What makes comfort food COMFORTING is that it’s big, and fast and easy and pulls no punches. And possibly takes you back to childhood, even one that wasn’t quite yours….so when someone from Minnesota mentioned missing Tator Tot Hotdish…..we were skeptics, but the Tater Tots….the tater tots…..so when she brought it in to share (this is a sharing dish), she had to write up the recipe.
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Here it is:
Minnesota Tator Tot Hotdish
1 lb. ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cans cream of mushroom or cream of chicken soup
14 or 16 oz bag of frozen vegetables (I use peas/corn/carrots/bean mix)
1 lb bag frozen tator tots
2 cups shredded cheese
Preheat oven to 350°
Brown beef and onion together on stove
Mix in the soup and vegetables
Spread mixture into a 9×13 pan
Arrange a layer of tots on top of mixture
Bake at 350° for about 45 minutes, or until tots are golden brown
Sprinkle cheese on top, and bake again until the cheese is melted and the mixture is bubbly
Erin Gillette, 2015
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