Tater Tot Casserole Recipe
I've been trawling through food ideas to help feed our bible study group of 10. The main requirements:
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- Can be prepped the night before and/ or finished off within 1 hour.
- Not spicy
- No lamb
- No coriander
The inspiration of this recipe is from Michelle Dugger, the mum of 19 kids in the TV reality show 19 Kids and Counting. The recipe has been heavily modified to add lots more healthy vegetables and flavour.
The great part of this recipe is in its flexibility of ingredients. You can add in lots of bits of mince and vegetables in your fridge to add colorful variety.
This recipe will feed 10. (2 large baking trays)
Ingredients:
- 1.5 kg of any mince (I used 500g turkey mince, 500g pork mince, 500g veal mince)
- 5 rashers of bacon chop to bits
- 200g mushrooms (approx 10 medium size)
- 500g vegetables (I used 250g frozen vegetables and 3x zucchini diced)
- 2 medium onions diced
- 1.5 bags tater tots (aka potato gems)
- 1 cup parsley chop to bits
- 3 cans of cream condensed soup (I used 1 can of Cream of Mushroom, 1 can of Cream of Chicken and 1 can of Cream of Corn Soup)
- 1.5 can (use the soup can) of milk
- 800g cheese grated (I used a mix of cheddar and moserella)
Pantry items:
- 1 tablespoon Oil for frying
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon dry rosemary
- 2 tablespoon garlic
- 1 tablespoon sugar
Instructions:
1. Heat a large pan or wok (30cm+) with the oil.
2. Add the onions and garlic to the pan.
3. After about a minute, add the sugar and some water to help the onions cook and fry till onions are translucent. (Tip: Add water 1 tbps at a time to prevent having a soggy mixture.)
4. Add the mince into the pan and keep breaking up the mince into smaller bits.
5. When mince is half cooked, add the bacon, mushrooms and vegetables and parsley into the pan.
6. Fry till all the meat is brown and frozen vegetables are soft.
7. Empty the contents of the pan into the 2 baking deep trays. It should come up to about 1/2 fill at this stage.
8. Fill the remainder of the tray with 1 layer of tater tots (potato gems).
9. Add the 3 cans of soup and 1.5 can of milk into a large mixing bowl (or you can use the fry pan if you want to minimize washing up) and whisk well till well combined.
10. Pour half of the soup mixture evenly across one tray. Do the same for the other.
11. Cover the top of the tray with a generous layer of cheese.
12. Bake in a 180'C (350'F) preheated oven for at least 35 minutes or till the cheese is browned.
2. Add the onions and garlic to the pan.
3. After about a minute, add the sugar and some water to help the onions cook and fry till onions are translucent. (Tip: Add water 1 tbps at a time to prevent having a soggy mixture.)
4. Add the mince into the pan and keep breaking up the mince into smaller bits.
5. When mince is half cooked, add the bacon, mushrooms and vegetables and parsley into the pan.
6. Fry till all the meat is brown and frozen vegetables are soft.
7. Empty the contents of the pan into the 2 baking deep trays. It should come up to about 1/2 fill at this stage.
8. Fill the remainder of the tray with 1 layer of tater tots (potato gems).
9. Add the 3 cans of soup and 1.5 can of milk into a large mixing bowl (or you can use the fry pan if you want to minimize washing up) and whisk well till well combined.
10. Pour half of the soup mixture evenly across one tray. Do the same for the other.
11. Cover the top of the tray with a generous layer of cheese.
12. Bake in a 180'C (350'F) preheated oven for at least 35 minutes or till the cheese is browned.
Enjoy!
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