Chili Cheese Burger Tater Tot Casserole
Chili Cheese Burger Tater Tot Casserole

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Butter a casserole dish, or spray with nonstick cooking spray. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook beef and onion stirring occasionally, until beef is brown; drain. Reduce heat to medium; stir in chiles, soup, sour cream and salt until well blended.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have chili cheese burger tater tot casserole using 21 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chili Cheese Burger Tater Tot Casserole:
  1. Take 2 lb Hamburger
  2. Take 1/4 lb Bacon
  3. Get 1/2 cup Santa Fe Style Tortilla Strips or Your Fav. Flavor Doritos
  4. Take 1/4 cup Diced Onion
  5. Get 1/4 cup Diced Roasted Red Peppers
  6. Take 1/4 cup Diced Green Peppers
  7. Prepare 2 tsp Minced Garlic
  8. Prepare 4 tbsp Olive Oil
  9. Prepare 1 Cayenne Pepper
  10. Make ready 1 chili powder
  11. Take 1 paprika
  12. Make ready 1 black pepper and Salt
  13. Get 1 can Sloppy Joe Sauce
  14. Make ready 1 can Chili Sauce with Beans
  15. Get 3/4 cup Melted Velveeta (or one Cheese Sauce Pkg from a Box of Mac and Cheese)
  16. Prepare 1 cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
  17. Get 1 cup Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
  18. Get 2 lb bag Tater Tots
  19. Get 1 Cooking Spray
  20. Prepare 1/4 cup Freshly Chopped Green Onions (Optional)
  21. Take 1 Sour Cream (Optional)

Adding the extra beef to the chili make this a much heartier meal and allows it to feed more people, making it perfect for a large family or a potluck. Add the chili seasoning, chili tomatoes, condensed tomato soup and chili beans. Spread the shredded cheddar cheese over the chili mixture. Layer the tater tots evenly over the top.

Steps to make Chili Cheese Burger Tater Tot Casserole:
  1. Brown Hamburger, drain and set aside.
  2. Cook Bacon, cool, and crumble. Mix with crumbled Santa Fe Style Tortilla Strips/Doritos. Set aside.
  3. In a skillet, heat olive oil. Add Onion, Roasted Red Peppers, Green Peppers, and Minced Garlic. Sauté until browned.
  4. In a kettle, combine Sloppy Joe Sauce and Chili Sauce with Beans. Add Sautéed ingredients from step 3.
  5. Add spices to Sauce to taste. Heat until bubbling.
  6. Spray a 13X9 inch baking dish (preferably glass) with cooking spray and cover the bottom with about 3/4 of the Tater Tots.
  7. Cover Tots with 3/4 of the Sauce.
  8. Drizzle the Cheese Pouch/Melted Velveeta over Tots and Sauce.
  9. Layer with 3/4 of the Shredded Mozzarella and Sharp Cheddar Cheeses.
  10. Scatter the remaining Tots on top and press them down lightly.
  11. Bake uncovered in Oven at 350°F for approx. 40 mins.
  12. Top Casserole with remaining Shredded Cheese and Bacon/Tortilla Crumbles.
  13. Continue Baking for 5 to 10 more mins. until Cheese begins to brown slightly.
  14. Top with Freshly chopped green onions and serve with Sour Cream (optional)

I made this and everyone in the family loved it except my son who isn't fond of the tater tots. Pour the Tater Tots out of the bag onto the top off the cheese and even them out so they heat evenly, sprinkle a little seasoning over the top if you like. This chili cheese entree is the perfect way to warm up on a cold winter night. This family-friendly casserole is the perfect mashup of chili cheese dogs and tater tot casserole. Top with scallions and sour cream, and don't be afraid to pile on the cheese.

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