Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2007

I agree with other reviewers that this is a "man meal". I made it to use up some leftover hamburger and a bag of tater tots that had been in my freezer forever. My husband had two huge portions. I thought it was ok, but not something I would rush to make again. It was very quick and easy though, so thanks!

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Suemck

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Home Town: Plaistow, New Hampshire, USA

Living In: Amesbury, Massachusetts, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2007

My family loved this recipe!! The only thing I changed was I used frozen french fries instead of tater tots because thats all I had on hand, and it turned out great!! Thanks so much, this will be used again and again....

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Grape Ape

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Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2007

I added frozen chopped spinich to my meat mixture. I didn't think it would fly but my kids didn't say a word and gobbled it all up. This is an excellent recipe to make ahead and freeze.

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JBAILEY

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Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2007

This recipe was a big hit with my family! We all had seconds, which is rare, and my husband was crazy about it. The only thing I changed was instead of the milk I just used sour cream (we were out of milk) and it came out just fine.

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Mamalove

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Reviewed: Nov. 29, 2007

Reading the reviews I had high hopes...but in all honesty I really just didn't care for it...it just wasn't anything fabulous at all..may as well just cook Hamburger Helper for dinner, that's sort of what it tasted like.

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Mynoahleo

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Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2007

I made a few changes to this recipe, but only to make it more "Lickety Split". Instead of chopped onion I used one pkg of Dry Onion Soup Mix (only use 1/2 package if using 1 lb beef). I added this after browning the beef in my Tupperware steamer in the Microwave. I made sure the dry soup mix was well blended and the dry onions were moist. Omited the salt and pepper. This was for 2 lbs of beef, since I doubled the recipe and baked it in a 9X13 for 60min. I also used a cheese blend since that is what I buy from Costco the Cheddar, Monterey, Jack mix. My father was over and raved about how good it was. We had the left overs today for lunches. It was seasoned well thanks to the onion soup mix. I would recommend this change for those who like convienence.

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SassyNSeasoned

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Reviewed: Nov. 19, 2007

This was yummy, I made this for my boyfriend when he requested tator tot hotdish and he loved it!

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Little V

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Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2007

My kids ate this without stopping! My son kept telling me how good it was. Everyone gave this recipe a thumbs up. I didn't have cream of mushroom soup so I used cream of chicken and golden mushroom mixed. It was great!

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Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2007

Excellent for a base recipe. I added lots of my own seasonings to keep it from being bland. Easy recipe for a busy weeknight.

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SMCCORMICK

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Living In: Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2007

Good recipe! My husband LOVED this dish! This is definitly a Man Meal! I reduced the milk to 1/4 cup, and added 1/4 cup sour cream to the soup. Yummy!

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wendy28

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Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2007

Beyond bland; this recipe needs a lot of doctoring to make better. Sorry :(

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MISSILLZ

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Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2007

This was good, comforting, man-food--my husband loved it. I thought it was surprisingly tasty. I added half a red bell pepper and 8 oz of American cheese. I just mixed everything together, put the tots on the bottom of the baking pan, and poured the beef/soup/cheese mixture on top. An extra sprinkle of cheese and buttered bread crumbs made a nice crust. I served this with Buttery Cooked Carrots and Michelle's Famous Washed Cranberry Sauce, from this site.

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GRANNYLOOHOO

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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2007

I made this for the second time tonight, at my boyfriend's request. I did mine as Mare did... layer of green beans, meat/soup mixture, cheese, then tator tots. Baked for 30 minutes, topped with cheese, and broiled for 3-4 minutes to crisp the tots up. I added a clove of garlic and plenty of pepper to the meat when I was browning it. Very good. My boyfriend had 3 helpings :)

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Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2007

My kids love this recipe. The only thing I change is the order in which you put the inredients. Meat first then just a little bit of onions for flavor, soup, tator tots and then shredded cheese. Awesome because the tator tots get crispy not soggy. Sometimes we don't even put the cheese on just sprinkle with johnnys dock on top of tator tots.

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NETCINDY

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Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2007

My husband and I both like this dish a lot. I made it 3 times in the last 3 months. It is a keeper. I didn't change anything about it. Thanks!

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Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2007

My family loved this...it is a true comfort food. I followed the suggestions of Susan May (a fellow reviewer), minus the corn. My kids gobbled it up!

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Reviewed: Sep. 3, 2007

this was O.K. It tast like all the other tater tot bake dishes sorry

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Leigh M.,

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Reviewed: Aug. 23, 2007

This is one of my husband's favorite meals. I don't layer the dish though. I cook the ground beef and onion, and when browned, mix in the cream of mushroom soup, milk, a can of drained corn, and the 1 1/2 cups of cheese. I then put it in a 2qt casserole dish and top with the tater tots and another 1/2 cup of cheese and bake for about 55 minutes. We've tried this with different types of cheese, but always go back to a mild cheddar. Sharp cheddar is very good, but probably not the most kid-friendly taste and Co-jack seems to leave it with a slightly bitter taste.

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Susan May

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Reviewed: Aug. 13, 2007

I wanted to use our tater tots in a casserole rather than just plain. This was still pretty plain. There's got to be some other way of jazzing a tater tot casserole up.

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KISSTHECOOKAGAIN

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Reviewed: Aug. 6, 2007

What a great comfort food meal to make on a damp rainy day! I added a can of sliced mushrooms along with reduced fat cream of mushroom soup, and low fat cheese.

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