Okay, It's Tater Tots, Okay?

Ode to the tater tot~



                                                                    






 I have never met a potato I didn't like. I adore tater tots and I make no apologies.  Today, Cook's Corner inspired me to take the help where and when I can get it and I have selected tater tots to save a busy day.

                                               
 I have secretly been stashing bags of frozen tater tots in my freezers and pulling out portions when I am pinched for time.  Gradually I have begun using them in flat form (like McDonald's hash browns) in casserole breakfast dishes. And since rave reviews resulted, I am coming clean with recipes using the wonder of  left over potato products.  It all started with a restaurant making french fries.  Odds and ends were left over once the fry shape was achieved and there were too many scraps left to throw away--too wasteful and so a  tot was born. It seems: the brothers Grigg had just started a frozen-food company to make, among other items, french fries.  But what to do with the spud scraps left behind? The pieces were too small to be turned into proper fries but too numerous to be discarded.  One day in 1953 one of the brothers conceived a delicious idea.  He chopped the potato scraps, shaped them into bite-sized cylinders, fried them golden and crunchy... and now we're talking! There are tons of recipes on how to make your own from scratch, but really, if you are pressed for time why would you go to all the trouble? Take the help where you can get it and go on with your life.

 

Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

45 mins

Total time

55 mins

Author: Crystal @ Simply Being Mommy

Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 cup diced onion (I use frozen to make it easier.)
• 1 pkg (32 oz) tater tots
• 1 can (10 oz) cream of mushroom soup
• 1 can (10 oz) cream of chicken soup
• 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
• ½ tsp garlic salt
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• paprika, to sprinkle on top
• ¼ cup flat leaf parsley

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. While oven is preheating, brown ground turkey and onion; drain.
2. Grease a 9×13 inch-baking dish. Transfer turkey and onion mixture to baking dish.
3. In a large bowl, combine cream soups (undiluted), cheese, garlic salt and black pepper. Once thoroughly combined, toss in tater tots and coat evenly.
4. Transfer coated tater tots to the baking dish and place on top of turkey and onion mixture.
5. Bake for about 45 minutes or until the top begins to brown slightly.
6. Sprinkle with paprika and parsley.
7. Serve and enjoy!

Give it a good sprinkle of Tabasco Sauce

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/29/tater-tot-recipes_n_2024417.html

She uses them in everything, because they are so good. Click on the above and enjoy tons of recipes for these little nuggets.