Kerrie McLoughlin - The Tater Tot Casserole Cookbook: Great Casserole Recipes

The Tater Tot Casserole Cookbook

by Kerrie McLoughlin

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Table of Contents

Tater Tot Meals

Desserts

Introduction: Why Tater Tot Casserole?

Who doesnt love a good tater tot casserole? Its a classic meat-and-potatoes meal thats easy, cheap and customizable. You can make tater tot casserole in so many different ways depending on your likes and tastes. Its such a versatile dish, and there is just so much to love about this meal, like:

It tastes great

You can make it gluten-free

You can make it healthy or Paula Deen-styl eJ (stick-o-butter!)

Kids love it

Adults love it

Its easy to make

Its fast to make

Its cheap to make

Its a meat and potatoes meal so guys dig it

Its a comfort food

It feeds many, so it

Is the perfect dish to take to a potluck

Is the perfect dish to take to a new mom

Is the perfect dish to take to a sick person

Its perfect for those who dont enjoy cooking

Its wonderful for those who work all day and need something fast

Its a great freezer meal

Its awesome for the older generation who are so sick of cooking that they are now eating out all the time.

Lately you can also find onion-flavored tater tots, which would be a great replacement for some of the plain tater tots in this e-cookbook. They also make sweet potato tater tots these days, and you just let us know if you find one of these recipes that is good with those (mommykerrie@yahoo.com).

Tater Tot Casserole Tips

Heres the main question of this entire e-cookbook: Do you like your tots crispy or soft? Most of the recipes in this e-cookbook call for putting the evaporated milk and soups on TOP of the tots. It makes for a great meat and potatoes meal in most cases. If you prefer your tots crispy, just put the soups/milk on the bottom, top with tots, then cheese, then bake! Here are some more tips:

When a recipe calls for ground beef, feel free to use ground turkey instead.

White meat ground turkey is better if youre watching your health or weight.

I have had great luck in making a couple of these recipes ahead of time and putting them in the freezer. Just take one out in the morning and it should be thawed enough to pop in the oven about an hour before dinner.

If you dont want to make the usual 9 x 13 pan size, feel free to cut the recipe in half.

Add any veggie you like to any of the recipes or serve with something on the side like carrot sticks, applesauce, canned or fresh fruit, salad, Jell-O with fruit in it, or canned, frozen or fresh veggies

Feel free to substitute any other cream of soup if you prefer another kind.

If you dig something like onions or peppers, add them by all means! Onions make me toot, so I leave them out.

Tater Tot Funnies

One night while trying to fall asleep, my husband and I came up with some goofy names for the classic tater tot.

Tater thumbs

Tater toes

Tater tweets

Tater poops

Tater buns

Tater dots

Tater spots

Tater cylinders

Tater cans

Tater babies

Your idea here

Send your suggestions to )!

Asparagus Chicken

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray.
2. Put about 2 T. olive oil in a skillet warmed on medium heat.
3. Cut chicken into bite-size pieces, then put pieces in the pan. Toss a little salt and pepper on the chicken and cook until it is no longer pink inside.
4. Place chicken in the bottom of the 9 x 13 pan, juice and all.
5. Drain the can of asparagus pieces and spoon over the chicken.
6. Dump the bag of tater tots over the chicken and asparagus, and arrange them so the chicken is covered.
7. In a bowl, mix the evaporated milk and soups. Pour mixture evenly over the top of the tater tots.
8. Top with cheese.
9. Bake uncovered for about 30 minutes.
10. Take out of the oven and let cool for a few minutes before serving.

Bacon Cheeseburger

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray.
2. In a skillet, cook bacon on medium heat until crispy, then put it on a couple of paper towels to soak up some of the grease.
3. In the same pan, cook ground beef on medium heat until brown. Drain the fat, then put meat in the bottom of the 9 x 13 pan.
4. Dump the bag of tater tots over the meat and arrange them so the meat is all snuggly and covered up.
5. In a bowl, mix the evaporated milk and soups. Pour mixture evenly over the top of the tater tots.
6. Top with cheeses.
7. Bake uncovered for about 30 minutes.
8. Take out of the oven and let cool for a few minutes before serving
9. Top with chopped onions. (due to the onions, after you eat the casserole, dont kiss anyone for at least 2 hours or 2 tooth brushing sJ .)

Bacon Ranch

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray.
2. In a skillet, cook bacon on medium heat until crispy, then put it on a couple of paper towels to soak up some of the grease. Crumble bacon to save for later.
3. In the same pan, cook ground beef on medium heat until brown. Drain the fat, then put meat in the bottom of the 9 x 13 pan.
4. Mix salad dressing into the ground beef mixture.
5. Dump the bag of tater tots over the meat mixture and arrange them so the meat is covered.
6. In a bowl, mix the evaporated milk and soups. Pour evenly over the top of the tater tots.
7. Top with cheese.
8. Bake at 350 degrees uncovered for about 30 minutes.
9. Remove from oven and let cool for a few minutes before serving.

Bacon Swiss

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray.
2. In a skillet, cook bacon on medium heat until crispy, then put it on a couple of paper towels to soak up some of the grease.
3. In the same pan, cook ground beef on medium heat until brown. Drain the fat, then put meat in the bottom of the 9 x 13 pan.