Tater Tot Taco Casserole

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

This Mexican-inspired taco Tater Tot casserole is a fun and tasty twist on taco night. It's easy to make with ingredients you would normally have on hand.

Ingredients

cooking spray
1 pound ground beef
1 (16 ounce) bag frozen whole-kernel corn with red and green bell peppers
1 (12 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 small onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 (1 ounce) packet taco seasoning mix
1 (12 ounce) bag shredded Mexican cheese blend
1 (16 ounce) package frozen bite-sized potato nuggets (such as Tater Tots®)
1 (12 fluid ounce) can enchilada sauce

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Prepare a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
2 Cook ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until completely browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Add in frozen corn, black beans, onion, garlic, and taco seasoning mix to ground beef; cook and stir another 10 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.
3 Combine ground beef mixture in a large bowl with about 3/4 of the Mexican cheese blend and the potato nuggets; stir to combine.
4 Pour about 1/3 of the enchilada sauce into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Add the tater tot mixture to the baking dish; lightly pat the mixture down into a solid, even layer. Pour remaining enchilada sauce over the potatoes.
5 Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Sprinkle remaining cheese over the casserole and return to the oven until the cheese is melted and bubbly, about 5 minutes more.