Ok weirdos

[tdk2]

I'm making the tator tot casserole.

Never had it. I'm not too convinced but I'll give it a shot. I made a 1/2 sized one.

I followed wannabe 's famous instructions. It wasn't soaked in the gross soup so maybe it'll be good. I think that was also the first time i bought tator tots. Lol

[hisno1girl]

How did you make it?

I made it Duggar style: Ground beef cooked and then mixed with a can of cream of mushroom soup, covered by a bag of tots and then covered with shredded cheese.

DH & SS will eat the entire pan of it when I make it.

[Deleted]

This sounds vile but I need a link to Wan's version to be sure. Please and thank you.

[bcv513]

What is wannabe version? I've never made the duggar one because I hate mushroom

[tdk2]

pandce.proboards.com/thread/182430/casserole-question

Verdict: ok, not life changing. Strangely addicting. This was light enough on cream of crap that it didn't freak me out. As I was eating, I still kept thinking the sodium content must be through the roof though, lol.

It was decent. Kind of like the concept of shepherd's pie but made w other stuff.

I added peas. I can't go veggie-less.
And a salad.

[tdk2]

Oh and kid didn't try any of it.

She ate her shaved Parmesan and reggiano cheese. Lol.

(She ate Greek yogurt, fruit and some other stuff earlier)

[katb]

I make it Duggar style. My family loves it. The first time I made it about 10 years ago, my DH, DD, and her friend ate the whole pan. I don't make it often - 1- 2x a winter, but when I do, I make a whole pan and it is gone so quick.

[fezzik]

Lol, I love that tators liked your post.

[mrsjuleshs]

I have a great tator tot recipe but you have to have an HEB close by because it takes their 2step chili. Toast the tots and brown the ground beef add in the jar of chili and fresh pico. Put that on top of the tots and add tons of cheese.

[tdk2]

Mar 2, 2014 21:14:03 GMT -5 fezzik said:

Lol, I love that tators liked your post.

I did too.

And what's a HEB, Jules?

[tdk2]

Mar 2, 2014 21:31:51 GMT -5 tators said:

Mar 2, 2014 21:14:03 GMT -5 fezzik said:

Lol, I love that tators liked your post.

lol I usually ask why I wasn't tagged. Tator tot casserole comes up far more than you would think

Lol

When I decided to look for the recipe, I first typed in "tator tot" in the search. D'oh. It was all you. I had to add the word recipe.

So, in other words, I thought of you a ton today!

[dapotato]

tatEr

[tdk2]

Mar 2, 2014 21:39:22 GMT -5 dapotato said:

tatEr

Is it?
I kept typing that but autocorrect didn't like it.

[chickadee77]

I make it without the soup, just extra cheese between the ground beef and the potatoes (usually use french fries because that's what I keep on hand). Yum!

[dapotato]

Mar 2, 2014 21:40:22 GMT -5 tdk2 said:

Mar 2, 2014 21:39:22 GMT -5 dapotato said:

tatEr

Is it?
I kept typing that but autocorrect didn't like it.

yep. it's been one of my nicknames for a long time. 
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tater

[dapotato]

and now I want casseroles!!!

[tdk2]

Mar 2, 2014 21:51:53 GMT -5 dapotato said:

Mar 2, 2014 21:40:22 GMT -5 tdk2 said:

Is it?
I kept typing that but autocorrect didn't like it.

yep. it's been one of my nicknames for a long time. 
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tater

Lol. I'm new at these tater tot things
(I really am)

[TemperanceBrennan]

Tator tot hotdish is great! I love it. You could use ground turkey if you wanted instead of ground beef, or mix the two (I do that sometimes). You can also put whatever veggies in it you want to. Traditionally in Wisconsin people make it with green beans mixed in. I like corn, so I usually put corn in it. But really you could put anything you like, even more than one veggie if you want.

[cuddlyevil]

I always put canned green beans under the cheese layer too.

stbx and I love it, have't tried it on the smaller kids--the elder one was not a fan.

[wannabe]

LOL at this entire post. i love that you think of me when it comes to tater tot casserole!

speaking of which, i made tater tot breakfast casserole this weekend. SO GOOD.

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Mar 3, 2014 13:22:32 GMT -5 wannabe said:

LOL at this entire post. i love that you think of me when it comes to tater tot casserole!

speaking of which, i made tater tot breakfast casserole this weekend. SO GOOD.

Recipe please.

Oh, and I have the following ingredients. Could I pull off a tater tot casserole?
Ground turkey
Ragu cheese sauce (like for mac 'n cheese)
Tater tots
Shredded cheese

God, when I type it out it looks pitiful. Maybe I have the ingredients for yoru tot breakfast casserole.

[wannabe]

you could pull it off, although it would have a completely different taste to it because of your sauce. i actually don't know what it would taste like without the cream of crap soup in there, but i love that stuff so i never will. heh.

i totally winged the breakfast version. i whisked about 6 eggs with probably 1/4 cup of milk and poured it into a 9" round cake pan that i sprayed with some pam. sprinkled a handful of bacon bits all over, topped with shredded cheddar and tater tots. baked at 350 for about 35 minutes. it was perfection.