Tater Tot Hotdish with Ground Beef Recipes
Tater Tot Hotdish with Ground Beef brings savory beef mingled with earthy mushrooms, sweet corn, and peas, all crowned by crispy golden tater tots.
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef 85 percent lean
- 1 lb white mushrooms trimmed and sliced thinly
- 1 large onion chopped
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1.5 cups grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 1 2-lb bag frozen tater tots
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- In a Dutch oven, cook beef, mushrooms, onion, garlic, thyme, salt, and pepper over medium-high heat for 25-28 mins, stirring and breaking up meat until liquid evaporates.
- Stir in flour, cook 1 min. Add milk, broth, simmer and scrape browned bits until thick, about 3 mins. Remove from heat, stir in Parmesan. Transfer to a 13x9-inch baking dish.
- Top with peas and corn. Arrange tater tots on top in a single layer.
- Bake 35-38 mins until tots are golden and filling bubbles, rotating halfway.
- Cool for 15 mins before serving.
- To make ahead, cool beef mixture, cover, refrigerate up to 24 hrs. Reheat covered, 15-20 mins. Add peas, corn, tots; bake as directed.