Hoity Toity Tater Tot Casserole |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 80 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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I love comfort foods, and I like to snazzy the ones I grew up with occasionally. This recipe is an offshoot of the standard Tater Tot Casserole recipe that most of us grew up with. Ingredients:
4 slices bacon |
2 tablespoons olive oil |
1 tablespoon truffle oil (optional) |
1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef |
2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans cream of mushroom soup |
1/2 cup sweet onion, chopped |
1 garlic clove, chopped |
2 cups mushrooms, cremini, oyster, shitaki, trumpet, chopped |
1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, grated |
1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled |
1 cup brie cheese, chopped without skin |
salt, to taste |
pepper, to taste |
32 ounces frozen tater tots (1 bag) |
Directions:
1. Chop bacon into 1/2 inch pieces, on medium high heat, render until tender on the edge of crispy. Remove from pan.
2. Add olive oil to bacon grease and saute mushrooms and onions for 5 minutes.
3. Add garlic and continue to saute for 1 minute.
4. Add ground beef to mixture and cook until meat is browned, about 10 minutes. Drain meat mixture and return to pan.
5. Add rendered bacon to meat mixture.
6. Sprinkle mixture with optional truffle oil.
7. Add mushroom soup to mixture, stir and heat for 15 minutes.
8. Salt and pepper mixture to taste.
9. Add one cup of cheddar cheese plus all other cheese and heat until melted.
10. Pour mixture into 9 x 13 backing dish.
11. Top with Tater Tots and heat in 350 degree oven for 1 hour, or until Tater Tots are crispy.
12. Top with remaining cup of cheese and heat until cheese is melted.
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