The only tater tots my mom let me eat as a child were on my school lunch tray, and since those were “ewwww”, I grew up hating them. But somehow through the years, they found their way into my cooking, my belly, and my heart.
My favorite way to cook with tater tots is to make “Tater Tot Casserole”, but last week I found an Ore-Ida Sloppy Tots recipe, and it really made a great weeknight meal, so I thought I’d share it with you.
(I added a little BBQ sauce & some crushed red pepper to mine.)
Sloppy Tots
Ingredients
32 ounce Ore-Ida Tater Tots (I like to thaw or partially thaw mine in advance)
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1/2 onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
8 ounces tomato sauce
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup bbq sauce
3 T brown sugar
1 T worcestershire sauce
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Directions
1. Arrange Tater Tots in a single layer in a 13 x 9 inch baking pan. Bake for 12 minutes at 425 degrees, if partially thawed. (If they were frozen to start, they’ll need more time to heat through.)
2. Meanwhile, in large skillet, brown beef with onion and garlic; drain. Add remaining ingredients except cheese; mix well.
3. Remove Tater Tots from oven, and pour beef mixture over them.
3. Sprinkle shredded cheese over the top. Bake another 15 minutes or until mixture is hot and cheese is melted.
Enjoy!
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Something to try out for my kiddos!
I am dying to try this!
twitted this today, 08/10
Not my cup of tea, but I’m sure my hubs would love this!
Mmm, that looks very delicious!
—–OMgggggosh,
I’d really like a bite of this right now, Liz.
Mmmmmmm. It looks DeeeeLISH! Xxx
Looks good and sounds easy enough to make. What about mixing the Tater Tots with the hamburger mixture?
Looks yummy! My kids would gobble it right up.
Oh man this would make an awesome cheat meal. Oh man, yummy!
OH MY GOSH! this looks delicious!
YUMMY!!! I am adding this to my meal plan for next week!!
Yum! This looks so good. I think I could even turn it into a crockpot freezer meal!
That looks like something my husband would ADORE.
twitted this today, 07/10
This looks right up my husbands alley. Thanks for sharing!
I will make the Sloppy Tots casserole for my senior friends.
This looks yummy. I wonder if I can find some organic tator tots so I can make this. Yummy.
I’m sure my husband would love this…not the kind of thing I usually make.
looks easy and delicious!
This Looks Great It Actually Has Me craving tatertots now..my children would go wild for this
twitted this today, 05/10
Someone brought me a casserole similar to this when my youngest was born, and my daughter LOVED it. Thanks for the reminder… I’ll have to try this version!
I love making casseroles. That looks so yummy.
Thanks for the chance!
twitted this today, 04/10
This sounds so good!! I’m making it tonight. I just got some tater tots just for this. Gonna be a lot better than the regular ‘ol tater tot casserole!
I’m sure this is a meal my KIDS would love on a night that Daddy’s working–he got this THING about One dish dinners??!!!???!!
Oh cheese come to mama, oh how I have missed you … hehe It looks fab! I will have to make for the boys..
This looks like great party food. My kids will love it. Thanks for the recipe!
This looks like a great recipe to add to my collection of easy go-to dinners! Thanks for sharing!!
I so want this …. looks so yummy for my tummy!
We love tatertot casserole so will definitely be trying this.
This looks so good! I’ll have to try it out sometime!
That looks sooo yummy! I love making casseroles but can never find anything good that isnt too boring or repetitive! This look tasty and filling! Thanks for sharing!
Love tater tots this looks yummy and kid friendly.
WOw there’s a meal looks like one that will warm the tummy
I never thought of cooking tater tots this way.
YUM – I LOVE baking and eating tater tot casserole – but this recipe sure looks even better =)
This sounds so good. I know we will love it.
I am a veggie but could easily be made without the ground beef
What. If I make this, my husband WILL go bananas, as he is a tater tot fiend.
I am always looking for new ways to use hamburger and this recipe sounds like a good one to try. Thanks
OMG !!! That looks sooooooooooo good , going to have to try it!!! Thanks for the recipe!!
We make a very similar meal but as we are vegan we use sweet potato tater tots with veggie crumbles and some vegan cheese on top. Does the job for a quick comfort meal and is a healthier meat free meal!
This is sure a kid pleaser. A little too rich for me, but I’m sure the kids will like it. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
These sound delicious. Even my husband gave a nod of approval. And thanks I always get the canned sloppy joe mix, now I can make it myself.
I can’t wait to try this, I love me some tater tots!! 🙂
I find that it is also good to add some paprika and rosemary on top for an extra taste! But that’s just me!
This recipe looks so good, and I am going to try making it myself.
I have to admit I wasnt hungry and now I am that looks absolutely amazing! I need to try it. I love anything with tots though!
This looks sooo good. I would probably cheat and use canned sauce though lol. I sometimes put Chili and cheese on my tater tots and that’s good too!
I’m not sure what to think about this recipe. I have to think about it before I try it, I’m not a Tater Tottrer, but husband is.
This looks really yummy and simple to make..Now thats my kinda recipe 🙂
I will be trying this when I go shopping this week I know my son will go nuts over it 🙂
This looks great, and kid friendly! I will have to try it.
Ah, next time the college kids visit, they will be eating this dish 🙂
Wondering if the tots get soggy?
holy crappola!!! my husband would loooove this!!!
This is a great cheap and heqrty dinner! Im gonna have to make this for my boyfriend one night this week.
Oh that looks good! Not sure if my kids would like it though. I have made a tator tot casserole that uses cream of mushroom soup
We love tater tots in our household and we’ve never tried anything with cheese on top. Thanks for sharing.
Looks good! I would probably use low fat cheese because I have to limit my fat intake.
This recipe looks so delicious! It also looks easy to make! I am going to make this recipe. I like the sauce and the cheese in it! I am going to pin this recipe to Pinterest!
That actually sounds delicious on a cold, rainy night. And my kids love tater tots. Bet they would enjoy this! 🙂
Wow this looks delicious my kids will love this!
This looks sinfully delicious. If I had kids I would definitely make this for them!
I think my kids would like this and the prep looks pretty easy
Hope the kids like it.
I first looked and thougt no but changed my mind when I say the tater tots!! Im going to try to make these
the boys will love this…
thanks for sharing 🙂
This is flipping genius. Tater tot casserole is one of my childhood favorites and I love the sloppy joe twist!
I’ve never heard of a dish like this but yum! It sounds so easy and quick to make!
I bet my kids would love that!
Sandy
I always have Ore Ida tater tots on hand because the entire family loves them. Now you’ve made a meal that is sure to please even my picky three year old!
Stop making me so very very hungry
Elizabeth, that looks so good!
I still don’t like them:( My kids do though and I”m pretty sure I could eat a huge plate of this!
what a great looking dish!
my mouth’s watering! thanks so much for sharing that wonderful recipe.
i so want to taste your sloppy tots!
xx
LOVE LOVE the name of the recipe! Have to try this and i’m sure the kids would love it.
Ok! I am officially in love.
Never would have thought about that one.
yum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That one is bound to be yummy. Now I need tater tots.
Bet I could do this with sliced potatoes?
Looks good. I have not had tater tots in ages. Think maybe it’s time to have them.
Lo0oks great, when is dinner?
This looks great! I do a tater tot casserole for the boys sometimes, but it’s totally different from this. I bet yours would go over well with them!
This sounds yummy and convenient. Thank you for sharing, I will have to give it a try!
I LOVE this recipe. It looks very easy and scrumptious. Thanks for the info!
That sounds SO good! I only like tater tots if they have something on them so this would be a perfect way for me to enjoy them while making my tot-loving family happy! 🙂
I have a similar recipe I call Southwest Tator Bake, kinda spicy but no meat. Thanks for the new idea. http://iamnotsuper-woman.blogspot.com/2012/07/southwest-tator-bake.html
I Must Try This Recipe, Looks So Good !:)
Um, hello YUMFEST! That looks great – I am going to make that as soon as I get some tots!!!
Mmm looks so yummy. I love tater tots but my hubby does not.
I think I would like to leave a crushed layer on top for crunchiness.
Yum we love tots! Have you tried the mini ones? They get SO Crispy. Thanks for the great way to use them!
The perfect kids meal!
Oh my lord! That looks kind of interesting! I never would have thought of it.
Thanks,
Paula
I’m going to have to try this!
Never thought to use tots in a casserole! They are a rare “treat” for us but this looks like a great quick recipe
I could totally do this one and someone might actually like it, especially the kids!
This looks yummy! I am going to try the recipe in the crock pot, thanks 🙂
Cardiac arrest tots…
I love recipes like this that are easy & different!
Oh that looks so good! I’m starving right now and would love to make this for dinner tonight!
Oh dear lord….That looks AMAZING! I personally love tater tots, but I can’t have them TOO often. It’s a nice treat every now and again though ^.^
I may just have to try this lovely recipe out!
Thanks for sharing 🙂
Oh, my son would probably LOVE this!!! We had Sloppy Joes (well, the kids – I have had them before) for the first time a few weeks ago and he asks for them weekly! He also loves tater tots.crispy crowns.
I have a tator tot casserole, but this is making me super hungry. It’s pinned. And as soon as it cooler I plan on trying it! Yumm!
Yum yum yummy
This looks delicious and like something the kids would love to help make!
I saw this on youtube about a year ago. the other people added some onions and green pepper in it as well. Just an idea. It does look good
This looks perfect to serve on a rainy day like today.
What a great idea! I would never have thought of using Tater Tots like that.
🙂
Traci
YUM!! I love this. I do love me some tatertots 🙂
This looks awesome!! I’m going to try it!
We may just have this for dinner. That sounds good.
It’s almost a reverse shepherds pie! Which is what I’m cooking right now… Yum!
It looks delicious and cheesy! I pinned this one today when I was on Pinterest.
I haven’t had tater tots since grade school, so nostalgic.
My goodness that sounds sooo yummy! I might just have to try that sometime soon. My kids would probably even eat it! 🙂
That recipe just made me hungry… and now I have to go to the store to buy Tater Tots so I can make this recipe! 🙂
What a great recipe! My family loves tater tots and sloppy joes. Win win!
I’m sitting here at work-haven’t had lunch yet, and your picture hooked me into reading the recipe. If it wasn’t meatless monday, I would be making this tonight. But tomorrow is Tuesday and I have all the ingredients at home to make this…thanks for sharing!!
I have had a version of this before! Delicious!
A love this recipe – a great new twist on an oldie!
Drooool! I love tater tots. See, if we lived closer by, you could come to my Spider-Man party and bring your casserole! 😉
Umm. I want that NOW. Please?
Easy dinner ideas are always more than welcome, especially if they include tots! This one looks delicious.
This looks totally awesome! I make a Tater Tot Casserole too that I adore. But I LOVE tater tots! Deep fry them and then enjoy every bit of tasty potato bite of yum! I’m bookmarking your casserole. Thanks!
Tater tots, one of my favorite things. Your Sloppy Tots Casserole looks delicious.
We love tots. Thanks for the recipe!
I can’t believe I’ve never mad a tater tot casserole before. I’ll definitely be making one soon! This sounds like something my son might like, too! 🙂
My family loves Tater Tots! This looks incredibly yummy – but it would have to be a special treat for my group!
Oh my, that looks sooo yummy! I love those taters!
Looks soo good, can’t wait to try it!
I have always loved tater tots!!! I have this casserole I’ve only made once, but I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately and should make it again because it was so good. It’s a cheesy broccoli tater tot casserole. YUM!!
I bet that is really good, especially with the BBQ sauce – yum, yum, yum!
I haven’t had a Tater Tot in YEARS. I remember that they were so yummy
I would love this! I LOVE tater tots…but NOT ONE of my children will eat them 🙁
So easy to make! Love it! I think my family will definitely approve of me making it!
I make something similar to that, it is real comfort food!!
Two words: MMMMMMM MMMM – that looks so good! I could totally see making that for a quick & easy weeknight meal!
I like this.
I think I’d like to use my own potatoes though.
Worcestershire Sauce is such a gem!
Sounds yummy! I’ll bet my family would like this! Thanks!!
MMM… Nom! Nom! Nom!… Sluuurrrppp!
This casserole looks so yummy. I like how you added crushed red pepper…I would too! Thanks for the recipe.
I’ve noticed I leave your site hungry quite often. Hmmmm…. 😉
I actually use frozen hashbrowns and tots in a lot of recipes, sans the meat of course. Believe it or not, most companies have a recipe section on their website. I use them a lot for inspiration.
My kids would love this. Sloppy joes + tator tots. It’ would be like food heaven!
I pinned this! I bet my husband will love this!
Dawn
http://www.cheapisthenewclassy.com
Yum. I like to make a hashbrown casserole with the shredded potatoes. I made one last week and it was SOOO good. Loads of cheese, of course. Yum!
OMG.. this looks freakin’ amazing! Pinning this so I can make it this week!
i LOVE this recipe! my version uses vegetarian crumbles instead of ground beef, but it’s one of the few i can serve my omnivore husband and fool him into thinking i’m giving him meat! lol
i am the opposite – we ate them occasionally as a child and now i really don’t care for them. i like potatoes but find tots to be too sweet tasting. Sorry!
Sloppy Tots Casserole sounds really good. My Grandson loves them plain, so I bet he would really like them this way
I’m going to have to try this one!
That looks AMAZING! My grandson loves tots and would go crazy for this!
That look so yummy – and what’s even better, it looks VERY easy to make. We love having tater tot casserole here. I am going to have to try your casserole though!
That sounds good! I’d have to switch the beef for ground turkey, but other than that, I’ll have to give this a try some time!
nice…we flip it and put the tots on top of the filling….had it the first time at the hospital when my first son was born and was pleasantly surprised…
Can you believe that one of my kids (who shall remain nameless) HATES tots? It’s crazy!
Wowza – look at all that cheesy goodness. My kids would love this!