Sloppy Joe Tater Tot Casserole
This hearty casserole combines a saucy ground-beef filling with melted sharp cheddar and a crisp layer of tater tots. The beef mixture has a sweet-and-tangy sloppy joe flavor, while the cheesy potato topping turns golden in the oven. It’s an easy one-pan-style dinner that works especially well when you need to stretch a pound of ground beef into a family-sized meal.
Print Pin Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1/2 medium yellow or sweet onion, diced
- 1/2 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1 1/2 tbsp packed brown sugar
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 (8-ounce) package sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 (30-ounce) package Frozen tater tots, you will only use 2/3 of bag
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Place the ground beef, diced onion, and diced bell pepper in a large nonstick skillet. Cook while breaking the beef into crumbles with a wooden spoon. Continue cooking until the beef is completely cooked and the onion and bell pepper have softened.
- Drain off any accumulated fat.
- Add the tomato sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, and black pepper to the skillet. Stir until everything is evenly combined.
- Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook for 3 to 5 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat.
- Transfer the sloppy joe mixture to the prepared baking dish and spread it evenly across the bottom.
- Scatter a little more than half of the shredded cheddar cheese over the beef mixture.
- Arrange the tater tots over the cheese, using approximately 2/3 of the bag.
- Sprinkle the remaining cheddar cheese over the tater tots.
- Bake for about 25 minutes, or until the tater tots have turned golden brown.
