Creamy, crispy, and full of wholesome flavor, tater tot hotdish is a family favorite everywhere.
Ground beef, corn, and mushroom soup are topped with tater tots and baked until crispy in this classic recipe.
You’ll Love This Tater Tot Hotdish Recipe Because…
- Comforting and filling, tater tot hotdish is a kid’s favorite.
- 5 ingredients and 4 easy steps mean this dish is on the table fast.
- Prep in advance and chill until ready to bake.
- Use up leftover meat and veggies to stretch that food budget.
Easy Ingredients and Variations
Ground Beef: This recipe uses ground beef, but any ground meat will work. Chicken, turkey, or if time is short, use a rotisserie chicken and shred some.
Tater Tots: I love the way tater tots get crispy and browned on top of this casserole. You can make your own tater tots and freeze the rest.
Vegetables: A true Minnesotan hot dish only uses corn, but you can use any vegetables you like! Toss in a bag of frozen mixed veggies, no need to thaw.
Sauce: Cream of mushroom soup is so versatile! No need to buy the premium label brand either. You can even make a homemade mushroom soup and have extra for future casseroles.
Variations: Add a layer of cheddar under the tots for a cheesy version. Whisk the soup with a cup of sour cream (or yogurt) for a creamy texture. Keep the ratios the same but swap up the soups and create your homemade hotdish family classics.
How to Make Tater Tot Hotdish
- Brown ground beef and onions and place in a casserole.
- Top with corn, soup, and tater tots (full recipe below).
- Bake until heated through and tots are crispy and golden brown.
Holly’s Best Recipe Tips
- If using veggies, be sure they’re cut into small pieces so a little gets into every tasty bite.
- Use an oven-safe skillet or cast-iron pan for transferring from the stove to the oven. Or line a casserole dish with parchment paper before baking for easy cleanup.
- If using frozen veggies or tots, allow for a longer baking time.
- Store leftover tater tot hotdish in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days or freeze for up to 4 months in freezer-safe containers. Thaw in the refrigerator before reheating in the microwave or a casserole dish at 300°F covered with foil.
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Tater Tot Hotdish
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 medium yellow onion chopped
- 1 (15 ounce can) canned corn drained
- 2 (10.5 ounce cans) condensed cream of mushroom soup
- 2 pounds tater tots
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Brown ground beef and onion in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once meat is starting to brown and is crumbly, remove from heat.
- Either transfer meat mixture to a 9×13 casserole dish or keep it in the skillet if it is 12″ diameter and oven safe. Top with corn, then cream of mushroom soup, then tater tots.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 45 minutes or until everything is heated through and tater tots are crisp on the outside.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
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A once-a-week casserole for us when I was growing up. This is a great quick recipe for busy families. I will add that my mom always crisped up the tater tots first, either by deep frying them or in the over, and then put them on the bottom and the top. Also, as a true Norwegian, let me offer you a little tip: “You bet” is definitely spot on but if you want to sound like a citizen of the state with 10,000 lakes bump it up to ” Ya, you betcha!” lol
Oooh thats a great tip, sounds delicious Dave!
Can you please email all of the above recipes? They all look good. Thank you.
Simply click on the pictures and it’ll take you directly to the recipes Lydia! Enjoy!
Technically, a “hotdish” is four things: meat, starch, and veg in a creamy sauce (usually condensed cream-of soup) that you serve from a pan. A casserole is a shallow baking dish which can contain all those things but is baked as well–usually with cheese on top.
I spent fourteen years straight stuck in Minnesota–sixteen total–and the hotdish name applied to the tater tot dish never made sense to me. “It’s a casserole” I’d say, frustrated, just like I’d feel frustrated Minnesotans pronounce “bag” as “baeg”. (Later I learned Norwegian and understood *why* they pronounce it that way, haha. Oops on my part for not understanding the cultural root. Also oops on theirs they didn’t explain it.) Hotdish, like your Scandinavian-Americans in the Upper Midwest, is very practical. One pan to clean up after! 🙂
Love the one pan aspect too Jenn. This recipe is so tasty!
When considering “cream of….” soups, never forget about cream of potato soup. I substitute cream of potato soup for many soups. Green bean casserole? Try a different taste by adding cream of potato instead of cream of mushroom soup. I don’t care for mushrooms and their soup!
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Great tip Spring! Thank you and I’m so glad you found Centsless Meals!
This dish sounds great byt I have a problem. I live on the West Coast of South Africa…never heard of Tater Tots….how do you make them?
Thank you. Antoinette
Antoinette, you can use hash browns in place, or you can make homemade Tater Tots!