Tot-chos {aka Tater Tot Nachos}
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If you have followed me for a while, you know I always love a good twist on a staple dish and today I have just that! For this recipe for Tot-chos {aka Tater Tot Nachos}, we are taking good a old nachos and swapping out the chips to tater tots! I know it is AWESOME!
My kids love nachos and tater tots so it was the perfect marriage of two family favs! Now, I kept this recipe pretty basic and used what my family likes. However, feel free to get creative and add or change the ingredients for what your family loves.
This recipe takes ground beef and seasons it with taco seasoning, just like you would for tacos. That meat gets sprinkled over hot cooked tater tot. Next is toppings that you typically find on nachos. There is sour cream, slice olives, salsa, guacamole, and green onion or cilantro.
The great thing about Tot-chos {aka Tater Tot Nachos} is you eat them with a fork. So for those of you out there who don’t like to get their fingers dirty when you eat, you will love these!
Here is what you need to make the
Tot-chos {aka Tater Tot Nachos}
- FROZEN TATER TOTS
- GROUND BEEF
- TACO SEASONING
- WATER
- NACHO CHEESE SAUCE OR SHREDDED CHEDDAR CHEESE
- OLIVES, SLICED
- SALSA OR DICED TOMATOES
- SOUR CREAM
- GUACAMOLE
- GREEN ONION OR CILANTRO
Tot-chos {aka Tater Tot Nachos}
Real Mom Kitchen
Ingredients
- 4 cups frozen tater tots cooked according to pkg directions
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 pkg taco seasoning
- ⅔ cup water
- 1 cup nacho cheese sauce or shredded cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup olives sliced
- 1 cup salsa or diced tomatoes
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup guacamole
- ¼ chopped green onion or cilantro
Instructions
- While tater tots cook, brown beef in a skillet until fully cooked. Drain off any excess grease.
- Add taco seasoning and water to the beef. Bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes.
- To serve, top tater tots with beef mixture followed by nacho cheese sauce, olives, salsa, sour cream, guacamole, and green onion. (I place my sour cream in a quart sized freezer bag, then snip the corner of the bag. Then pipe the sour cream over the tot-chos) Serves 6.
Recipe adapted from Taste of Home.
