Name: Mexican Tater Tot® Casserole
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Vegetable oil, or as needed - 2 teaspoons; Whole kernel corn, drained - 1 (15.25 ounce) can; Sliced mushrooms, drained - 1 (4.5 ounce) can; Diced green bell pepper - 1 cup; Mild salsa - ½ cup; Tomato, diced - ½ large; Mild nacho cheese sauce - 3 tablespoons; Ground beef - 1 pound; Mild taco sauce - ¼ cup; Frozen bite-sized potato nuggets (such as Tater Tots®) - 1 (16 ounce) package; Shredded Mexican cheese blend - 1 cup

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15 min.

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Ingredients for - Mexican Tater Tot® Casserole

1. Vegetable oil, or as needed - 2 teaspoons

2. Whole kernel corn, drained - 1 (15.25 ounce) can

3. Sliced mushrooms, drained - 1 (4.5 ounce) can

4. Diced green bell pepper - 1 cup

5. Mild salsa - ½ cup

6. Tomato, diced - ½ large

7. Mild nacho cheese sauce - 3 tablespoons

8. Ground beef - 1 pound

9. Mild taco sauce - ¼ cup

10. Frozen bite-sized potato nuggets (such as Tater Tots®) - 1 (16 ounce) package

11. Shredded Mexican cheese blend - 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Mexican Tater Tot® Casserole

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish.

2. Stage

Mix corn, mushrooms, green bell pepper, salsa, tomato, and nacho cheese sauce together in a bowl. Layer mixture over the bottom of the prepared dish. Mix ground beef and taco sauce together in a separate bowl; add to the corn mixture in the dish and stir together. Layer potato puffs on top of casserole. Top with shredded Mexican cheese blend.

3. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until beef is no longer pink, about 25 minutes.

4. Stage

Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Broil casserole until top is golden brown, about 5 minutes.