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Tater Tot Casserole with Veggies

June 20, 2019 By betsy 1 Comment

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Tater tot casserole with veggies is a complete meal in a pan! My favorite clean-out-the-fridge recipe, and a total crowd pleaser. 
Skillet casserole topped with tater tots next to plates, forks and a cutting board with cheese and herbs

Shepherd’s pie is basically just a casserole topped with potatoes. It is definitely one of our favorite meals. When you top something with potatoes, it’s pretty easy to love in my opinion.

Beyond the carbs, what I really love about shepherds pie is that it is the ultimate clean-out-your-fridge meal. You can completely customize it based on what you have in on hand. Most vegetables will work in a shepherds pie, and you can use ground beef, turkey, or even lentils if you want to go vegetarian.  

Tater Tot Casserole with Veggies

What I learned this time around, is that you can even replace the classic mashed potato topping with tater tots!

Recently I found myself with a lot of miscellaneous vegetables and a bag of frozen tater tots on hand. I figured why not try to make a shepherds pie out of this, and the result was delicious!

I had carrots, zucchini, cherry tomatoes, and asparagus, but you can definitely give it a spin with (fresh, frozen or canned) green beans, corn, celery, mushrooms, root vegetables, squash, etc. Pretty much anything goes! 

Ground meat and veggies cooking in a skillet

I now consider myself an expert at cooking random stuff I have laying around. I’m here to encourage all of you not to be scared to combine ingredients without a recipe! If I didn’t have the tater tots, I still would have eaten this skillet of meat and vegetables as is, or cracked an egg on top.

A cliche as it sounds, when in doubt, put an egg on it.

It also would have been great with pasta, or topped with melted cheese. If you have mixed vegetables and/or ground meat, you have a  blank slate for dinner.

tater tot casserole with veggies in a skillet with a wooden spoon. Serving on a dark plate to the side

Gone are the days of the 4 component dinner. Meat, starch, two kinds of vegetables (did everyone’s mom serve them this or just mine?) Garlic and onions make a flavorful based for any healthy combination of skillet friendly ingredients. Plus, when you cook everything together in one pan, there are less dishes to clean!

If you have tater tots, or the makings for mashed potatoes, make a shepherds pie. If not, don’t discard this “recipe” just turn it into something that works with what you already have.

Give this recipe a try and tag me @betsylife on Facebook or Instagram and I’ll share your creations! I love to see them!

serving of tater tot casserole on a dark plate next to a skillet full of casserole

 

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tater tot casserole with veggies
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Tater Tot Casserole with Veggies

Tater tot casserole with veggies is a complete meal in a pan! My favorite clean-out-the-fridge recipe, and a total crowd pleaser. 

Course Main Course
Cuisine American, casserole
Keyword casserole recipe, shepherds pie, tater tot casserole
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 6 people
Calories 504 kcal

Ingredients

  • 4 Tablespoons olive oil divided
  • 1/2 c chopped onion
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 carrots chopped
  • 2 zucchini chopped
  • 1 bunch asparagus chopped
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes
  • 1 lb lean ground turkey
  • 1 t. dried thyme
  • 1 t. dried oregano
  • 1/2 t. black pepper
  • 1 bag frozen tater tots thawed

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Heat 2 T oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add onions and garlic and cook for 2 minutes until fragrant. Add carrots, zucchini, asparagus and tomatoes. Cook 6-8 minutes until tender. Set vegetables aside.
  3. Heat remaining 2 t. olive oil in the same skillet and saute turkey until browned. Add thyme, oregano and pepper. Return vegetables to pan. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  4. Transfer turkey mixture to 9 inch pie plate or shallow cassarole dish. Top with an even layer of tater tots.
  5. Bake on a baking sheet for 12-15 minutes until top is golden brown.
Nutrition Facts
Tater Tot Casserole with Veggies
Amount Per Serving (1 g)
Calories 504 Calories from Fat 243
% Daily Value*
Fat 27g42%
Sodium 828mg35%
Carbohydrates 46g15%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 21g42%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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  1. Jenny (VintageSugarcube) says

    October 24, 2014 at 5:11 pm

    I couldn’t be trusted with the entire pan. I’d have to invite many people over to help me devour that. Ohhh yum.

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