One of my favorites growing up and an instant go to when I crave comfort food. Super easy to make and relatively quick. Also, super versatile! Play with the veggies you add or the kind of flavoring you add (i.e. different soup, spices, etc...)
1. Preheat oven to 350 and grab a 9x13 pan or any equal-volume casserole dish. Brown ground meat in skillet. When almost cooked through, add chopped onion and finish cooking. Drain mixture. (I like to season the mixture with a local seasoning I've grown up with, kind of like a spices seasoning salt, so if you have a go to spice, feel free to add it as I'm sure it'll only make the dish more comforting.)
2. While meat is cooking, I like to mix the soup and sour cream together. Season with a pinch of salt and a good amount of pepper. (Adjust pepper to your liking or depending on your seasoning mixture you added to the meat, if you added any.). I do this in the dish that I'll be baking the whole dish in, so as to save on doing dishes, one of my most hated of chores.
3. Combine meat mixture in with cream mixture and cans of green beans and corn. Mix well. (This is the point where you can add more sour cream/yogurt if you'd like it creamier, or remember to use less next time if you don't want it as creamy.)
4. Spread mixture evenly in your casserole dish and cover with a nice, dense layer of the frozen Tater Tots. Place in center of oven and bake, uncovered, for 35-45 minutes, until tots are nice and browned.
Feel free to add shredded cheese to the top for the last 10-15 minutes of cooking. Substitute chopped cooked chicken for ground meat. Substitute broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, any favorite veggie really, or just make your own mixture of any or all of them, just be sure to keep the measurements close to the equivalent to that if the 2 cans in the original recipe, or you can always use a larger casserole dish. However, if using frozen, make ultra sure that they are thawed and thoroughly drained. Try different flavors, like curry: use plain yogurt and cream of celery or onion and add 2 Tbsp of curry powder (or to your personal taste), sub broccoli and cauliflower and use chicken and leave out cheese...there's a ton of different versions possible, so use this classic recipe as your cornerstone and just have fun with it! :)
Cooking is fun and full of opportunities to play, so do it!
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Serving Size: 1 Serving (362g) | ||
Recipe Makes: 6 Servings | ||
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Calories: 453 | ||
Calories from Fat: 230 (51%) | ||
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Amt Per Serving | % DV | |
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Total Fat 25.6g | 34 % | |
Saturated Fat 9.5g | 47 % | |
Monounsaturated Fat 11.2g | ||
Polyunsanturated Fat 1.8g | ||
Cholesterol 67.1mg | 21 % | |
Sodium 1109.4mg | 38 % | |
Potassium 667.2mg | 18 % | |
Total Carbohydrate 38.4g | 11 % | |
Dietary Fiber 3.9g | 16 % | |
Sugars, other 34.5g | ||
Protein 19.7g | 28 % | |
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Calories per serving: 453
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