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Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole

Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole- a ground beef filling flavored with ketchup, mustard, and dill pickles is tossed with crispy tater

  • Serves 6
  • Prep 12 minutes
  • Cook 40 minutes
  • Total 52 minutes

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Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole

Equipment Needed

  • Rimmed Baking Sheet– to bake the tater tots on.
  • Large Cast Iron Pan- A cast iron panis a great piece of kitchen equipment to have. You can cook just about anything with one and with proper care they last for decades.
Cheeseburger Casserole in a cast iron pan.

How To Make Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole

  1. Bake the Tater Tots until crispy.
  2. Cook the bacon, crumble it and set aside.
  3. In the same pan, cook the ground beef with Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
  4. Stir in the ketchup, mustard, and pickles along with half the cheese and half the tater tots.
  5. Arrange the remaining tater tots and cheese on top and sprinkle with crumbled bacon.
  6. Broil until cheese is melted. Serve with more pickle chips and sliced green onions.

I also like to serve it with additonal ketchup. Lots of ketchup. 🙂

Spoon scooping up Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole.

Make it Spicy

To make this dish spicy, add 1/2 teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes or add some pickled sliced jalapenos.

Type Of Cheese

You can use pretty much any type of cheese for this recipe. Cheddar cheese works well as does American cheese. Shredded Mexican Cheese Blend also works well.

Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole dished up on a plate.

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Recipe

Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole

Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole- a ground beef filling flavored with ketchup, mustard, and dill pickles is tossed with crispy tater tots, bacon and cheese.

  • Serves 6
  • Prep 12 minutes
  • Cook 40 minutes
  • Total 52 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 (32-ounce) bag frozen tater tots
  • 4 slices bacon
  • 1 medium onion (diced)
  • 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2/3 cup ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
  • 1/4 cup chopped dill pickles chips
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese or American cheese
  • 2 green onions (sliced)
  • pickle slices

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Spread tater tots out on a greased rimmed baking sheet. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden and crisp. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.

  2. 2

    Cook bacon in a large cast iron pan until crispy. Remove and set aside. Leave 1 tablespoon of bacon grease in the pan and add the onion. Cook for 2 minutes.

  3. 3

    Add the ground beef, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Cook until the ground beef has no pink left, crumbling it as it cooks.

  4. 4

    Stir in ketchup, mustard, and chopped dill pickle chips.

  5. 5

    Add half the cheese and half the tater tots to the pan and stir them in.

  6. 6

    Place the remaining tater tots in a layer on top and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Crumble the bacon and sprinkle on top.

  7. 7

    Broil until cheese is melted, about 2 to 5 minutes.

  8. 8

    Sprinkle with green onion and serve with additional dill pickle chips. I also like to serve with additional ketchup.

Notes

To make this dish spicy, add 1/2 teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes or add some pickled sliced jalapenos.

Equipment

  • Rimmed Baking Sheet
  • Large Cast Iron Pan

Nutrition

  • Calories789 kcal
  • Carbohydrates51 g
  • Protein32 g
  • Fat52 g
  • Saturated Fat18 g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat7 g
  • Monounsaturated Fat20 g
  • Trans Fat1 g
  • Cholesterol118 mg
  • Sodium1593 mg
  • Potassium890 mg
  • Fiber4 g
  • Sugar7 g
  • Vitamin A488 IU
  • Vitamin C14 mg
  • Calcium262 mg
  • Iron3 mg

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