you could also put peas in one section, corn in another, mixed veggies in the other),when the tots aren’t crunchy anymore. That also works really good for leftovers (I make a giant pan of this ,3-4 lbs of meat, adjusting the other ingredients to reflect how many recipes you make at one time. Transfer the cooked ground meat and onion mixture to a greased, two-quart baking dishpreferably a shallow oneand spread in an even layer. We even go further and make more tots in the air fryer to add to our meal. You can go a little higher on the oven temp because you already started cooking the ground beef. Then spread the Cream of Mushroom Soup over the top of the peas/onion soup, the 2 soups cook together and make the best sauce!! Top with the tater tots then cook in 400°-425° oven until its happily bubbling and the tots are a beautiful brown color,we like ours really crunchy. Take out of oven, Pour bag of frozen peas (corn or mixed veggies work too, we love peas), over the Hamburger, 80/20 works best, any leaner and it’s like dry mini hockey picks, we’ve tried it! Sprinkle a packet of knoor onion soup mix evenly over the top of the peas. Put it in the oven for 5-10 minutes to start browning. Try the Hamburger pulled apart and loosely layered on the bottom of the pan. You can find detailed recipe instructions below. Now all that’s left to do is pop it into a 400 ℉ oven. I arranged them prettily by starting in the middle and creating radiating patterns out to the edges, but if you’re pressed for time you can simply dump the tots on - your hotdish will still be delicious! To make the dish really hold together and come alive, the last thing you’ll do will to be to add the tater tots. You fry up an onion and some ground beef with spices, and then you start layering it in your casserole dish.įirst you put down the ground beef and spices, then the canned soup, some frozen or canned green beans and some canned corn. One of the nice things about this recipe is that it takes hardly any time at all to put together. I guess that’s what known as “Minnesota nice!” Putting It All Together Hotdish is essentially a casserole, usually consisting of canned vegetables such as green beans and/or corn, some kind of canned soup like cream of celery or mushroom, and some kind of protein (in this case ground beef.) The starch could be noodles or, like in this version, tater tots.Īpparently, every year the senators from Minnesota have a hotdish competition where they put aside politics for a moment, get in the kitchen, and have a little friendly cook-off making hotdish. It seems, however, that the tater tot version was not popularized until the 1950s. Origins of Hotdishįrom what I could find out, hotdish may have come out of the Great Depression as it used common, relatively cheap ingredients to feed quite a few people. Topped with crisp, golden tater tots and held together with cream of mushroom soup, it’s the perfect cold weather potluck dish. There are several versions, but this one comes directly from my friend Mandu in Minneapolis. Save one in the freezer for a night you’re too busy or tired to make something from scratch.Hotdish is classic Minnesotan fare, composed of a few thrifty ingredients all baked up together in one dish. If you want to get really Midwestern grandma on this, double the recipe, make two separate hotdishes. These are great the next day, especially if you skip the microwave and take the time to reheat in an oven so the tots crisp up nicely. Those don’t do it for me, but like anything in the comfort food family, if you grew up eating this and it’s what you like, by all means– add away! I know some people like to add broccoli, frozen peas, mixed vegetables or corn. I think they add a nice flavor and texture to the dish. 8.1 Ingredients 1x2x3x 8.2 Instructions 8. I like making mine with fresh green beans. Hot dish was easy to assemble, inexpensive, and can feed a crowd. These hearty dishes came from agrarian communities in the Midwest, intended to feed people who spent their days working long hours outside. A hot dish is layered with a crispy topping. To me, a casserole is a dish where everything is stirred together and topped with something crunchy. What’s the difference between a hotdish and a casserole? Scatter the green beans and corn evenly on top. People of America, pull this recipe out at your next potluck, dinner party, or family reunion. Transfer the beef and onion mixture from the skillet into a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. And it’s a hotdish, NOT a tater tot casserole, there is a difference and anyone living in Minnesota can explain it, as I do here… This is comfort food nirvana. It’s a fun take on meat and potatoes and I highly recommend you make it. Tater tot hotdish is a classic Midwestern treat.
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