Bacon Cheeseburger Tater Tot Bake

Name: Bacon Cheeseburger Tater Tot Bake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 12 servings.
Ingredients: 2 pounds ground beef; 1 large onion, chopped and divided; 1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce; 1 package (8 ounces) process cheese (Velveeta); 1 tablespoon ground mustard; 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce; 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese; 12 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled; 1 package (32 ounces) frozen Tater Tots; 1 cup grape tomatoes, chopped; 1/3 cup sliced dill pickles

This bacon cheeseburger tater tot casserole is the perfect dish to bribe your kids; homework, chores, piano practice—consider them done! —Deanna Zewen, Union Grove, Wisconsin

Ingredients

2 pounds ground beef
1 large onion, chopped and divided
1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
1 package (8 ounces) process cheese (Velveeta)
1 tablespoon ground mustard
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
12 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
1 package (32 ounces) frozen Tater Tots
1 cup grape tomatoes, chopped
1/3 cup sliced dill pickles

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook beef and 1 cup onion, crumbling meat, until beef is no longer pink and onion is tender, 6-8 minutes. Drain. Stir in tomato sauce, process cheese, mustard and Worcestershire sauce until cheese is melted, 4-6 minutes.
Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. or 3-1/2-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese and bacon. Top with Tater Tots. Bake, uncovered, 35-40 minutes or until bubbly. Top with tomatoes, pickles and remaining onion.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 479 calories, 31g fat (12g saturated fat), 92mg cholesterol, 1144mg sodium, 24g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 3g fiber), 27g protein.

Originally published as Hearty Beef n Potato Casserole in Comfort Food Spring 2016 Recipe Cards

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Angel182009

Jun 30, 2019

Great flavor but as the other reviewers were saying, I would reduce the amount of bacon used. My family loved this though
Medic 716

Jul 10, 2018

The dill pickles made this! I would use half as much bacon.
BakerLittleK

Jul 7, 2018

decent; I found the bacon to be a bit overpowering so would reduce the bacon, perhaps by as much as half and cook the bacon only until just browned, not overly crisp.
shawnba

Jun 19, 2018

Really nice flavor. As other reviewers have noted, it is a little salty, but otherwise really good. Will definitely make this again
cynandtom

Jun 17, 2018

I love this dish! Meat was flavorful and tater tots were crispy. A tad on the salty side, so I caution seasoning with additional salt.
tabithasassy

Jan 7, 2018

I loved it!
rustedgold1

Nov 16, 2017

So good! We took other reviewer's advice to put the tomatoes, dill pickle slices and raw onions on the side to add on as desired and could not have loved it more:)
Elizabeth

Sep 14, 2017

My family loved this dish, even the picky eater five year old. Thanks for sharing
toolbarsco

Feb 7, 2017

As you would imagine the guys all really liked this recipe. I like someone's idea of serving it on shredded lettuce and putting tomatoes/pickles on the side (but don't NOT add them--it will ruin the whole effect). I I added salt and pepper. I wonder if those seasoned tater tots would work well? Good recipe for an evening when you are feeding a bunch of guys and want something easy.
oldmama

Dec 22, 2016

We really enjoyed this, I wasn't sure if it would really taste like cheeseburgers but it did. I have a lot of particular people in my house and all but one liked this. I did add some garlic salt to the bottom layer and sprinkled season salt on the potatoes, I even added the pickles and it was great.