Is tater tot hotdish white trash-y?

[roadstar]

It sounds delish but what is it?

[mamasaurus]

Anything involving tots is 1)amazing yet 2)at least a little trashy. Tots are probably the trashiest thing I like. Until I get a bejazzler, anyway.

[nique]

Jul 3, 2012 12:28:37 GMT -5 puddleofgrace said:

Yum yum! I have no idea if this is serious or if I'm setting myself up BUT I have found if you make it with shredded potatoes it's not nearly as greasy.

I have never made it that way, although everyone seems to have a different recipe for what they put in it. I am going to try that the next time I make it (I make it maybe once every few years when I get the craving).

[mamasaurus]

Jul 3, 2012 12:32:33 GMT -5 @crackhabit said:

Here is a random recipe I found on Google to give you an idea if you don't know what I'm talking about:
ngredients

1 pound ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1 (10.75 ounce) can Campbell's® Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup (Regular or 98% Fat Free)
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
3 cups frozen Tater Tots

Directions
Cook beef and onion in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat until beef is well browned, stirring to break up meat. Pour off fat.
Stir soup, ketchup and Worcestershire into skillet. Spoon beef mixture into 12x8-inch shallow baking dish. Arrange potatoes around edge of casserole.
Bake at 425 degrees F for 25 minutes or until potatoes are done.

I had a tastier-looking photo but it wouldn't PIP so I stole the one from the recipe page.

EW!

Can I change my vote to "disgusting?" That is NOT the recipe I use! That sounds like it would get soggy and ruin the tots pretty quick. Then you just have creamy meat with ruined tots.

ETA: the kind I am used to ends up being more like a loaded baked potato, but with tots instead of baked potato.

[Cricket0619]

Do not put in frozen mixed veggies! My friend and I did that once and I felt like I was eating nursing home food.

[scotty]

It's delicious.

[hisno1girl]

My 15 y/o would eat the entire pan of this meal.

[papie]

I have never had it, but voted disgusting anyway. It is one of the few things that I would be reluctant to try, it looks so gross.

[hisno1girl]

Jul 3, 2012 12:35:18 GMT -5 mamasaurus said:

Jul 3, 2012 12:32:33 GMT -5 @crackhabit said:

Here is a random recipe I found on Google to give you an idea if you don't know what I'm talking about:
ngredients

1 pound ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1 (10.75 ounce) can Campbell's® Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup (Regular or 98% Fat Free)
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
3 cups frozen Tater Tots

Directions
Cook beef and onion in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat until beef is well browned, stirring to break up meat. Pour off fat.
Stir soup, ketchup and Worcestershire into skillet. Spoon beef mixture into 12x8-inch shallow baking dish. Arrange potatoes around edge of casserole.
Bake at 425 degrees F for 25 minutes or until potatoes are done.

I had a tastier-looking photo but it wouldn't PIP so I stole the one from the recipe page.

EW!

Can I change my vote to "disgusting?" That is NOT the recipe I use! That sounds like it would get soggy and ruin the tots pretty quick. Then you just have creamy meat with ruined tots.

ETA: the kind I am used to ends up being more like a loaded baked potato, but with tots instead of baked potato.

I put the tots on top and they do not get soggy at all. They actually crisp up nicely and I add shredded cheese on top.

[nique]

That recipe makes me want to gag. I don't add veggies or ketchup, etc... +o(

[jssymom14]

Jul 3, 2012 12:40:24 GMT -5 puddleofgrace said:

I just layer 1lb ground hamb. meat, green beans, shredded potatoes with cream of mushroom soup and shredded cheese on top. I use frozen green beans already cooked because it keeps them crunchy.

The thought of adding ketchup makes me want to hurl.

I do this but use slices of potatoes instead

[liverandonions]

This recipe is delicious as well and it's what my mom always made on 4th of July for block parties:
www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/64/Cornflake_Topped_Potatoes___Heart_Attack_Potatoes41703.shtml

[flex]

My name is Flexie and I'm a Tater Tot-aholic.

[TemperanceBrennan]

I love tater tot hot dish. I make it kind of like the recipe that was put up and I put the tater tots on top. They get really crunchy and good. Sometimes I will cook a couple of pieces of bacon, break them up and add them in to the meat mixture.

[emjacobs]

My family calls it white-trash shepherds pie, and it is fucking amazing.

[eightangryreindeer]

I am lol that this would be ruined by the addition of ketchup.

It looks kind of gross/good. This loaded baked potato version sounds quite yummy, in fact.

Great now I want tots.

[emjacobs]

I'll put ketchup and / or hot sauce on top of the serving (for me at least) and it is certainly not ruined, but I'm sure it depends on what part of the trailer park you're from if you like the Catsup added to your fancy dinner.

[Deleted]

I have never had this.

I like tater tots.

But I don't like casseroles.

I also don't like mushrooms or most cream of _____.

I don't have an answer to your question. What does it mean to be "white trash"?

[MWOS]

Miso, remember when Britney Spears was pregnant and barefoot eating cheetos in gas station bathrooms? White trash it like that.

[Deleted]

This seems like something she would eat.

Barefoot, no less.

[eightangryreindeer]

If you are white trash, some or all of this has been in or is still in your life:

You have indoor furniture outdoors.
You have outdoor furniture indoors.
There is a recipe in your family that has been passed for at least a generation in which the biggest ingredient is mayonnaise.
You know what ambrosia salad is, and why mini-marshmallows exist.
You eat hotdish, cream of crap casseroles, grape jelly meatballs, scrambled eggs with hot dogs & deviled eggs.
Someone in your family loves pickled eggs or pickled pig's feet.
Pillsbury refrigerated bread products figure largely into your appetizer repertoire.
Someone you grew up with was an alcoholic, a meth head or a Jesus freak.

[Deleted]

All this needs is a side of Miller Lite and we are good to go! Get r Done Y'All!

[wannabe]

I could eat tater tot casserole every day if my family would let me. but I don't do ketchup. bacon is a requirement, though.

[mx27]

yes it is.