Tater Tot Casserole Recipe
Here is a tasty, easy and low cost tater tot casserole recipe you will love. The original recipe is not all that healthy so I tried to make it as low fat, low salt and as healthy as possible.
Preparation time: 15-20 minutes max depending on how quick you are
Cooking time: 35-40 minutes (longer if made with fresh potatoes- not frozen)
Total time: Less than an hour
Tater Tot Casserole Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1/2 kg- 1.1 lbs ground beef, turkey or chicken
- 1 large onion, chopped (as large as you want)
- 3 medium garlic cloves- minced
- 1 low fat cream of mushroom soup
- 1/2 tablespoon ketchup
- 1 tablespoon Pomegranate or Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 kg – 1.1lbs frozen tater tots (or round chunks of potatoes- again, shape is up to you)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt (it is normally made with sour cream, yogurt is much much healthier)
- 1 cup shredded yellow cheese of your choice
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1 teaspoon hot paprika
- 1 cup chopped Italian parsley
- 1 table spoon dried mint
Preparation:
- Cook meat, onion and garlic in a large skillet, until the beef is brown (or till turkey or chicken is cooked properly), pour off fat and add 1/2 teaspoon sweet, 1/2 teaspoon hot paprika and salt and stir it.
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees C or 390 degrees F (depending on the type of oven you have).
- Mix mushroom soup, yogurt, ketchup, pomegranate or Worcestershire sauce in another bowl.
- Spread meat, onion, garlic and paprika mixture to the bottom of the pan, covering the bottom completely.
- Sprinkle 1/2 cup of shredded cheese on this mixture.
- Add fresh or frozen potatoes on top, covering it entirely.
- Pour the soup, yogurt and sauce mix on top.
- Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of shredded cheese, place it in the oven and cook for 35-40 minutes until the potatoes are cooked. If they are getting too brown, reduce the heat.
- Take the pan out of the oven and sprinkle mint, remaining hot and sweet paprika, black pepper, fresh chopped parsley and salt to taste and serve when it is a little cooler.
Enjoy!
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