Tater Tot Taco Casserole

Name: Tater Tot Taco Casserole
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 59 milliliters sliced black olives; 283 grams canned diced tomatoes and green chiles, drained; 425 grams nacho cheese dip; 454 grams ground beef; 2 Tbsps taco sauce; 283 grams shredded lettuce; 454 grams package frozen bite-size potato nuggets (such as Tater Tots®); 118 milliliters shredded Cheddar cheese; 28 grams packet taco seasoning; 237 milliliters water

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Tater Tot Taco Casserole From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 10 minutes. Head to the store and pick up olives, water, bite-size potato nuggets, and a few other things to make it today. This recipe is typical of Mexican cuisine.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Place potato nuggets in the bottom of a glass baking dish.

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Chicken Nuggets

Potato

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Glass Baking Pan

Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and crisp, about 20 minutes.

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Cook ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat until no longer pink, 10 to 12 minutes.

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Ground Beef

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Drain off fat and discard. Stir in taco seasoning and water. Reduce heat to low and simmer until sauce is reduced and thick, about 10 minutes.

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Taco Seasoning Mix

Sauce

Water

Spoon cooked beef mixture over the potato nuggets.

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Potato

Beef

Pour nacho cheese dip evenly over the beef. Top with canned tomatoes, olives, 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, and taco sauce.

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Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Canned Tomatoes

Nacho Cheese

Dip

Olives

Beef

Bake in the oven until cheese is melted and the casserole is warmed through, about 10 minutes.

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Cheese

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Remove from oven and top with 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese.

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Shredded Cheddar Cheese

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Serve atop shredded lettuce and garnished with sour cream.

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Sour Cream

Lettuce

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Ingredients

Servings:

59milliliters

sliced black olives 283grams

canned diced tomatoes and green chiles, drained 425grams

nacho cheese dip 454grams

ground beef 2Tbsps

taco sauce 283grams

shredded lettuce 454grams

package frozen bite-size potato nuggets (such as Tater Tots®)118milliliters

shredded Cheddar cheese 28grams

packet taco seasoning 237milliliters

water

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé are my top picks for Mexican. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. You could try Francis Ford Coppolan Oregon Pinot Noir. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.6 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 21 dollars per bottle.