Reviewed: Nov. 24, 2009

This is delicious comfort food! It's easy and has great flavor. I use venison instead of beef and added garlic salt and powder. Otherwise I followed the recipe exactly as stated.

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Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2009

This was good and easy! I didn't change a thing in the recipe. I just let my dish bake a few minutes less because my oven usually cooks food faster. My sister and I enjoyed it.

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Reviewed: Nov. 21, 2009

I'm from Minnesota and this is a very Minnesota dish. I have come to find out that people from other places don't even know what this is. I'm finally going to make it. BUT I don't reccommend thawing the tator tots too much first because then they get really soggy and gross. I also reccomend putting the tator tots on top. Add corn, it makes it really good. I would also mix the beef and the other ingredients so that the beef doesn't burn so easily..

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Home Town: Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2009

Was good, but I added a can of drained corn to the mix. The kids liked it too!! Thanks for the recipe!

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Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2009

I give this recipe a four star. The family like this but I did add a few things. I added Garlic Plus seasoning. I used Nacho Cheese instead of plain cheddar, substituted Cream of Mushroom soup because I couldn't find the frozen vegatables with cheese. I pre-cooked my broccoli & carrots. Tossed them into the chicken after I added the soup. Great base recipe. I will keep this to use again. Thanks for the recipe

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Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2009

Excellent and easy! I just used two cans of reduced fat cream of mushroom soup, and the entire pan was gone in two sittings.

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Daisy Doodlebug

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Living In: Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2009

Normally I don't care for Tater Tot Hot Dish. But the Cheddar cheese soup and the garlic powder made a bland dish into something I really liked and will make it again.

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Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2009

This was wonderful. Tossed it together and it was not how I expected it to be, but wonderful taste. My husband LOVED it! The onions on the top are a lovely added crunch!

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Brianna

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Home Town: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Living In: Mound, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 1, 2009

Very good for an easy, surprisingly tasty dinner. I like to put my tater tots on the bottom and pour about 1/2 cup of KETCHUP over them. Then I mix the ground beef (cooked with a little onion, garlic and green pepper, and seasoned with salt, pepper, paprika and cayenne) with the crm of mush and crm of celery and about 3/4 cup of milk... along with a can of corn. I didn't use the french fried onions, but I sprinkled the top with shredded cheddar. My boyfriend does not get too excited about this "midwest" sort of fare, but he actually really liked it... and went back for seconds!

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Nicole Burdett

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Reviewed: Sep. 29, 2009

My husband introduced me to the idea of Tater Tot casserole. Great comfort food. I gave it 5 because while it might not be my favorite food, my family LOVE it. I skipped the french fried onion rings, and added cheese to the meat mixture, and sprinkled it on the top for the last 5 minutes. I baked it at 400 to cut down on cooking time (about 35 minutes) and everything was warm and crispy!

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janie vw

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Reviewed: Sep. 28, 2009

Good..but not great.

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Reviewed: Sep. 16, 2009

Yummy! I can't believe how great it turned out!!

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Vannesa Mulalley

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Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2009

This is delicious! I have yet to tweek my own recipes. But great job none the less! :-D

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MyzNikki

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Reviewed: Aug. 7, 2009

This is a very satisfying comfort food that really invokes that classic hotdish flavor. With ideas from the other reviewers and a few of my own, I made some modifications. On ingredients I used 2 lbs of ground beef, a few handfuls of frozen vegetable medley (peas, carrots, green beans, and corn), cheddar cheese, and I omitted the french onions. I layered a few (maybe 1/4 of the bag) tater tots on the bottom for integrated tot flavor, then I added the ground beef/onion layer, then the vegetable layer, then the cheese layer, then the soup layer, and finally topped it off with the remaining tater tots. It turned out really well, and I would definitely make it again.

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Reviewed: Jul. 15, 2009

This recipe was great with a few alterations. First I baked the tots 20 minutes. After I browned the ground beef with onions, garlic powder and black pepper, I added approx half of the soup mixture and milk (I used one cream of mushroom and one cream of chicken because that's what I had handy) Then I mixed the rest of the soup mixture along with a cup of mild cheddar and a little pepper into the tots. I spread the ground beef mixture on the bottom of my baking pan and then spread the tator tot mixture on top. I baked it up until it was golden brown and bubbly, but I left off the french fried onions. It was absolutely great. Note: no need to add any salt, I think the soup had just enough

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Reviewed: Jun. 8, 2009

We loved the recipe although I made modifications. I used ground italian sausage because my husband does not like beef and I added fennel and celery to the beef mixture.

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Reviewed: May 31, 2009

The recipe as is would get 3 stars. Skip the salt - the soup has plenty. I chopped half an onion to cook with the beef and put that in the bottom of the pan and covered with half the tots. I mixed a can of Ro-tel into the soup and poured over the tots then sprinkled on a layer of grated cheddar and baked for 20 min. Added the remainder of the tots and baked 25 min to brown nicely. I didn't think the uncrisped tots under the sauce would be good, but my family loved the combination and they were cooked perfectly. This one is a keeper for the comfort food category!

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Reviewed: May 16, 2009

This was pretty good. Just not a whole lot of flavor.

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Melissa

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Reviewed: May 4, 2009

Surprisingly, we loved it!!! I think it needs some veggies next time, either green beans or Veg-All mixed in with the soups, maybe add some cheddar cheese and sour cream or an extra can of soup??? I served with salad because this is nothing but meat and potatoes. I pretty much made as written except I substitued cream of chicken instead of mushroom and added minced garlic to the meat and onions. I also added the fried onions the last 20 minutes so they wouldn't burn. Like others, some of the meat did get a little dark brown (not burnt) on the bottom but I think it added more flavor to the dish and more texture too. And I like how the soups are poured OVER the tots because they did not completely cover the tots so some were crispy some were not, it was great that way! I wouldn't want ALL the tots to be crispy, it is a casserole after all! It was super easy, will make again soon with the additions and update my review!

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Living In: Cordova, Tennessee, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2009

This was excellent! After reading other reviews, this is what I did and it was the best tater tot casserole I've ever had: I used 2 lbs of beef. I used cream of chicken instead of cream of celery. I mixed the onions in with the soup instead of sauteing them with the meat. I added 1 cup of sour cream to the soup mixture. I then put the soup mixture into a saucepan and simmered while the beef was browning (I'm not sure if that made a difference or not). I added 1 Tblsp minced garlic to the meat with the salt and pepper. Since there were complaints about the beef burning, I mixed the beef together with the soup mixture. I sprayed my aluminum pan, then poured the soup/beef mixture into the pan and topped with the tater tots (so they would be crispy). I did not top the dish with the french-fried onions until the casserole cooked for 1/2 hour. Then it only needed another 20 minutes to cook (for a total of 50 minutes). Delicious!

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