Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2012

I loved this, and really...it is so perfect, it's idiot proof! I use cream of chicken soup, and a layer of shredded marble jack between the beef and tot's. Also add a little sour cream to the mix and top with french fried onions before baking. Delicious. and the left-overs are even better once it all melds! Thank you!

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Jeffrey

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: May 23, 2012

This was very tasty and a snap to put together. I mixed the cream of celery soup in with the meat and spread the mushroom over the top of the tater tots and topped it with cheddar cheese slices then added the french-fried onions on top. I only used a lb of beef, how ever many tots it took to cover the top, and used the full cans of soup undiluted. It seemed to come out a bit salty for some reason even though I cut back the salt to less than 1/2 tsp. Easy recipe. Very filling. Man hearty. Thanks!

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~TxCin~ILove2Ck

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Living In: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2012

We love it! Here is the trick, put tots in frozen on bottom, make ground beef as instructed then add your soups and canned veggies and mix all that together, we do corn and green beans. Also I add some cheese too. After I mix that all together I put it on top of the tots, and stir it every 15 min to break up tots. They end up broken up into the casserole in the end. Finally we put the fried onions on the last 10 min of cooking. YUMMY! Best tot casserole ever!

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PjandSoph

Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2012

I jazzed ours up a bit. Made a half batch and then added in some leftover grilled veggies I had. Also thinned out the cream of mushroom soup a bit with milk and added some garlic powder. Added cheese to the soup/meat mixture and then added a bit more for the last 20 minutes. I cooked mine at 400 degrees for 20 minutes covered and 20 minutes uncovered. Delicious!

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MN Nice

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Biwabik, Minnesota, USA

Living In: Virginia, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 18, 2012

Good! I took the suggestion in the recipe description and put green beans in between the meat and soup and skipped the french fried onions. I would use all cream of mushroom soup next time, as I didn't love the cream of celery in this. Browned the ground beef with minced garlic and added a little worcestershire. Thanks! :)

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CookinBug

Home Town: Ithaca, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2012

Last 15 min. added shredded cheddar cheese to top. Yummy!

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Nancy o.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Lutsen, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2011

This was awesome! I didn't use the onion rings and I used 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup instead of the celery. I also put a layer of monterey/cheddar between the hamburger and tater tots. The only thing I will do different next time is add another can of soup because I would like mine to be a little bit saucier. It is goooood!!!!! I will definetely cook this again!

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Pam in VA

Reviewed: Oct. 6, 2011

good and easy

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mamacj

Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2011

As a beginner cook nothing is more satisfying than seeing your family enjoy your food. And this simple yet tasty dish did the trick. The recipe is simple enough to make an simple enough to customize and that's what cooking is all about. I added peas but would've added more vegetable but i have a choosy eater as a brother. I recommend the french fried onions on top: they give great flavor to the dish.

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tdog8193

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Harmony, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2011

excellent! Instead of cream of mushroom we used cheddar cheese soup and cream of chicken... we added green beans in to this and instead of the french fried onions on top they went under the tator tots to ensure them not burning! Will definetly make this again!

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