Bacon Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole – hamburger, bacon, cheese, cheese soup, sour cream and tater tots – what’s not to love? We ate this twice in one day! Can be made ahead of time and refrigerated or frozen for later. You can also divide it between two 8×8-inch foil pans and freeze one. Great for a potluck and tailgating this fall!
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Pin This RecipeI can’t get enough of this Bacon Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole! It was SO good. Like, really, really, really good. We ate this for lunch and dinner the same day! That should tell you how much we liked it. Hamburger, bacon, cheese, cheese soup, sour cream and tater tots – what’s not to love? Just heat up some green beans and you have a full meal!
This Bacon Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole can be made ahead of time and refrigerated or frozen for later. You can also divide it between two 8×8-inch foil pans if you don’t need to feed a larger family. We actually have a pan in the freezer right now!
This Bacon Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole is guaranteed to please the whole family. You can even add some tomatoes, peppers, mushrooms and onions to the mixture if you wanted to jazz it up. It would be great for a potluck. I think this would be perfect for tailgating this Fall too!
Bacon Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole
Ingredients:
- 1½ pounds ground beef
- ¾ cup cooked chopped bacon
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 (32-oz) package frozen tater tots
- 1 (10.5-oz) can condensed cheddar cheese soup
- 1 (16-oz) container sour cream
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray a 9×13-inch pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Cook ground beef in a large skillet until no longer pink. Drain fat.
- In a large bowl, combine cooked beef, bacon, cheddar cheese, tater tots, cheese soup, and sour cream. Mix until thoroughly combined.
- Spread mixture into prepared pan.
- Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until bubbly.
Notes:
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Can you use bacon pieces to substitute cooked, chopped bacon?
absolutely! I usually buy a big bag of precooked bacon pieces at Sam’s or Costco to use in recipes like this. Enjoy!
I have made this several times. Family fav! We like to drizzle ketchup and mustard on it and top it off with pickles (after it's cooked). I also like to add sauted onions to mine and it just gives it extra yummy flavor. Sometimes (when I remember) I add chopped onion to the hamburger when it's cooking. I use bacon instead of bacon bits. I cook my tots while browning the hamburger to make them crispy and then I put a layer on the bottom and a layer on top (we like crispy tots). Once the top layer gets crispy I top it with cheese (I only put maybe ¹/⁴ cup of shredded cheese in the mixture), let that melt and tada!
Is there a crockpot version? It is way too hot to use the oven. It looks really good and I want to try it out but during the summer, I cant use the oven.
Hubby and I loved it. I made a few changes like cooking the tater tots first, then lined them on the bottom of the dish. I reserved 1cup shredded cheese for topping. I added one shallot to the ground beef. I cooked 1/2 lb of bacon and diced it. I don't really care for bacon bits. I mixed all the remaining ingredients. I layered the mixture over the tater tots and topped with cheddar cheese and baked for 20 min at 350. Plain chicken thank you for the inspiration.
I put half the tater tots in thehe mixture, and half on top. Then right before i take it out, I put cheese and bacon bits on top of the crispy tater tots. It's delicious.
I like putting the tater tots on the top in rows instead of mixing in. they stay crunchy that way. Great recipe!
After you freeze it, how long do you bake it from frozen?
I have never baked this frozen. So, I cannot answer with certainty. As always, please use your best judgment regarding modifications.
I dont eat sour cream. Will it be ok without the sour cream
I’ve never made this without sour cream, so I am unable to say with certainty what it would taste like
My boyfriend doesn't like sour cream so I am thinking of using 2 cans of cheese instead. Any other suggestions?
What is something you could make for a side dish?
Green beans, Lima beans, asparagus, sautéed mushrooms
Do you think this could be made in advance, kept in the fridge and cooked the next day?
I think that would be fine. Enjoy!
Great recipe! I leave off the bacon.(personal preference) This is one of those dishes that is better the day after.
Tried this tonight, used ground venison and subbed in nacho cheese sauce instead of canned soup. It was delicious! Warm comfort food at it's best! Thank you for sharing.
We just made this recipe tonight. It was outstanding! Delicious! Will definitely be making it again! We cooked it a little longer to make it more crispy. We had to subsitute the cheddar cheese soup with a Ragu cheddar cheese sauce and it came out fine (all we had!). Thank you for sharing a great recipe!
I turned this one into my breakfast casserole! Just traded out the hamburger meat for breakfast sausage and added a pack of ranch! SOOO good! Thank you!!
I let my daughter go through my Pinterest recipes and pick out something for me to cook for her sleepover (13 yr old's). The girls loved this! & so did my son and hubby!