 

This hot dish has so much flavor with only cheap ingredients that you can find in your pantry and is soon to become a family favorite recipe. 

Ingredients for Easy Tater Tot Casserole:

• Protein: use lean ground beef or ground turkey for this tater tot recipe
• Canned soup: use your favorite brand of cream of mushroom soup
• Seasoning: you will need to have salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika
• Tater tots: use the frozen tater tots you can get at the grocery store
• Cheese: you will need to use shredded cheddar cheese or your favorite cheese blend

How to make Easy Tater Tot Casserole:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

To a large skillet over medium high heat add in the ground beef, break the beef up and cook it through.

Once cooked remove any excess grease from the pan.

Stir in the cream of mushroom soup and seasonings.

Spray a 9×13 baking dish with non-stick spray and add the ground beef mixture into the pan.

Place the tater tots over the top.

Sprinkle the top of the tater tots with the cheese.

Bake for 30-40 minutes.

How to store this casserole recipe:

Fridge: Leftovers from this savory ground beef casserole can be stored in the casserole dish covered with plastic wrap or aluminum foil and stored in the fridge for up to 5 days. 

Tips and tricks for making this delicious tater tot casserole recipe: 

Toppings to use: 

This comfort food meal can be eaten as is, but if you want to add toppings here are a few options to serve with the original recipe:

• Green onion
• Sour cream
• Chopped onion

Ground meats to use for this tater tot hotdish:

Lean ground beef is a great option for this casserole dish. But you could also use ground turkey or ground chicken in place of ground beef.

Can I use hash browns instead of tater tots?

Unfortunately for this casserole recipe, hash browns will not work as well in this dish. When you have even layers of tater tots you can get a nice crunch from the crisp outside that hash browns do not have. 

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