Grandma’s Meat and Tater Hotdish

This Grandma’s meat and tater hotdish is the ultimate one-pot comfort food you’ll find yourself making again and again.

It can be a great weeknight meal that you can put together quickly and enjoy with everyone in the family. It is meaty, creamy, and ultra delicious.

This recipe is very rich, filling, and flavorful!

You’ll have this recipe on your table in only one hour, and it will only take 15 minutes to prepare it! Follow the next steps to prepare our Grandma’s Meat and Tater Hotdish!

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Why I Love Grandma’s Meat and Tater Hotdish

• It is a great one-pot meal
• Has a distinct creamy flavor
• Packs in protein 
• Great as a make-ahead meal
• Versatile and perfect for a hearty dinner

What meat goes with tater tots?

Ground turkey and ground beef are the two best meats you can pair with tater tots. The ground chicken comes a close second. 

How to serve Grandma’s Meat and Tater Hotdish?

Your Grandma’s meat and tater hotdish is a filling, comforting meal on its own, and can be served just like that. If you really want to go the extra mile, you can pair it with a side salad with lots of crunchy veggies to make it more nutritious and healthy. 

Tips

• You can play around with the ingredients and seasonings of the dish to your heart’s content. If you love Mexican flavors, you can think about adding some taco seasoning. 
• If you love Italian flavors, you can use cream of mushroom soup instead of the cream of onion soup, and use Italian seasoning too. 
• This recipe calls for the use of velveeta cheese, but you can also choose to use shredded Parmesan or sharp cheddar as a topping. 

Variations

• To make this meat and tater hotdish more nutritious and healthy, you can also add some chopped veggies like green beans, peas, bell peppers and even some chopped scallions into it. 
• Frozen corn, chopped carrots, baby spinach and cherry tomatoes can also be great additions to this dish.

Ingredients:

• Ground Beef
• Onion
• Frozen Tater Tots
• Green beans
• Cream of Onion Soup
• Sour Cream
• Velveeta
• Salt and Pepper to Taste

How to make Meat and Tater Hotdish:

Step 1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2. In a bowl, whisk together the sour cream, soup, and liquid from the green beans, as well as salt and pepper to taste.

Add sour cream.

Add the liquid from the green beans.

Add the soup.

Step 3. Cook the meat and onion in a skillet over medium-high heat until the beef is browned and the onion has softened. Drain any extra fat.

Step 4. Stir the green beans into the meat.

Step 5. Layer the meat in the bottom of a 9×13 dish.

Step 6. Cut the Velveeta into pieces, and place it on the meat.

Step 7. Place a layer of tater tots on top of the mixture.

Step 8. Pour the soup mixture over the ingredients and bake for 1 hour. 

Step 9. Serve immediately after removing from the oven. Enjoy!

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How to store Grandma’s Meat and Tater Hotdish

To store the meat and tater hotdish, you can wrap the baking dish up in some cling wrap or aluminum foil and then refrigerate or freeze it. 

How to reheat Grandma’s Meat and Tater Hotdish?

The best way to reheat the meat and tater hotdish is to pop it in the oven for a few minutes. If you want, you can also choose to microwave it, but if you do that, you won’t be able to retain its crispiness. 

How Long does Grandma’s Meat and Tater Hotdish last in the fridge?

You can refrigerate your Grandma’s meat and tater hotdish for up to 3 days, if not more. Just remember to cover the dish with cling wrap to keep the casserole fresh.

If you have just some leftovers, you can transfer them to an airtight container and refrigerate them. 

Can I make Grandma’s Meat and Tater Hotdish Ahead of Time?

You sure can! This is one of those meals that you can make ahead of time and freeze until you’re ready to bake it. 

All you need to do is follow the steps until you have assembled everything in the baking dish, and wrap the dish well before freezing it. Then, when you want to enjoy it, just allow the dish to thaw completely before you bake it. 

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