Tatertot Hotdish!

Part one of the canned soup recipe series!

We have a fun recipe to cheer you out of your winter blues. This is the perfect time of year to get in the last bit of comfort food of the season. We thought about comfort food, talked about it, and realized that so many recipes had a can of soup as an ingredient. Behold Cambell's Soup: the smartest marketing during the 1950s. You could make so much more with a simple can of soup. The recipes have stayed strong through out the years.

 

Allow me to introduce you to Shannon from Kaleidoscope Kitschen. Once she started talking about a mid-west dish simply called 'hot dish' I knew we would have to share the love. Hot dish is local to the midwest, and seems to be very popular in Minnesota.

 

Shannon shows us the process below and also shares her recipe. Pop over to her blog for some behind the scenes action, including a video that shows a House of Brinson photo shoot. Follow Shannon on Twitter to see what she cooks up next. 

Tatertot Hotdish Recipe

 1 (24 ounce) bag frozen tater tots

1 lb ground turkey burger

1 (12 ounce) can tomatoes with chilis (Rotel)

1 (12 ounce) can condensed cheddar or nacho cheese soup

1 (12 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken (or celery) soup

1 (12 ounce) can sweet corn (drained) or 1.5 cups frozen

1 (12 ounce) can black beans (drained and rinsed

1 (12 ounce) bag four-cheese Mexican blend cheese

1 cup diced onion

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 cloves garlic

1/2 chopped red pepper

1 diced jalepeno pepper (seeded)

Heat onions and olive oil over medium heat for 4-5 minutes until they start to soften. Add chopped garlic, jalepeno and red pepper to onions and let cook for 2-3 minutes before adding turkey burger. Cook until browned, 6-8 minutes. 

Drain the tomatoes, beans and corn and mix with the cans of condensed soup in a casserole dish. Note, you add the soup straight out of the can. Do not add water or milk. After the meat is browned and the grease is drained, stir it in with the veggie/soup mixture. Cover with shredded cheese and top with frozen tater tots. 

Bake in the oven at 375°F until the tots are browned. About 35-40 minutes.

Comments

[Meg]

I love hot dish! (Especially with tater tots.) My au pair was from North Dakota, and she would make hot dish for us on a pretty regular basis. Another specialty: pork chops smothered in French cut green beans and some sort of soup-based sauce. Retro perfection.

[Cindy]

Wow. That's just naughty.

I think I need to try it.

[Lisa]

I've never heard of hot dish, but something that combines all that cheese and tater tots is a win in my book. I'm definitely serving this at my next party!

[TheBrinsons]

Devilishly good

[Thomas]

So good...but so bad. But so GOOD!

Great shots!

[Kayelle Allen]

I found you via an article on Design*Sponge. Shared this recipe on Twitter and Facebook. By the final picture, I wanted to lick the page! Om nom nom.... We love Tatertots at my house so this is going to be served asap. Thank you!

[The Brinson]

@ Kayelle, Glad you liked it! Enjoy!!

[Meg Mims]

Sort of a modern twist on Shepherd's Pie... mmmmm. Comfort Food!

[Cindy]

Made this last night for my family. The youngest just ate the tater tots and some of the cheese. But there were no complaints and the rest of us loved it. Very filling - probably enough here to serve at least 8 hungry people.
Thanks for the recipe!

[William Brinson]

@ Cindy Glad everyone liked it and at least she ate the best part :)

[veggietestkitchen]

what?! this thing is amazing. cheesy casserole topped with hash browns. how has that not been made already?!

[ckilgore]

I make something similar to this called tater-tot bake. It was a favorite of mine as a kid and now it's a favorite of my kids, too. Our SOLIDLY midwestern version also has ground beef and a distinct lack of vegetables, but I think I will have to mix it up with this version to make it at least a little healthy. :) Thanks!

[Katie]

Just saw this on Pinterest! I've never heard of Hotdish, but this looks absolutely amazing. Thanks for sharing!

[Cathy]

Yes! I grew up in Iowa and we make this but with ground beef (typically) cream of mushroom soup, seasoning, and tater tots...of course additions can be made like cheese, green beans, (my brother likes to do peas) in the meat part... this one I'm sure has a lot more flavor, but the original is very good and comforting as well! :) I might try the nacho cheese tonight, that sounds yummy.

[TheBrinsons]

Thanks! It's so much fun to make

[Kendra]

Looks so good! From Iowa this seems to be a healthier version of the hotdishes we prepare!

[Colleen]

How many servings does this make? And what kind of dish did you bake it in? It looks like bowls from the pic's.

Thanks!

[Krista]

I am astonished by the amount of people that posted thinking this was a new or modern twist! Or had never heard of it! But, I grew up in MN and though your tator tot hotdish is healthier than I grew up eating it is very similar. French's fried onions on top adds to it!! Go to any potluck and there's bound to be a couple different hotdishes there :)

[Tom | Tall Clover Farm]

This is one of those cases where I hear myself asking, "how can anything so wrong, be so right." Um, hmmm, yep must satisfy my tater-tot addiction.