Looking for an easy comfort food dinner that your whole family will love? This simple Tater Tot Casserole is the perfect go-to comfort food recipe!

For many households, Tater Tot Casserole is a familiar meal. You may have grown up enjoying this main dish with your family or eating while over at a friend’s house. However, there are plenty of us that have been missing out on this delicious meal over the years. This casserole did not grace my own table as a child, but luckily my children will never say that.

Tater Tot Casserole has become a much loved dinner in our home over the years. I am happy to tell you that even my husband, who grew up eating a version of this almost weekly and consequently tiring of it, was pleasantly surprised with this flavorful recipe. I have even seen him sneaking seconds when my back is turned!

This recipe uses a homemade cream sauce instead of canned soup and the entire dish contains only 10 simple ingredients. You will want to include the kids in the preparation of this meal too. They will love adding the final touch: a layer of tater tots!

Gluten Free Tater Tot Casserole Recipe

Tater Tot Casserole ingredients - you need shredded mild cheddar cheese, worcester sauce, milk, corn starch, green beans, ground beef and tater tots.

Here is what you need:

1 lb ground beef
1 onion, diced
2 cups milk
2 heaping Tbsp cornstarch
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp salt
½ tsp ground black pepper
2 (15 oz) cans green beans, drained
32 oz bag tater tots
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Grease the bottom and sides of a casserole dish to prevent sticking.

Step 1: Preheat your oven to 400F and grease a 9×13 pan. Set aside.

Tater Tot Casserole | Brown the ground beef in a pan and add in your diced onions.

Step 2: In a large pan, brown ground beef. Add diced onions to browned ground beef and sauté for 5 min or until onions are translucent.

Tater Tot Casserole | Wisk together milk and cornstarch.

Step 3: In a bowl, whisk together milk and cornstarch.

Tater Tot Casserole | Add cornstarch mixture to ground beef and stir until mixture thickens.

Step 4: Add cornstarch and milk mixture to hot pan of ground beef and onions. Stir continuously for 3-4 min or until mixture is thickened.

Tater Tot Casserole | Add the rest of your ingredients to the ground beef mixture. Include salt and pepper for seasoning.

Step 5: Remove pan from heat and stir in Worcestershire sauce, drained green beans, shredded cheese, and salt and pepper.

Tater Tot Casserole | Pour mixture into the 9x13 pan and top with a layer of frozen tater tots.

Step 6: Pour mixture into greased 9×13 pan. Top with frozen tater tots.

Tater Tot Casserole | Bake the casserole for 20-25 minutes, until the tater tots are golden brown.

Step 7:Bake for 20-25 min or until casserole is bubbling and tater tots are golden brown. Allow to cool for 15 minutes and serve.

 

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Tater Tot Casserole

Every family should have a simple casserole recipe to satisfy the whole family during the week. This Gluten-Free Tater Tot Casserole will do just that!
Course Main Course
Keyword Tater Tot Casserole
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 onion diced
  • 2 cups milk
  • 2 heaping Tbsp cornstarch
  • 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp ground black pepper
  • 2 15 oz cans green beans, drained
  • 32 oz bag tater tots
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 400F and grease a 9x13 pan. Set aside.
  2. In a large pan, brown ground beef. Add diced onions to browned ground beef and sauté for 5 min or until onions are translucent.
  3. In a bowl, whisk together milk and cornstarch.
  4. Add cornstarch and milk mixture to hot pan of ground beef and onions. Stir continuously for 3-4 min or until mixture is thickened.
  5. Remove pan from heat and stir in Worcestershire sauce, drained green beans, shredded cheese, and salt and pepper.
  6. Pour mixture into greased 9x13 pan. Top with frozen tater tots.
  7. Bake for 20-25 min or until casserole is bubbling and tater tots are golden brown. Allow to cool for 15 minutes and serve.

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Looking for an easy comfort food dinner that your whole family will love? This simple Tater Tot Casserole is the perfect go-to comfort food recipe!

Sammi Ricke

Sammi Ricke

Sammi Ricke likes to keep things simple, delicious, and nutritious in her kitchen. She enjoys the challenge of finding unique ways to incorporate “just one more whole food” into every meal while leaving just enough room for life's essentials: chocolate and peanut butter. If you are looking for “healthified” versions of your family’s favorite meals be sure to visit Sammi's HappiHomemade Blog. You can also find her on Pinterest, Instagram, and Facebook.
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