Easy Cowboy Tater Tot Casserole Recipe

Published Mar 29, 2024 By Elle Ann

Image credit: Kitchen Fun With My 3 Sons via YouTube

This creamy, cheesy, and hearty casserole covered in crispy tater tots and melted cheese will be your family’s new favorite for sure. It’s filled with savory meat, creamy sauce, corn, bacon, cheese, and tater tots, it can keep your stomach full for the day. You can serve it on the side of your favorite dish or enjoy it as is, either way, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.

So, if you’re looking for a dish that can please a crowd but is super easy to prepare, then you’ve come to the right recipe because this is exactly what you need! Learn how now by watching this video tutorial by Kitchen Fun With My 3 Sons on YouTube. It’s so good that you can never have enough of it!

Ingredients for Cowboy Casserole:

1 pound of ground beef
1 (10.75oz) can of cream of mushroom soup
½ cup of milk
1/3 cup of sour cream
1 tsp of onion powder
½ tsp of salt
½ tsp of black pepper
1½ cups of frozen corn
1½ cups of cheddar cheese, shredded, divided
½ cup of bacon, cooked and chopped
28 ounces of frozen tater tots

How to Make Cowboy Casserole:

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 375°F, then grease a 9×13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray, and set it aside for later. Place a large skillet on a stove over medium-high heat, then add the ground beef, and break them apart into small pieces.

Step 2

Cook them until they are no longer pink, then drain off all the excess grease, and turn off the heat. In a large mixing bowl, add the cream of mushroom soup, milk, and sour cream, then stir them well until smooth and combined, add the onion powder, salt, and black pepper, and continue to mix until combined.

Step 3

Add in the ground beef, corn, half a cup of cheese, and bacon, then give them a good mix until well combined, and transfer the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Spread the mixture evenly, then sprinkle half a cup of cheese on top, and cover them with a single layer of tater tots.

Step 4

Place it in the preheated oven, then allow it to bake for about 40 minutes or until bubbly and brown, and then top it with the remaining cheese. Put it back in the oven to bake for another 5 minutes until melted, then serve with more bacon on top if desired, and enjoy!