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Easy Tater Tot Casserole Recipe

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This Tater Tot Casserole Recipe is one of those meals to make for dinner. This is also my backup emergency dinner, but also a family favorite. It is so easy to put together, and everyone loves it.   This casserole is so easy to assemble that teenagers can do it themselves! Even teenage boys and picky eaters will love the simple ingredients in this easy tater tot casserole recipe.

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Easy weeknight dinners are a must! Easy dinners are a must with sports practice and homework at night is essential, especially ones even picky eaters will eat. An easy casserole recipe is perfect for fall and winter and easy to throw into the oven.

Cooked Ground Beef In Containers Before Freezing

Take a lot of prep work out of weeknight dinners and precook and freeze your cooked ground beef! Pull and defrost the ground beef to put in recipes like this for an easy weeknight dinner! (If you aren’t sure how to best do this, check out Freezing Cooked Ground Beef)

Tater Tot Casserole Recipe Ingredients:

  • Cheddar Cheese
  • Cream of Chicken Soup– Any cream of soup can be used in this recipe. My kids prefer cream of chicken over cream of mushroom, but either version work in this recipe.
  • Milk 
  • Ground Beef– The ground beef will need to be cooked and drained of grease to be put in the casserole.

How To Make Tater Tot Casserole:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. 

Spray a 9X13 pan with nonstick spray, stopping the cheese from sticking. 

Cook your ground beef and drain off any grease. 

Spread your ground beef into the bottom of a 9X13 pan.

In a bowl, mix together the can of milk and two cans of cream soup. You can add a bit of cheese to this mixture if you want to.  

Cream of chicken soup and milk on top of ground beef

Spread the soup and milk mixture over your ground beef in the pan. 

Sprinkle cheddar cheese over the soup ground beef mixture.

Top with frozen tater tots and spread with more cheese if you would like. 

Tater Tot Casserole Cooked In Pyrex Pan

Cook time is about 25-40 minutes but watch for Tater Tots on the Tater Tot Casserole to be cooked thoughly.

What To Serve With Tater Tot Casserole

  • Oven Roasted Baby Potatoes
  • Oven Roasted Acorn Squash
  • Loaded Mashed Potatoes
  • Slow Cooker Loaded Beans
  • Garlic Pull-Apart Bread

How To Store Leftover 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 casserole 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.

Can You Freeze Leftover Tater Tot Casserole?

You can make a double batch and freeze half of it to cook later. This classic comfort food leftovers can also be frozen and reheated later on.

This Tater Tot Casserole Recipe is the perfect frugal easy weeknight recipe that everyone will love plus you can slip in vegetables in it as well!

Other Optional Ingredients For Tater Tot Casserole:

  • Ground Chicken 
  • Ground Turkey 
  • Corn
  • Green Beans
  • Sour Cream
  • Broccoli– will need to be cooked and soft, not fresh and uncooked.
  • Cauliflower Tater Tots 
  • Garlic Powder
  • Onion Powder
  • Black Pepper
  • Bell Pepper
  • Mixed Vegetables– These will need to be cooked and soft.
  • Splash of Worceshthire sauce

Other Casserole Recipes To Check Out:

  • Tater Tot Casserole Recipes
  • Chicken Parmesan Casserole
  • Chicken Stove Top Casserole
  • Cheesy Ham Noodle Casserole
This Tater Tot Casserole Recipe is the perfect frugal easy weeknight recipe!! It will be a hit with the whole family and it is easy to whip up.
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Tater Tot Casserole Recipe

This Tater Tot Casserole Recipe is the perfect frugal easy weeknight recipe that everyone will love plus you can slip in vegetables in it as well! 

Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword casserole, casserole dinner, easy dinner, Ground beef, tater tot
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 12
Author Jenny

Ingredients

  • Cheddar Cheese
  • 22 Ounce Cream of Chicken
  • 10.5 Ounce Milk
  • 1 Pound Ground Beef

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. 

  2. Spray a 9X13 pan with nonstick spray, this will stop the cheese from sticking on the pan. 

  3. Cook your ground beef and drain off any grease. 

  4.  Spread your ground beef into the bottom of a 9X13 pan.

  5. In a bowl mix together the can of milk and two cans of cream of soup.  You can add a bit of cheese to this mixture if you want to.  

  6. Spread the soup and milk mixture over your ground beef in the pan. 

  7. Sprinkle cheddar cheese over the soup mixture.

  8. Top with frozen tater tots and spread with more cheese if you would like. 

  9. Cook time is about 25-40 minutes but watch for Tater Tots on the Tater Tot Casserole to be cooked fully. 

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  1. Bob Reed says

    January 27, 2015 at 5:20 AM

    Sounds good Jenny,
    But I’m curious; how do the tater tots cook completely in only 15 minutes at 350? I thought the instructions on them called for a considerably higher temperature…

    Still, like you said, it sounds like a tasty casserole that’s easy to make on a busy night. 🙂

    My regards

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    • Angie says

      July 22, 2015 at 10:51 PM

      I actually cook this quite often and i normally cook it for about 45 min. then i add more cheese to the top

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    • Gregory says

      August 30, 2015 at 7:12 AM

      I usually bake it according to instructions on the tator tot package. I also use American sliced cheese instead. My family prefers it over cheddar.

      Reply
    • tammy poole says

      August 31, 2015 at 10:00 PM

      I precook a bottom layer of tots as i cook the meat mixture. Then i assemble the casserole and throw more tots on top and bake about 25 min. then add some shredded cheese to the top and bake another 10 min. I love how my bottom layer of tots get crispy. I also use 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup and no milk, and i use a big jar of cheez whiz mixed into my meat and soup mixtured (mixed together).

      Reply
    • Lyssa says

      December 14, 2015 at 2:15 PM

      When I make tater tot casserole I always put the tots in the oven while I’m cooking the hamburger and making the cream of soup mixture. That helps make sure the tots are completely done. Plus I like my tots to be on the crispy side.

      Reply
  2. Nicole says

    August 5, 2015 at 12:45 PM

    This looks like a great comfort food! I’ll be pinning to try this one for sure!

    Reply
    • Jenny says

      August 6, 2015 at 10:29 AM

      It is one of my kids favorite recipes in the fall when it cools off enough to use the oven. Thanks of stopping by!

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      • Sam says

        December 13, 2015 at 11:41 PM

        Jenny this recipie looks great…

        Not to be the grammar police or anything but you have over instead of oven and tartar tots *giggle*

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        • Jenny says

          December 15, 2015 at 2:42 PM

          Oh man thanks! I fixed those! Was not my day for spelling apparently

          Reply
          • Liz says

            August 30, 2016 at 9:39 AM

            Nice to have grammar correction from someone that spelled “recipe” wrong huh? Proper punctuation? Nah… Sam didn’t need that either to come out looking a little uneducated.

          • Debbie D says

            March 21, 2017 at 12:26 PM

            Liz’s reply from August 30, 2016 literally made me LAUGH OUT LOUD! Thanx Liz! (Intentionally mis-spelled!)

  3. Bernice says

    August 15, 2015 at 9:26 AM

    Was taught tater tot casserole by a friend right before he left for a tour in Iraq( he came home safely)
    We use cream of celery soup and a big can of chicken with stars the cheese depends on our mood we have used cheddar,mozzarella,Mexican Blend,etc. sometimes a blend of them and we bake ours for around 30-35 minutes just until the cheese on top starts turning a nice brown. right down to the great grandchildren love it.

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    • Jenny says

      August 16, 2015 at 10:28 AM

      I love how much you can change this recipe up. Those are great variations thanks for sharing!!

      Reply
  4. Tricia says

    September 27, 2015 at 5:30 AM

    I make this all the time but I put the tater tots on the bottom and cook on 350 while I’m cooking hamburger meat. I take them out then put the meat on, the soup, and top with cheese. Cook on 350 till cheese is melted and golden brown. I don’t ever have an left overs. If I don’t hurry then sometimes the family (kids) don’t leave me any.

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  5. Sarah says

    October 23, 2015 at 4:26 AM

    I make this frequently. I dice an onion and cook with the hamburger, seasoning with garlic, salt and pepper. I use 1 can cream of chicken and 1 can of cream of mushroom. I also add 1 cup of sour cream. I bake at 425 for about 25-30 minutes and then sprinkle with shredded cheddar after its finished baking. This is one of my family favorites.

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  6. Jackie says

    October 26, 2015 at 6:12 AM

    I also use a package of Lipton’s onion soup and sprinkle over the hamburger before I assemble my casserole.

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  7. Kim~madeinaday says

    November 9, 2015 at 6:20 PM

    Sounds yummy! Pinned to my Football Food Board! My husband will love it!

    Reply
  8. Gloria says

    March 24, 2016 at 11:48 AM

    I love how all the cooking shows help influence our boys to want to cook… and that it’s cool, too. This tot dish is going to be a very popular with my boys, for sure!

    Reply
  9. Amberjane says

    March 25, 2016 at 9:04 AM

    I have never tried this I have some potato croquettes (as they are called here ) in the freezer so must try it –

    Reply
  10. Teresa says

    March 27, 2016 at 6:03 PM

    I made a tater tot casserole for the first time a few weeks ago. My husband and I both really liked it. Great comfort food! Thank you for sharing yours!

    Reply
  11. Cathy Ireland says

    February 11, 2017 at 9:10 AM

    First made this in the early 70’s in home ec. I layer tots, burger, veg, soup and repeat and cheese on top. Cook covered in deep casserole for an hour at 325.

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  12. Barb says

    February 11, 2017 at 2:17 PM

    I add a layer of sourkraut over the hamburger also! If you like kraut!

    Reply
  13. Jeff terpening says

    March 16, 2017 at 4:12 PM

    My mom’s recipe uses canned cheddar cheese soup that way it’s poured over everything.

    Reply
    • Jenny says

      March 20, 2017 at 8:10 AM

      That sounds amazing!! What a great idea I am going to have to it out that way!

      Reply
  14. Nancy Stoner says

    March 22, 2017 at 7:31 PM

    I have made this many a times. I sometimes added peas on top of the hamburger and then added the soup tots That you have your veggies also. for a whole meal.

    Reply
  15. Roseann Hampton says

    April 27, 2017 at 4:38 PM

    I love how easy this is to throw together!

    Reply
  16. shelley says

    April 29, 2017 at 6:55 PM

    This looks yummy!

    Reply
  17. Alicia Owen says

    April 30, 2017 at 10:18 AM

    I’ll have to give this a try. I love easy recipes…Plus my 4 year old might actually eat it! ha ha

    Reply
  18. Ariel says

    April 30, 2017 at 5:15 PM

    This looks so good! Also, my love for tater tots is ridiculous! LOL

    Reply
  19. Linda says

    May 5, 2017 at 3:21 PM

    Comfort food at it’s best. Eveyone loves tater tots.

    Reply
  20. Adelina Priddis says

    November 9, 2017 at 6:23 AM

    I had tater tot casserole for the first time just a few years ago. I was surprised just how good it was! I can’t wait to make it myself now!

    Reply
  21. jeff says

    January 14, 2019 at 6:03 PM

    5 stars
    try a couple cans of grean beans,, its taste great

    Reply
  22. Dawn Schreiber says

    June 9, 2020 at 7:27 PM

    I use to make this in the 70’s, but we put raw hamburger in the bottom. Cooked it longer and the hamburger was always done. Seems like it took an hour. Wish I still had the recipe to know for sure.

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