Are you looking for a recipe that is filling and delicious? How about a recipe where everyone will be asking for seconds? This Crock Pot Pizza Tater Tot Casserole that I adapted from Gooseberry Patch’s 101 Cozy Casseroles is exactly that!
Aunt Lou here.
Ryder and Iyla attacked this Crock Pot Pizza Tater Tot Casserole! Michael wasn’t home tonight, so it was just me and the kiddos. Ryder wasn’t so sure about it when I first put it on the plate, but Iyla started eating it with such gusto that Ryder couldn’t resist. Then he said, “Mommy! You make GOOD tater tots!”
CROCK POT PIZZA TATER TOT CASSEROLE Recipe
Note: Scroll to the bottom of this post for a printable version of this recipe.
This is a super easy recipe to throw together, and you can customize it as you wish. Have another pizza topping you love? Throw it in there! As always, I am positive that Cris would throw some mushrooms into the mix. Really like green peppers? Add more in? Not an onion lover? Don’t add as many! You can really make this recipe your own. So have some fun!
Ingredients for Crock Pot Pizza Tater Tot Casserole
- 2 lbs ground beef
- 1/4 to 1/2 c onion diced
- 10.5 oz can cream of mushroom soup
- 10.5 oz can cream of chicken soup
- 14 oz pizza sauce
- 37 slices (approx) pepperoni
- 1/2 c green pepper chopped
- 2 1/2 c shredded mozzarella
- 32 oz bag tater tots
How to make Pizza Tater Tot Casserole in a Crock Pot
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Brown beef in a skillet with onion over medium-high heat and drain
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Mix beef mixture with your soups
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Spray your crock pot with cooking spray
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Pour your mixture into your crock pot and spread out evenly
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Pour your pizza sauce evenly across your mixture
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Place your pepperoni slices evenly across the top
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Spread your green peppers evenly across your pepperoni slices
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Sprinkle your cheese on top
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Cover evenly with your tater tots
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Place aluminum foil on top of your crock pot
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Cover and cook for 3 hours on high
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Remove your aluminum foil and continue cooking on high for an additional hour
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Optional: Place in your broiler (on high if you have the choice of hi/lofor 2-4 minutes, watching very closely
Notes for Pizza Tater Tot Casserole
- This is a super easy recipe to throw together, and you can customize it as you wish. Have another pizza topping you love? Throw it in there! As always, I am positive that Cris would throw some mushrooms into the mix. Really like green peppers? Add more in? Not an onion lover? Don’t add as many! You can really make this recipe your own. So have some fun!
- Recipe from Gooseberry Patch’s 101 Cozy Casseroles.
- For this Crock Pot Pizza Tater Tot Casserole, I used my Casserole Crock Pot. It was perfect, but it was FULL. So if you don’t have one of these bad boys yet, I would recommend that you use a 5-6 quart slow cooker.
- As with any of our recipes, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly depending on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish.
- All slow cookers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline and should always be tested first in your own slow cooker and time adjusted as needed
Printable Recipe for Crock Pot Pizza Tater Tot Casserole
Are you looking for a recipe that is filling and delicious? How about a recipe where everyone will be asking for seconds? This Crock Pot Pizza Tater Tot Casserole that I adapted from Gooseberry Patch’s 101 Cozy Casseroles is exactly that!
- 2 lbs ground beef
- 1/4-1/2 c onion diced
- 10.5 oz can cream of mushroom soup
- 10.5 oz can cream of chicken soup
- 14 oz pizza sauce
- slices approx 37 pepperoni
- 1/2 c green pepper chopped
- 2 1/2 c shredded mozzarella
- 32 oz bag tater tots
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Brown beef in a skillet with onion over medium-high heat and drain
-
Mix beef mixture with your soups
-
Spray your crock pot with cooking spray
-
Pour your mixture into your crock pot and spread out evenly
-
Pour your pizza sauce evenly across your mixture
-
Place your pepperoni slices evenly across the top
-
Spread your green peppers evenly across your pepperoni slices
-
Sprinkle your cheese on top
-
Cover evenly with your tater tots
-
Place aluminum foil on top of your crock pot
-
Cover and cook for 3 hours on high
-
Remove your aluminum foil and continue cooking on high for an additional hour
-
Optional: Place in your broiler (on high if you have the choice of hi/lofor 2-4 minutes, watching very closely
- This is a super easy recipe to throw together, and you can customize it as you wish. Have another pizza topping you love? Throw it in there! As always, I am positive that Cris would throw some mushrooms into the mix. Really like green peppers? Add more in? Not an onion lover? Don't add as many! You can really make this recipe your own. So have some fun!
- Recipe from Gooseberry Patch’s 101 Cozy Casseroles.
- For this Crock Pot Pizza Tater Tot Casserole, I used my Casserole Crock Pot. It was perfect, but it was FULL. So if you don't have one of these bad boys yet, I would recommend that you use a 5-6 quart slow cooker.
- As with any of our recipes, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly depending on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish.
- All slow cookers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline and should always be tested first in your own slow cooker and time adjusted as needed
Is there any nutritional information for this recipe?
Thank you
Hi Larry!
We do not provide that information, but if you google recipe calculators, you should be able to figure it out based on the brands/ingredients you choose to use. Enjoy!
Aunt Lou
After taking the foil off you said to continue cooking on high. How much longer?
Hi P. Arzillo!
Sorry about that! Cook it for an additional hour. I have updated the recipe. Enjoy!
Aunt Lou
Does the foil go on top of the food, or over the top of the crockpot (under the lid)?
Hi Charlotte!
If you are using a casserole crock, your foil may touch your food because it is pretty full with this recipe, but you just need to place your foil on top of your crock. Enjoy!
Aunt Lou
I have it on now – and I placed the foil directly on the tater tots…. what about the lid of the crock pot – should the foil not touch the taters?
Hi Joey!
Just put the foil on top of your crock pot and place the lid on top of the foil. Enjoy!
Aunt Lou
What is the purpose then of the foil?
Hi Joey!
This recipe came from Gooseberry Patch’s 101 Cozy Casseroles. The original recipe called for the foil, so I followed the recipe. Enjoy!
Aunt Lou
I am in the 4th hour I removed the tin foil and replaced the lid.???
then I will remove some and put under the broiler to brown the tots
JUST CURIOUS, WHAT’S THE PURPOSE OF USING THE FOIL? Have not tried this recipe yet, but sounds interesting for my picky grandchildren.
Hi Alisa!
The original recipe called foil, so I followed the recipe. Hope your grandchildren enjoy this as much as my kids did!
Aunt Lou
CAN A NORMAL CROCK POT STAND THE HEAT OF MY STOVE BROILER?
Hi Linda!
Always check the manufacturer’s website for your specific crock. If it is not, then transfer to a broiler safe dish before putting it in your stove. Enjoy!
Aunt Lou
I prepared this last night at home and then brought it to my daughter for dinner. WE ALL LOVED IT!! So easy to make! I added freshly grated parmesan cheese and used yellow pepper as well as ground turkey and turkey pepperoni. This is a keeper! Thanks!!
Hi Beth!
I’m so glad it was as big of a hit at your house as it was at mine! You are a woman after my own heart with the fresh grated parmesan! Yum! I love how you can add to the recipe to fit your family’s pizza favorites! Thanks for sharing!
Aunt Lou
I would say the foil is simply to help seal the pot….Place foil over pot period. Then set the lid down as you would normally and that will be on top of the foil……