This is the best Tater Tot Casserole recipe you will make! Made with corn, cheese, ground beef, frozen tater tots and sauce from scratch and without canned soup.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 13"x9" baking dish. Set aside.
In a large skillet, cook beef until no longer pink. Layer in the prepared dish.
1 lb ground beef, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper
In the same skillet, heat up olive oil.
1 tablespoon olive oil
Add onion and saute for 3 minutes, or until it's almost translucent.
1 small yellow onion
Add garlic and saute for 1 minute.
3 garlic cloves
Add Italian seasoning and mushrooms. Cook until mushrooms are soft, 3 to 4 minutes.
4 oz. baby Bella mushrooms, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
Add Worcestershire sauce and beef broth. Scrape the bottom of the skillet with a wooden spoon. All those cooked on bits of meat and veggies have flavor. Simmer for 1 minute.
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, ½ cup beef broth
Mix cornstarch with half and half and simmer until thickened.
1 ½ tablespoons cornstarch, ¾ cup half and half
Pour the sauce over the meat layer and stir it all together.
Top with corn and cheese.
15 oz can whole kernel corn, 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Layer tater tots on top.
32 oz frozen tater tots
Bake the casserole for 35 to 40 minutes or until bubbly and tater tots are golden.
Remove from oven and let it sit for 10 minutes.
Serve.
Notes
Please note, that the nutrition value can vary depending on what product you use. The information below is an estimate. Always use calorie counter you are familiar with.
Most recipes call for green beans but I like to use corn. We are not fans of canned green beans. If you want it taco-style, add green chiles and beans as well.