Tater Tot Casserole

This creamy, cheesy tater tot casserole is the ultimate comfort food and a family-friendly freezer meal that makes dinnertime simple and delicious. This has long been one of our kids’ favorites.

With just four main ingredients, this dish comes together quickly and easily. You can also add a few simple substitutions or extras to turn it into a complete meal.

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Tater Tot Casserole Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1/2 lb. ground Italian sausage browned and cooled
• 2 lb. tater tots, frozen
• 10 oz. cream of mushroom soup
• 12.5 oz. evaporated milk
• dash paprika
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste

Assembly Instructions:

1. Brown the sausage meat and drain, and pat with a paper towel to remove the grease.
2. Place the ground sausage in a medium freezer bag.
3. Remove the air and seal.
4. Whisk the mushroom soup, evaporated milk, and seasonings together in a bowl.
5. Place the frozen tater tots into a large resealable freezer bag.
6. Pour the sauce over the top.
7. Take out as much air as you can and seal.
8. Staple the bag of cooked ground sausage onto the large bag and freeze.

Cooking Instructions:

1. Thaw.
2. Place the ground sausage at the bottom of a casserole dish.
3. Top with the contents of the larger bag.
4. Bake in a preheated 350° oven for one hour.

Additional Tips for this Recipe

You can easily substitute the Italian sausage for ground beef, or make it vegetarian by using a plant-based ground beef version. Brown the plant-based version as directed and freeze it along with the recipe as instructed above.

To make this into a complete meal, you could also add 1/2 to 1 cup of frozen mixed vegetables to your sausage and freeze it.

Side Dish Ideas for this Recipe

This recipe would pair nicely with a fresh garden or Caesar salad, coleslaw, dinner rolls, garlic bread, or corn on the cob.

For more recipes like this one, check out our Cheeseburger Quesadillas, Lazy Shepherd’s Pie, or Chicken Pot Pie Soup.