This homemade Taco Tater Tot Casserole for two features homemade taco seasoning with ground beef, black beans, tater tots, and enchilada sauce topped with gooey melted Colby Jack cheese.
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You may already have most of the seasonings in your pantry or spice rack.
This dish makes two very generous individual servings and is quite filling! Try it for lunch, dinner, or a romantic date night meal.
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Try this Guacamole with Tomatoes or this Fresh Pico De Gallo with some restaurant style tortilla chips.
How to make Mexican Tater Tot Casserole
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Dice the onion.
Coat two 20-ounce baking dishes with non-stick cooking spray.
Cook the onion and ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until completely browned, about 5 minutes.
In a small bowl, mix together the chili powder, paprika, cumin, oregano, salt, black pepper, and cornstarch.
To the skillet with the ground beef, add in the garlic, homemade seasoning mix, and black beans. Cook and stir for another 5 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.
Combine the ground beef mixture in a large bowl with the tater tots.
Stir in about 1/2 of the Colby Jack cheese and mix slightly to combine.
Pour about 1/3 of the enchilada sauce into the bottom of the two prepared baking dishes, divided evenly.
Add the tater tot and ground beef mixture to the two baking dishes, divided evenly.
Lightly pat the mixture down into a solid, even layer in each dish.
Pour the remaining enchilada sauce over the tater tot layer, divided evenly.
Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.
Sprinkle the remaining Colby Jack cheese over the casseroles, divided evenly, and return to oven until the cheese is melted and bubbly, about 5 minutes more.
Garnish with diced green onion if desired.
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Taco Tater Tot Casserole Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ small onion
- ½ lb ground beef
- ½ teaspoon minced garlic
- ½ Tablespoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ¼ teaspoon oregano
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon cornstarch
- 12 ounces canned black beans (rinsed and drained)
- 1 cup shredded Colby Jack cheese
- 8 ounces frozen tater tots
- 6 ounces canned enchilada sauce
- Green onion (optional for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Dice the onion.
- Coat two 20 ounce baking dishes with non-stick cooking spray.
- Cook the onion and ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until completely browned, about 5 minutes.
- In a small bowl, mix together the chili powder, paprika, cumin, oregano, salt, black pepper, and cornstarch.
- To the skillet with the ground beef, add in the garlic, homemade seasoning mix, and black beans. Cook and stir another 5 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.
- Combine the ground beef mixture in a large bowl with the tater tots.
- Stir in about 1/2 of the Colby Jack cheese and mix slightly to combine.
- Pour about 1/3 of the enchilada sauce into the bottom of the two prepared baking dishes, divided evenly.
- Add the tater tot and ground beef mixture to the two baking dishes, divided evenly.
- Lightly pat the mixture down into a solid, even layer in each dish.
- Pour the remaining enchilada sauce over the tater tot layer, divided evenly.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.
- Sprinkle the remaining Colby Jack cheese over the casseroles, divided evenly, and return to oven until the cheese is melted and bubbly, about 5 minutes more.
- Garnish with diced green onion if desired.
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