This Taco Tater Tot Casserole recipe for you oven is incredibly simple and absolutely delicious! Everyone will love it and want the recipe!
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How to Make Taco Tater Tot Casserole in an Oven
Aunt Lou here.
My Taco Crock Pot Tater Tot Casserole became popular with our readers very quickly which led to lots of people asking how to make this in the oven. As you know, we always test the recipes before we post them. With so many people asking for this recipe in the oven, I wanted to make it before giving out advice. So, here you go folks! You are going to love this version! It crisps up the tater tots just a bit more than the crock pot version, but gives you the same amazing flavor!
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Taco Tater Tot Casserole Recipe
Taco Tater Tot Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 oz packet taco seasoning
- 10.5 oz cheddar cheese soup
- 32 oz frozen tater tots
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese divided
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425
- Brown your ground beef with garlic and drain
- In a large bowl, mix all ingredients together, except for 1 cup of shredded cheese and pour into lightly greased 9 x 13 baking dish
- Top all the ingredients with your remaining cheese
- Place dish in oven and cook for 20-25 minutes until cheese is bubbly and tots are cooked through
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- As with any of our recipes, carb counts, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly. As a result, your nutritional content depends on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish. The auto-calculation is just an automated estimate and should NOT be used for specific dietary needs.
- All ovens cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline. Recipes should always be tested first in your own oven and time adjusted as needed.
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Just made this for dinner tonight, and it was a hit. Didn’t change anything except for the cheese soup. I couldn’t find it at the grocery store, so I substituted cheese and broccoli soup. Delicious! Thanks for sharing.
Could you use frozen hash browns instead of the tots
Assuming y’all are using frozen tater tots, have y’all found that 20 mins in the oven is long enough? Thanks!!
Do you mix milk with cheese soup?
Just curious if you know if I could make this in a pressure cooker and what the cook time might be?
I have made this in the oven and crock pot, but not an electric pressure cooker. If you give it a try, let me know how it goes!
Can leftovers be frozen.?
We haven’t tried freezing this. I’m not sure how the tots would do being cooked and refrozen. If you give it a try, let us know how it goes!
As I have made this before and it has turned out wonderful, my grocery store didn’t have the cheddar cheese soup the recipe calls for. Is there any alternative substitute I can use that won’t make too much of a difference in the dish? Thanks in advance!
Hi Sierra!
I am so glad you have enjoyed this recipe! I’m sorry your store doesn’t have cheddar cheese soup. You might try making a cheese sauce and use 1.25 cup of the cheese sauce as a substitute. If you give it a try, let me know how it turns out! Hope this helps!
Aunt Lou
Hi Lou! I actually ended up using 12 oz of velvetta cubes and a cup of milk. It didn’t turn out too bad! Thanks for the idea!
amazing!!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it Jenni!!!
I have givin this to so many of my friends it’s awesome!
I’m so glad to hear it Jenni! Thank you for taking the time to let me know. It always makes my day to hear from readers that love a recipe.
We live up in interior Alaska. We have pretty warm summers and no A/C, so we use our traeger grill alot! I made this tonight on the traeger and it turned out amazing. I used some smoked cheddar in it and it turned out amazing! I also put half an onion in while I browned up my hamburger.
I’m so glad to hear you liked this recipe Holly! You additions to the recipe sound yummy! Thank you for taking the time to let us know you enjoyed this!
~Aunt Lou
Just made this tonight. It was good, but a little dry. Did you add any water with the taco mix? I’ll make again….but need to add a little something
I’m sorry to hear that Brenda. I’m not sure why it turned out dry. I did not add any water with my taco seasoning. If you try an adjustment, let me know what you try and how it turns out!
~Aunt Lou
Was wondering.. could you add refried beans & chunky salasa ((so not watery)) into the meat & cheese & MIX well before adding the tots.. make it more of a taco cassarole? Has anyone tried this? I was thinking watching this.. its almost like my own taco bake.. but with tots & not shells..
I LOVE that idea Stephanie! I haven’t tried it, but think it could work. If you give it a try, let me know how it turns out!
Aunt Lou
I. Added 1 can of refried beans into the big mixture bowl and it was Absolutely phenomenal! Thank you for the great idea. Also thank you for this great go to recipe.
My Family loved this! I added frozen corn and a can of diced tomatoes, but it felt like we were eating at Taco John’s!!! Will definitely make again. I might also add a can of black beans next time – didn’t think of that for tonight.
Love your ideas Ashley! That sounds delicious! Thank you for taking the time to come and tell me about it!
Aunt Lou
I tried this by adding Rotel tomatoes and green chilis! LOVED IT! Just as a variation but the original is stil our favorite.
This dish is fantastic! I did add some diced onions to the mixture and when it was finished baking, I topped it with diced tomatoes………very good. I will make this again.
That sounds delicious Bill! Thank you for taking the time to come and let me hear your results!
Aunt Lou
I really enjoyed this and will make it again. I did have to cook it almost 35 minutes because I felt like the tots were not hot enough. Thanks for a yummy recipe.
I’m so glad to hear it Bettina! Good job adjusting it to your specific oven!
Thank you for taking the time to leave me such kind words!
Aunt Lou
I made this tonight and it’s great! Very simple to put together with common ingredients that are easy to find. Very filling and full of flavor. I did add a little more cheese than called for in the recipe to fully cover the top. Plus what’s wrong with more cheese right? I’m single though and this makes a lot!! Next time I’ll use about half the bag of tater tots (if that much even) and put it all in a 9×9 casserole dish. For me that will be an easy 4 – 6 servings.
Personally I like and need meat so if I were to ever make this huge batch again I would increase the ground beef by about half a pound, or use about 3/4 of the bag of tots. For my tastes it’s a little heavy on the tots but just barely, I want meat lol. Again that’s my taste.
My small apartment size oven cooks a little hot too so I don’t add cheese to the top of something like this until about the last 7-10 minutes of cooking time to keep it from burning. Maybe something people might want to be aware of when trying this in their own home.
I thought it was great just as is and I also tried a few bites with salsa, that was a little too much and didn’t taste quite right. Not bad but just not right. But then tried a few bites with a little taco sauce and wow that really enhances the taco flavor. It doesn’t take much, just a drizzle on top was fine. Now I’m thinking it could fully be topped like a taco with lettuce, diced tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole etc. I have enough leftover to try it tomorrow night. Thanks for another great recipe and love the YouTube channel. I want a Ninja Foodi so bad!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it Jim! Great job adapting it to your preferences and needs!
Aunt Lou
It was tasty! I topped with lettuce, sour cream and salsa. I think next time I make I may use 1/2 the taco seasoning. Very adaptable recipe for personal taste. Thank you for the recipe.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it Kathy!
Aunt Lou
It was loved by young and old alike! Easy to put together, and very good! Great, great, great!
I’m so glad to hear it Cheyne! Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know!
~Aunt Lou
Makeing this tonight we see how it tates.