It may not be Instagram-pretty, but this is a meal your kids will be asking for again and again. This tater tot sloppy joes casserole is about as easy a recipe as they come. With just four ingredients, you’ve got a fully kid-approved dinner.

I make this as a freezer meal, but if you prefer, you can bake it and eat it right after you assemble it.

In my house, if it has tater tots, the kids will eat it. Whether it’s our Cheesy Slow Cooker Chicken Tater Tot Casserole, our Pizza Tater Tot Casserole, Beef and Veggie Tater Tot dish, or this one, it’s a hit.

Tater Tot Sloppy Joes Casserole Recipe:

Ingredients:

32 oz. bag tater tots
2 lbs. ground beef, browned
15 oz. can Sloppy Joes sauce
8 oz. cheddar cheese, shredded

Assembly instructions:

Brown the ground beef.
Place the browned ground beef at the bottom of a casserole dish or aluminum tray. (If I’m freezing it, I use an aluminum tray. If I’m baking it to serve right then, I use a casserole dish.)
Pour the sloppy joe sauce on top of the beef and mix well.
Sprinkle cheddar cheese on top of the ground beef mixture.
Take the tater tots and lay them in a single layer on top of the cheese.
Cover tightly with two layers of aluminum foil.
Freeze.

Cooking instructions: