French Onion Tater Tot Casserole Recipe – tater tots, french onion dip, cream of chicken soup, cheese – LOVE this casserole! Can make ahead and freezer for later. You can even split it between two foil pans – one for now and one for the freezer. Super easy side dish with only 4 ingredients that tastes great!
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Pin This RecipePotato Casseroles are my favorite side dishes. They are easy to make, taste delicious and are wonderful freezer dishes! This French Onion Tater Tot Casserole is not different. Instead of using shredded hash browns, I used a bag of tater tots. I love tater tots and they are super delicious in this French Onion Tater Tot Casserole.
The French Onion part of this casserole comes from your favorite refrigerated sour cream-based French Onion dip. I prefer Kraft French Onion dip, but any refrigerated French Onion dip will work great. I loved the flavors in this casserole. I could have made a meal out of it! We like to serve it with chicken, steaks, pork tenderloin, and burgers. It really goes with everything. Make this ASAP!
French Onion Tater Tot Casserole
Ingredients:
- 1 (30 to 32-oz) package frozen tater tots
- 1 (10.5-oz) can Cream of Chicken soup
- 2 cups refrigerated sour cream French Onion Dip
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray a 9×13-inch pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine potatoes, soup, dip and cheddar cheese. Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake for 45 – 60 minutes, until bubbly.
Notes:
Make sure to sure a sour cream based French onion dip such as Dean’s, Great Value, Barber’s, Heluva Good Dip, or Kraft.
Can assemble the casserole ahead of time and freeze for later. To bake after freezing, thaw completely and bake as directed above.
There is no need to thaw tater tots before assembling the casserole.Steph
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Love this recipe, have used it for years. Thinking about adding a pound of ground beef or ground pork to it. Have you tried it this way? I’m wanting to try it as a main dish, since my hubby and kids love it so much.
OMG DELICIOUS!!! The onion dip gives great flavor. Also, I added one stick of melted butter to the soup and dip, before adding cheese and folding in the taters, because…. BUTTER! 😀 So freaking good!!! Served with ham and maple bacon brussel sprouts and pineapple. Looking forward to leftovers! Thanks for the recipe Steph!
If using 2 smaller pans (cooking one, freezing one), does the cooking time change since the pan is smaller?
Is that 2 cups of French Onion dip or 2 containers? Haha, I read it wrong I think and bought 2 containers.
2 cups or 16-ounces
Thank you for answering my question. Now I won’t mess up the recipe next week.
Thanks again.
may I make the dip w/lipton onion soup mix and sour cream?
yes
I have it in the oven right now havent had it in years and hope it is as good as it was the first time we having hamburger steak with it with the onions and mushrooms and brown gravy
Hi what can I use instead of the canned soup? Or could I omit it? Thanks!
I have never made this without the soup. So unfortunately, without further recipe testing, I cannot answer with certainty. As always, please use your best judgment regarding substitutions and modifications.
Thank you for a great recipe. My whole family enjoyed it. The only change I made was using a can of Cream of Onion soup instead of chicken. Thank you again.
Thank you for a great recipe. My whole family enjoyed it. The only change I made was using a can of Cream of Onion soup instead of Cream of Chicken. Thank you again!
Thanks Stephanie, I always like information for me because I live by myself and most recipe make to much for a single person and if I pass it onto someone else for information that person. Happy you responded so quickly. Most, times when I leave a comment I do not get a reply.
There are only two of us, so I freeze all our potato casseroles for later too. Enjoy!
About how long can it be in the freezer? Would you take it out of the refrigerator when thawed and let it sit about 30 mins? To come to room temperature and cook it according to the directions.
It would be great if you can let it get to room temperature before baking. If not, just add a few minutes to the baking time.
I think it will keep a couple of months frozen. I keep pans of it in our freezer for a couple of months and it is always fine.
Can I assemble it the day before and bake it the next day ?
Yes – you can even freeze it and thaw before baking.
I just made mine with some shredded chicken I cooked in the crockpot and put in the freezer. 45 minutes to go. I'm waiting!!!! Hurry up and cook!!!.
Thank you for this recipe Stephanie! It was delicious. I had a whole rotisserie chicken in my fridge so I incorporated it into the casserole and it was great for a dinner entree with a veggie side.
Anyway to convert this to a crockpot dish? Im a truck driver so no oven but do you think I can pull it off in the slow cooker?
Absolutely. Mix it up as directed and cook on LOW for a few hours. Probably about 4 hours tops. Enjoy!
This sounds good, how do you think it would be with bacon bits and french fried onions?
Sounds amazing! Enjoy!
I love using cream of cheese soup. Mmmmmm, cheesy tator tots.
Could I put shredded chicken in it?
Yes, or ground beef/turkey/sausage, or bacon I make a similar casserole for my family.
LOVE TOTS of ANY KIND!!!
I think I'll try this with the MINI Tots!!!
I always make onion dip with lipton onion soup mix and sour cream. I wonder if it would be the same?
I think that would be fine. Enjoy!
If I wanted to freeze it would I freeze it baked or unbaked?
Freeze it unbaked
Do I need to cover the casserole when it bakes?
I did not cover the casserole when I baked it.
Do you thaw out the tots before you add them in, or just throw them in frozen?
I just threw them in frozen.
Tried it last night, it was an awesome side dish! Yum!
People post dishes, I put them on the try sometime list and now have over 1000 so I decided to get the stuff and make this one tonight to go with some brisket. We loved it and Bev said this may be our new go-to potato recipe. Now we're thinking of things we can add to change it up a bit. Thanks for posting.
I make this and add 2 cups of ham and serve it as a breakfast casserole! Delicious!
Can I use cream of mushroom soup instead of chicken?
absolutely
There is no way for this to be anything other than fantastic. So easy too, I have to do this for a tailgate.
Tater tots and frozen hash browns are a great convenience and this sounds like a delicious use for the tots.
I have a huge question. It might sound stupid but here goes. Do I add water to soup before combining with rest of ingredients?
just use the soup by itself – nothing else