Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole is an easy dinner recipe bursting with all the flavors of a cheeseburger! Made with basic kitchen ingredients, seasoned ground beef combines with cheese, pickles and tater tots for a fun family friendly recipe.
Easy Cheeseburger Casserole
Our cheeseburger casserole with pickles isn’t just for kids! Kids and adults will all love the flavors of a cheeseburger topped with crispy nuggets of potatoes and a drizzle of ketchup all together in a casserole!
A tomato studded ground beef mixture is topped with a layer of cheese, pickles and tater tots! And really now, who can resist that? Dinner will be lots of fun for everyone tonight!
Recipe Variations
I guarantee you’ll be making this recipe over and over because it will quickly become a family favorite. So why not change it up with these easy additions and substitutions:
- Crispy bacon – makes it a bacon cheeseburger casserole
- Taco seasoning and salsa – makes it a taco casserole
- Pizza sauce and mozzarella cheese – makes it a pizza cheeseburger casserole
- Buffalo sauce – makes it a buffalo cheeseburger casserole
- Barbecue sauce and onions - makes it a barbecue cheeseburger casserole
Ingredients you will need to make this recipe
- ground beef
- onion
- canned diced tomatoes
- ketchup
- kosher salt
- pepper
- cheddar cheese
- dill pickle slices
- tater tots
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Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole
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Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef , preferably 85% lean
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes with roasted garlic and onion
- 1/4 cup + 2 Tbs. ketchup , divided
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 6 slices sharp cheddar cheese
- 8 dill pickle slices , optional
- 4 cups frozen tater tots , about 44 pieces
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Cook ground beef and onion in non-stick skillet over medium-high heat until beef is browned; drain any fat.
- Stir in tomatoes, 1/4 cup ketchup, kosher salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until mixture is thick and saucy, about 5-7 minutes.
- Transfer beef mixture to a 2-quart baking dish.
- Top with cheese, pickles and tater tots.
- Bake 25 minutes or until tater tots are heated through and crispy, cheese is melted and beef mixture is hot and bubbly.
- Drizzle with remaining ketchup.
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