Chili Cheese Tater Tot Casserole

By jab120638

Ingredients

• 1 bag (32 oz.) tater tots
• 1 1/2 lb. lean ground beef
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• A few shakes of Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tbsp. chili powder
• 2 tsp. cumin
• 8 oz. tomato sauce
• 8 oz. can of water (use the empty tomato sauce can)
• 2 cups (8 oz.) Cheddar cheese, shredded
• Sour cream (optional)
• Green onions, sliced (optional)
• Preheat oven to 400°F.

Details

Servings 8
Adapted from lovebakesgoodcakes.com

Preparation

Step 1

The chili cooks while the tater tots partially bake .... but if you really wanted to, you could use canned chili instead and save yourself that step - although, I highly recommend making the chili yourself. It just tastes better in my humble opinion. I did not put beans in this ... but if you want to, feel free to add a can of drained and rinsed beans.

A few shakes of Worcestershire sauce

Preheat oven to 400°F.

Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook and crumble the beef with the salt, pepper and onion until the beef is no longer pink. Drain if necessary. Return the mixture to the skillet. Add the Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, cumin, tomato sauce and water to the skillet. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until it reaches your desired consistency. (I like ours the consistency of Sloppy Joe's, but make yours how you like it).

Top the baked tater tots with the chili. Sprinkle with the cheese. Return to the oven and bake an additional 10-15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the casserole is heated through. To serve, top individual portions with sour cream and green onions, if desired.

Ms. enPlace

This is awesome, Jamie ! I am so hungry now, fortunately on my way to start dinner ~ .. but now this looks so much better than what I'm about to make ;-)

Hubby would really love something like this. Tater tot casserole is one of our favorite winter comfort foods, but the addition of the chili would be so delicious. Adding this to my next recipe try.

I love tater tots and this is a good way to make them! Visiting from Anyonita Nibbles.

This looks sooo good! I need to add it to my recipe collection. I love chili and tator tots are awesome! Thanks for sharing! :)

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