Main Dishes

Mexican Tater Tot Casserole

A tried-and-true family favorite from Becky's own recipe collection. Here's everything you need to make Mexican Tater Tot Casserole at home.

Mexican Tater Tot Casserole

Mexican Tater Tot Casserole

Makes 8 servings · ~315 calories per serving (estimated) · 17 min prep · 48 min cook

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 16 oz frozen tater tots
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 2 tsp taco seasoning
  • 1 cup cheese
  • 1 can chili beans
  • 1 can Rotel tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon onion (chopped fine)

Instructions

  1. Cook meat and season. Drain.
  2. Drain Rotel tomatoes and add to the meat.
  3. Add chili beans with sauce to the meat. Combine.
  4. In a 9x13 baking dish, grease the pan, add tater tots, and pour the meat mixture over the tater tots.
  5. Add cheese to the top.
  6. Bake at 350 for 45–50 mins.

From Becky’s handwritten notebook

Every recipe on this site started the same way — written by hand in Becky’s spiral kitchen notebook, usually with a dinner bubbling on the stove nearby. Here’s the original page this recipe was typed up from, smudges and all:

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Becky's handwritten Mexican Tater Tot Casserole recipe — notebook page 1 Becky's handwritten Mexican Tater Tot Casserole recipe — notebook page 2

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