This Gluten Free Super Vegi Tater Tot Hotdish is all about comfort. And in MN winters, sometimes we need a little comfort and warmth in our bellies, and kids love this. I am not about kicking all comfort foods out, but rather “zhuzhing” up the old favorites into a more healthy version. In this case, I’ve added extra veg and plenty of animal protein to keep families sustained and satiated.
Hotdish (or casserole) is a classic, old school Minnesota dish. Toss a few ingredients together with a can of cream of “something” soup, bake, and your good to go! As a kid I remember having tuna casserole with potato chips on top fairly often, YUM!
I think everyone’s Minnesota family has a classic hotdish they make. Tater Tot Hotdish is well known in Minni, but funny enough I had never had it until I was an adult. It is super yummy, but a little low on veg typically. Since my kiddo loves it, I took the classic recipe and souped it up with a bunch of veggie’s, to bump up it’s nutritional value.
Gluten Free Super Veggie Tater Tot Hotdish Recipe
1 1/2 lbs ground beef or ground chicken, or turkey
1 medium onion chopped
1 10oz bag of frozen broccoli or fresh
1 10oz bag of frozen peas or fresh
1 10oz bag of green beans or fresh
1 10oz bag of white corn kernels
1 can gluten free cream of mushroom soup
1 bag of Tater Tots
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup of milk or milk alternative
Directions:
- Preheat the overn to 350° degrees.
- Saute’ chopped onion for about two minutes, then add ground beef, and cook until ground beef is browned.
- Add GF cream of mushroom soup to ground beef and onion, and stir in to incorporate
- Add 1/2 cup of milk, stir, and turn off heat.
- In a glass 9 x 13 baking dish, oil the pan lightly with butter or olive oil.
- Add all frozen vegetables, and mix together.
- Add ground beef and soup mixture to the vegi’s in the glass baking dish, and stir to incorporate.
- Top with tater tots. You can arrange them in lines, or dump them… your choice.
- Bake at 350° degrees for 30-40 minutes, or until you see it bubbling on the sides.
- Top with cheddar cheese and bake for another 10-12mn, and enjoy!
Here’s a pic of the cooked version, but I forgot to take a pick with the cheese on top!
