Wild Tater Tot Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground meat or sausage venison, goose, elk, moose, bear
- 1 can cream of mushroom sound
- 2 cups corn fresh or frozen
- 1 medium green pepper diced
- 1 small onion diced
- 5 cloves garlic diced
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cups frozen tater tots homemade recipe below
Homemade Cheesy Tater Tots
- 2 lbs russet potatoes partially cooked and shredded
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp flour
- 1 tbsp milk
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp parsley
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 tbsp olive oil to coat spoon
Instructions
Wild Tater Tot Casserole
- Preheat your oven to 375℉ / 190℃
- In a cast iron skillet or pan, fry onion, garlic and peppers. Fry until softer and fragrant.
- Add ground meat or sausage and cook until browned. Drain any excess fats.
- Add all spices, Worcestershire sauce and cream of mushroom soup mix. Mix well and remove from heat.
- Spread to the base of your oven safe pan or skillet, or transfer to a medium sized casserole dish.
- Layer corn on top.
- Layer that with frozen tater tots.
- Sprinkle on shredded cheese.
- Bake for 30-45 minutes. Let rest for 5-10 minutes before serving.
Homemade Cheesy Tater Tots
- In a large pot with salted water, parboil 2 lbs of peeled russet potatoes. They should only be cooked barely halfway through and should still be very firm to pierce with a fork.
- Once potatoes are partially cooked, transfer them to cold water to stop any cooking and to cool them off quickly.
- Using a grater, shred these potatoes into a medium sized bowl.
- Once fully ground, add the cheese, spices, flour, cornstarch and milk. Mix well.
- Use an oiled tablespoon measurer or your hands to form this mixture into small tots.
- Line a baking dish with these tots and set in the freezer (for about 3 hours) until tots are frozen and ready to use on this casserole.