fiesta tater tot® casserole

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• cooking spray
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup chopped green onion
• 1 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning mix, divided
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can tomato soup
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed nacho cheese soup (such as campbell's® fiesta nacho cheese soup)
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can milk
• 1 (32 ounce) package frozen bite-size potato nuggets (such as tater tots®)
• 1 1/2 cups shredded mexican cheese blend

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). spray a 9x13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.
• heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and stir in ground beef, green onion, and 1/2 package taco seasoning. cook and stir mixture until the beef is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink, about 10 minutes. drain and discard any excess grease.
• combine remaining taco seasoning mix with tomato soup, nacho cheese soup, and milk in a saucepan; heat soup mixture until just boiling.
• layer potato nuggets in the prepared casserole dish.
• bake in the preheated oven until potato nuggets begin to crisp, about 10 minutes.
• spoon ground beef mixture over potato nuggets; pour in soup mixture.
• bake until soup mixture is bubbling, 15 to 20 minutes. sprinkle casserole with mexican cheese blend; bake until cheese is melted, 5 to 10 minutes.