Slow Cooker Tater Tot Casserole
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An absolute crowd-pleaser! Loaded with ground beef, cheese and everyone’s fave: TATER TOTS! Made in the crockpot! EASY!!!
My birthday has been extended for the week.
It involved this beef and broccoli ramen stir fry on my actual birthday.
Then it was this sheet pan shrimp broil during the week.
And today.
Well, today, I get a double load of this cheesy Mexican tater tot casserole.
For breakfast.
At 7:52 in the morning.
But don’t worry.
I did a bottom layer of tater tots as well as a top layer.
Because.
I mean, it’s really the only way to do it properly, no?
Slow Cooker Tater Tot Casserole
An absolute crowd-pleaser! Loaded with ground beef, cheese and everyone’s fave: TATER TOTS! Made in the crockpot! EASY!!!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 ½ pounds ground beef
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 15-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 cup corn kernels, frozen, canned or roasted
- 1 cup salsa, homemade or store-bought
- 1 4.5-ounce can chopped green chiles, drained
- 1 tablespoon taco seasoning mix
- 1 10-ounce can mild enchilada sauce
- 1 16-ounce package frozen tater tots
- ¾ cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add ground beef and onion and cook until beef has browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef as it cooks; drain excess fat and remove from heat.
- Stir in black beans, corn, salsa, green chiles, taco seasoning and enchilada sauce.
- Lightly coat the inside of a 4-qt slow cooker with nonstick spray.
- Spread half of the tater tots onto the bottom of the slow cooker; top with ground beef mixture and remaining tater tots. Cover and cook on low heat for 3-4 hours. Add cheese during the last 30 minutes of cooking time.
- Serve immediately, garnished with cilantro, if desired.
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Oh my kids will love this! So fun!
This sounds amazing! I love this idea, I need to try it!
I live alone but don’t mind cooking for leftovers or company. My mom bought me a 7 quart slow cooker which I am now reading online may be too large though I dont want to go out and buy another one. I never used one to cook and am confused about recipes and cooking times when they are based on a smaller quart size. What do I need to do in order to ensure that I can make a recipe with no issues in my 7 quart pot? Do I simply need to adjust the time it takes to cook? Is is completely advised against to make a 4 quart recipe in a 7 quart pot? Help if you can! thanks 🙂
Yes, the cooking time will have to be reduced as needed. Hope that helps!
I made this tonight for dinner. My oven quit after 15 yrs so slow cooker meals have been a Godsend. This recipe is AWESOME and one I will keep in my recipe box for many years to come. Thank you for posting it.
This looks amazing! My grandparents are in love with this recipe. Do you happen to have a calorie/macro count per serving? Great recipes, thank you so much!
Nutritional information is provided only for select and new recipes at this time. However, if it is not available for a specific recipe, I recommend using free online resources at your discretion (you can Google “nutritional calculator”) to obtain such information. Hope that helps!
Do you have advice for ingredient increases if using a 6qt crockpot? Two growing boys and a works-with-his-hands-all-day hubby to feed here… 🙂
You can multiply the recipe by 1.5.
Could I make this ahead, freeze, for a couple of days?
Unfortunately, I cannot answer this with certainty as I have never tried freezing this myself – there were no leftovers left to freeze! Please use your best judgment for freezing and reheating.
This is in the crockpot right now! Unfortunately I’m a half a lb of meat short due to budget and used chili beans instead of black because that’s what I had on hand. It looks great! Can’t wait to dig in!
Thanks for the recipe! So far none of your recipes have disappointed!
Oh my god. That looks so good, I can’t stand it. Funny, I come to your site from time to time for what I think are healthy-isa recipe ideas and today I find this. It’s sunday, I’m sold. I’m making this tonight.
If I don’t want to wait to cook it in a slow cooker, how long in the oven do you suggest and temperature?
Unfortunately, without further recipe testing, I cannot advise specific oven temp and time. As always, please use your best judgment regarding substitutions and modifications.
Oven: 350 degrees
Time: 30-45 minutes or until heated through as the hamburger is already cooked.
Thank you!
Is there any reason you couldn’t just bake this, too?
Yes, you certainly can.
Great recipe, I hope I will also tasty and beautiful as in your photo
What are your thoughts on using ground chicken instead?
Great idea!
I used ground turkey-amazing!!! And I even forgot to add the black beans!
We love plain tots, adding ingredients is golden. As always, thank you so much for all your amazing dishes.
Making this right now! I added my homemade taco seasoning mix to ground bison instead of beef to put my own spin on it. Hoping it’s a hit with the fam
Wow I have never had a tater tot before, but it looks soooo tasty!! Great to serve to kids (:
Everything about this site is a winner. Thank you over and over again.
beautiful!
Sounds like a yummy dinner! Can’t wait to fix it.
This looks AMAZING!!!!! I need to try this!