Fiesta Tater Tot Casserole

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

Combine Tater Tots with creamy nacho cheese soup, ground beef, and Mexican blended cheese for a crowd-pleasing, quick casserole.

Ingredients

cooking spray
1 pound lean ground beef
1/2 cup chopped green onion
1 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning mix, divided
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can tomato soup
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed nacho cheese soup (such as Campbell's® Fiesta Nacho Cheese Soup)
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can milk
1 (32 ounce) package frozen bite-size potato nuggets (such as Tater Tots®)
1 1/2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.
2 Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and stir in ground beef, green onion, and 1/2 package taco seasoning. Cook and stir mixture until the beef is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Drain and discard any excess grease.
3 Combine remaining taco seasoning mix with tomato soup, nacho cheese soup, and milk in a saucepan; heat soup mixture until just boiling.
4 Layer potato nuggets in the prepared casserole dish.
5 Bake in the preheated oven until potato nuggets begin to crisp, about 10 minutes.
6 Spoon ground beef mixture over potato nuggets; pour in soup mixture.
7 Bake until soup mixture is bubbling, 15 to 20 minutes. Sprinkle casserole with Mexican cheese blend; bake until cheese is melted, 5 to 10 minutes.