How to Cook Perfect Chili Cheese Burger Tater Tot Casserole

Chili Cheese Burger Tater Tot Casserole. Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole is everything you need for a cozy winter dinner. Even better, the recipe easily doubles or triples to feed a crowd! This post was sponsored by KRAFT, HEINZ and ORE-IDA, and I was compensated to write it.

Impossibly Easy Tater Tots™ Cheeseburger Casserole. However, sometimes the same old casseroles get a little boring. Enter: Chili Cheese Dog Tater Tot Casserole. You can have Chili Cheese Burger Tater Tot Casserole using 21 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Chili Cheese Burger Tater Tot Casserole

1. Prepare 2 lb of Hamburger.
2. You need 1/4 lb of Bacon.
3. It's 1/2 cup of Santa Fe Style Tortilla Strips or Your Fav. Flavor Doritos.
4. It's 1/4 cup of Diced Onion.
5. It's 1/4 cup of Diced Roasted Red Peppers.
6. You need 1/4 cup of Diced Green Peppers.
7. You need 2 tsp of Minced Garlic.
8. You need 4 tbsp of Olive Oil.
9. Prepare 1 of Cayenne Pepper.
10. Prepare 1 of chili powder.
11. You need 1 of paprika.
12. You need 1 of black pepper and Salt.
13. You need 1 can of Sloppy Joe Sauce.
14. You need 1 can of Chili Sauce with Beans.
15. Prepare 3/4 cup of Melted Velveeta (or one Cheese Sauce Pkg from a Box of Mac and Cheese).
16. It's 1 cup of Shredded Mozzarella Cheese.
17. Prepare 1 cup of Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese.
18. It's 2 lb of bag Tater Tots.
19. It's 1 of Cooking Spray.
20. It's 1/4 cup of Freshly Chopped Green Onions (Optional).
21. Prepare 1 of Sour Cream (Optional).

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Chili Cheese Burger Tater Tot Casserole step by step

1. Brown Hamburger, drain and set aside..
2. Cook Bacon, cool, and crumble. Mix with crumbled Santa Fe Style Tortilla Strips/Doritos. Set aside..
3. In a skillet, heat olive oil. Add Onion, Roasted Red Peppers, Green Peppers, and Minced Garlic. Sauté until browned..
4. In a kettle, combine Sloppy Joe Sauce and Chili Sauce with Beans. Add Sautéed ingredients from step 3..
5. Add spices to Sauce to taste. Heat until bubbling..
6. Spray a 13X9 inch baking dish (preferably glass) with cooking spray and cover the bottom with about 3/4 of the Tater Tots..
7. Cover Tots with 3/4 of the Sauce..
8. Drizzle the Cheese Pouch/Melted Velveeta over Tots and Sauce..
9. Layer with 3/4 of the Shredded Mozzarella and Sharp Cheddar Cheeses..
10. Scatter the remaining Tots on top and press them down lightly..
11. Bake uncovered in Oven at 350°F for approx. 40 mins..
12. Top Casserole with remaining Shredded Cheese and Bacon/Tortilla Crumbles..
13. Continue Baking for 5 to 10 more mins. until Cheese begins to brown slightly..
14. Top with Freshly chopped green onions and serve with Sour Cream (optional).

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