Reviewed: Mar. 5, 2012

My mom and husband really liked this recipe. I liked it because it was simple, with just a few ingredients and very quick and easy.

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Linda

Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2012

This was a pretty good tater tot casserole, better then the last recipe I tried on here but still wasn't very memorable. I made mine a bit differently, this is what I did. I used 1 lb. of hamburger and while I browned it I used salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and some steak seasoning (Lawrys to be exact) I drained the meat, added the one can of mushroom soup and 1/2 cup of milk and that seemed to be the perfect consistency for 1 lb. of hamburger. I added one can of corn instead of green beans, and mixed about half a bag of shredded cheddar cheese to it, topped with tater tots, baked for a half hour, took it out and topped it with the rest of the bag of cheddar and then baked for about another 10 mins until the cheese was melted. It wasn't a bad casserole but it just needs a little more 'spunk' than the recipe lists. Over all, I'd say give it a try but add your own seasoning, and plenty of them. (:

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BriansWife

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2011

Just as I remembered from my childhood. The whole family loves it. I will use this again! I did use 1 lb of hamburger and doubled the recipe.

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Cooking Evolution

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2011

I made a few changes based on other reviews. I added a splash of worshetershire sauce, 1/2 package of sharp cheddar cheese, I used roasted garlic mushroom soup. I then added a thin layer of french fried onions between the meat and tot layer. I also turned the broiler on during the last 8 min of cooking. Wonderful dish, but no leftovers :)

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ameglemre

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Reviewed: Jun. 22, 2011

Not a bad casserole as is but I made some changes to mine... first i doubled it for a 9x13 pan... I also cut back the milk to a cup and a half (for the 9x13 pan) added a can of mushrooms and some shredded cheese under the tater tots... these additions seemed to make it a little better... not a bad recipe though... very simple

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ChefScharny

Reviewed: May 14, 2011

turned out GREAT!

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rhibeemommy78

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Davenport, Iowa, USA

Reviewed: May 14, 2011

I just made this again and threw in what I had - it was even better than before. 3/4 lb ground meat, heaping tsp garlic, red bell pepper, celery, onion and a good dash of garlic salt. After cooking that up I added the soup and milk, stirred and put into a casserole dish. Topped it with frozen mixed veggies then cheese. At this point I put it in the fridge for the day - overnight would have been fine. Later I cooked it covered about 30 min then put on as many tater tots as looked right and cooked uncovered another 30 minutes until the potatoes were done. Very good and filling on a cold night and I really like make ahead stuff. Great dish Drew and thanks to "something different again?!" for posting the picture that made me think of mixed veggies and cheese.

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GrandmaPaula

Reviewed: May 4, 2011

The first time I made this dish, according to this recipe, it was bland and soupy (but still edible and good, since I love green beans and beef). Last night I made it a second time, and I still had problems with it being soupy, but I added one of Tastfully Simple's meat spices to the beef while I cooked it to give it flavor. I also topped the dish with cheese before I baked it. Overall, I think I will omit the milk the next time I make this dish, but it's definitely a keeper in my book!

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MommaBear91

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 28, 2011

At school, we didn't have any cream of mushroom on stock so we used cream of celery soup. I didn't really like it. The tator tots were the best part.

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mwilkinson

Reviewed: Apr. 28, 2011

I liked the texture of the Tater Tot Casserole. I didn't like the taste of it thought because we used Cream of Celery Soup instead of Cream of Mushroom. It was not very tasty.

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