Tater Tot Tacos
There are all kinds of twists on a good old taco. There is navajo tacos, flat bread tacos, taco pizza, and taco soup. Well, today I have another twist for you – tater tot tacos – the ingredients of a taco serve over tater tots instead of in a tortilla. It’s a playful take on classic tacos that’s perfect for family dinner. This is a fantastic addition to your menu rotation for a meal that’s both delicious and unique.
You’ll love the golden crunchy tater tots as the base for this dish. Then top it with a warm zesty and savory beef mixture. This is made with browned ground beef, a can of petite diced tomatoes, and some taco seasoning.
Then you have the contrast of textures through the different toppings you can place on these. You have shredded cheese, lettuce, slice olives, sour cream, and diced green onion. There is a whole lot of flavor on that plate! My family loved it of course. This dish reminded me of eating a taco with “mexi fries” at Taco Time.
Here is what you need to make the
Tater Tot Tacos
- TATER TOTS OR ROUNDS
- GROUND BEEF
- PETITE DICED TOMATOTES
- TACO SEASONING
- SHREDDED LETTUCE
- SHREDDED CHEESE
- SOUR CREAM
- SLICED OLIVES
- DICED GREEN ONION
Tater Tot Tacos
Real Mom Kitchen
Ingredients
- 1 24 oz pkg tater tots or rounds
- 1 pd ground beef
- 1 14.5 oz can petite diced tomatotes
- 2 Tbsp taco seasoning
- shredded lettuce
- shredded cheese
- sour cream
- sliced olives
Instructions
- Prepare tater tot according to pkg directions.
- While the tater tots cook, brown ground beef in a skillet until no longer pink; drain.
- Mix in the diced tomatoes and taco seasoning. Allow the mixture to simmer for 2 minutes.
- To serve, place tater tots on a plate and top with the meat mixture followed by lettuce, shredded cheese, sour cream, and olives. Makes 5-6 servings.
Recipe adapted from Moms Who Think.
This is the original photo from this post. The above photos were updated in October 2023.
I pride myself on coming up with ways to use tator tots, and I can’t believe I never thought to just pile on the taco ingredients! So clever. Thanks for the recipe!
I pride myself on coming up with ways to use tator tots, and I can’t believe I never thought to just pile on the taco ingredients! So clever. Thanks for the recipe!
thank you SO much! I can’t have corn because I’m nursing my toddler and hes allergic. Normally making taco’s means me making gluten free/corn free flour tortillas but now I can enjoy them easily! I like organic hash brown rounds. Kroger has them.
thank you SO much! I can’t have corn because I’m nursing my toddler and hes allergic. Normally making taco’s means me making gluten free/corn free flour tortillas but now I can enjoy them easily! I like organic hash brown rounds. Kroger has them.
We had these last night and they were so amazing! Definitely a new favorite recipe 🙂 I’m hoping to share them on my blog soon, I’ve already raved to all my friends about how good they are! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe!
We had these last night and they were so amazing! Definitely a new favorite recipe 🙂 I’m hoping to share them on my blog soon, I’ve already raved to all my friends about how good they are! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe!
That looks very tasty. And it seems pretty quick and easy to make. Great kid food!
That looks very tasty. And it seems pretty quick and easy to make. Great kid food!
Holy cow…. this will be on the menu for next week’s taco night. I know it will be a hit- and who doesn’t love being called the “best mom ever” at dinertime! Thanks Laura!
Holy cow…. this will be on the menu for next week’s taco night. I know it will be a hit- and who doesn’t love being called the “best mom ever” at dinertime! Thanks Laura!
We are a huge fan of tacos and I think this will be a wonderful and fun change of pace, plus who doesn’t love tater tots..lol
We are a huge fan of tacos and I think this will be a wonderful and fun change of pace, plus who doesn’t love tater tots..lol