Easy Cheesy Meatball Tater Tot Casserole Recipe
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Easy Cheesy Meatball Tater Tot Casserole is a simple yet delicious family dinner. An easy one-pan family dinner or a simple casserole dish is almost always included in the meal plan for the school year. An easy family dinner that is also a kid-friendly dish, and couples as comfort food, is one of those meals that are perfect year-round.
Now, as kids get older, it’s always nice to have kids in the family help to make dinner. Kids can easily spread out the meatballs, mix the cheesy sauce, and spread the tater tots out. If you have a kid learning to count, having them count out 50 meatballs from a 64 ounce package meatballs is perfect.
Why You’ll Love This Tater Tot Casserole With Meatballs
- Picky-eater approved
- The ultimate comfort food recipe
- No prep time and uses pantry staples
- Budget friendly
Cheesy Meatball Tater Tot Casserole Ingredients:
Homestyle Meatballs– I used Cook Perfect Frozen Meatballs; you can use any brand or homemade, as well as flavors of meatballs.
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How To Make Tater Tot Meatball Casserole
The recipe card has the amounts to use a 9×13 casserole pan, I have made this previously with a 2.5-quart casserole pan when we made ours. It’s a Rachel Ray Stoneware dish I love. You can adapt this to any size pan you want to.
Spray your pan with a nonstick spray and preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Layer the meatballs into a single layer on the bottom of your pan and cook for about 20 minutes in the oven.
In a bowl, mix the cream of chicken, the milk, and some of the cheese before you pull the meatballs out of the oven.
After the meatballs are cooked, pour the cream of chicken mixture onto the meatballs.
Top the sauce covered meatballs with the tots and more cheese.
Bake in the oven at 350 for about 30-40 minutes until the tater tots are golden brown and the cheese is melted all the way
Serve and enjoy!
What is your go-to tater tot casserole recipe??
Other Optional Ingredients For Tater Tot Casserole:
Now, most Tater Tot Casseroles start with a layer of ground meat, typically a layer of ground beef, then a layer with cream of chicken soup or a can of cream of mushroom soup. Also, lots of cheddar cheese as well. There is no best tater tot casserole recipe, and there is no wrong way to make this hot dish.
- Corn
- Green Beans
- Sour Cream
- Mushrooms
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
- Black Pepper
- Bell Peppers
- Mixed Vegetables– These will need to be cooked and soft
What To Serve With Tater Tot Casserole
There is no wrong side dish to serve with this tater tot casserole. You can view all my ideas in this post -> here. Some of my family’s favorites are listed below.
Bread: Cheesy Garlic Pull Apart Bread, Garlic Parmesan Biscuit Pull Apart Bread, English Muffin Garlic Cheese Bread, Easy Cheesy Monkey Bread, Corn Bread
Side Dishes: Air Fryer Bacon Asparagus, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Oven Roasted Baby Potatoes, Air Fryer Brussell Sprouts, Green Beans, Ceasar Salad, Acorn Squash, Green Salad, Baked Sweet Potatoes, Air Fryer Broccoli, Grilled Zucchini, Grilled Corn On The Cob, Air Fryer Zucchini Chips, Macaroni And Cheese, Broccoli Salad, Cole Slaw
How To Store Meatball And Tater Tot Casserole
Store leftover tot casserole in the fridge in an airtight container for three to five days. When reheating, you can add more cheese as well. This dish is just as good the next day.
If not in an air-tight container, store leftovers in the baking dish with plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
Storing leftovers properly requires the right tools! My preferred storage method is if the leftovers can be sealed in a food saver. If not, then an air-tight container or Ziploc bag for the fridge is the way I go. The airtight container or a freezer Ziploc bag are the next best bet for freezing the leftovers. I also use a food scale to measure portions into serving sizes.
Can You Freeze Tater Tot Casserole
You can make a double batch and freeze one pan of lf of it to cook later. This easy casserole’s leftovers can also be frozen and reheated later on.
Tater Tot Casseroles To Check out
Tater tot casseroles are one of those easy dinners to throw together!! Be sure to check out more Tater Tot Casserole Recipes.
- Beef Tater Tot Casserole
- Turkey Tater Tot Casserole
- Breakfast Tater Tot Casserole
- Cheesy Meatball Tater Tot Casserole
More Delicious Meatball Recipes
- Meatball Tater Tot Casserole
- Meatball Potato Bowls
- Homemade Meatballs
- Meatball Biscuit Casserole
- Crockpot Meatball Subs
- Instant Pot Meatballs and Pasta
- How To Air Fry Frozen Meatballs
Easy Cheesy Meatball Tater Tot Casserole
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Ingredients
- 50 Meatballs
- 22 Ounce Cream Of Chicken
- 2 Cups Shredded Cheese
- 28 Ounce Frozen Tater Tots
- 10.5 Ounce Milk
Instructions
- Grab your casserole dish
- Spray your pan with a nonstick spray and preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Layer in the meatballs into the bottom of your pan and cook for about 20 minutes in the oven.
- Mix together the cream of chicken, milk, and some of the cheese in a bowl before you pull the meatballs out of the oven.
- After the meatballs are cooked, layer the combined cream of chicken and cheese on to the meatballs.
- Top the cream of chicken and cheese with tater tots and more cheese.
- Bake in the oven at 350 for about 30-40 minutes until the tater tots are golden brown and cheese is melted.
I am all about quick and easy! These meatballs looks amazing and I know my boys would just love them. I really enjoy they can be done so many different ways.
This looks like a yummy and easy meal to prepare. I will have to make this for Sunday game night.
We eat tater tot casserole as much as we eat pizza. (That means a lot.) We have never had it with meatballs but am looking forward to it.
Casserole is perfect for cooler fall weather! Your Cheesy Meatball Tater Tot Casserole sounds super easy to make and super amazing to eat!
This is a great pin on the classic Tater tot casserole. The one my mom used to make was horrid 😉 Ill be giving this one a shot with my kids
This is such an easy throw together meal! When my parents got married, tater tot casserole was the only thing my mom knew how to make 🙂 Love the meatball touch!
This sounds delicious and so quick and easy to put together! I love easy and quick meals!
This is totally right up my husband’s alley… he loves tater tot casserole!
This looks and sounds amazing!!! And easy since you’re using the pre-made meatballs. Yay for easy!
We are also getting ready for all the back to school hustle and bustle. Having easy meals that taste good like this one are the name of the game.
Yum -Yum! Definitely going to try this recipe! Thanks Jenny!
Oh man I love meatballs, cheese and tots so this recipe is right up my alley! Thank you for the idea!
Can you cook this in a crockpot? If so for how long? Thanks
how much cheese
This meal is so easy and delicious! My family loved it!
Sounds great,I make one with chicken, but this recipe has milk? How much do you use, and I noticed milk was not listed down the page ,thanks!
Didn’t have tater tots, subbed in seasoned waffle fries. Instant hit with my kids!
Do you use a whole bag of tater tots? How much cheese?
It depends on the size of the pan you are using. This pan wasn’t quite a full bag and the cheese is kind of to your preference. I just kinda dump and spread around the cheese.
I made this, but I used cream of mushroom soup as my kid doesn’t like cream of chicken. It turned out great my son and husband finished the hole casserole, no left overs.
Thanks for the recipe
This looks great & I will definitely try. Think this would freeze okay for the new Mom in our family? Thank you!
Can I use a 9×13 pan?
Yes Lisa I use a 9×13 all the time.
Just need a few more meatballs and tots.
And of course more cheese. Lol
how much milk do you use?
Sorry about that! Should be about a soup can milk, I do about half of each can of the cream of chicken and use the milk to get all of it out of the can
Thanks
Oh wow! What a disappointment. I followed the recipe exactly and couple barely choke it down. I hate to something so negative but I am sorry this just did not do it for my husband or myself.
Since this recipe has been around for at least 5 years, I’d think you would have gone back and fixed the milk error. I didn’t notice the milk was missing until I’d assembled the casserole. With milk, it might be creamy. Without it, it was dry and unappetizing.
Hi there! Did you use frozen already made meatballs or handmade fresh meatballs?
Can you use hand made meatballs? If so, do I cook them first or let them cook with the rest of the casserole since it’s 30-40 minutes.
Are you using frozen meatballs straight from the freezer?
This was so good, I am making it again. Has become one of our favorites. Thanks
Made this for dinner tonight and we really liked it! We make Tator-Tot Casserole quite often but I always start with the tots on the bottom, then layer the meat, veggie and sauce mix. I did add frozen peas and carrots, sour cream and seasonings (Onion & Garlic Powders, Lemon Pepper, Paprika and Mrs. Dash).Really good and will make it again.