Twisted Tater Tot Casserole

By wandab0811

Ingredients

• 1 lb very lean ground beef (at least 85% lean)
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup (low-fat preferred, but not necessary)
• 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup diced red bell pepper
• 1/4 cup diced green bell pepper
• 6 strips cooked bacon, crumbled
• 1/2 cup french fried onions (such as French's)
• 2 cups potato "crowns" or regular tater tots

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from bakeatmidnite.com

Preparation

Step 1

Raw ground beef
is pressed into the pan like a crust, then casserole is broken up and
stirred mid-way in the cook time so you get nice, solid pieces of beef
unlike the usual "brown-then-mix" version of this dish. Don't worry, the meat will be completely cooked at the end.

Also
added is everyone's favorite--BACON--as a tasty condiment, green and
red bell peppers for super flavor and some french-fried onion for some
more added YUM factor. And it's all topped off with sharp cheddar
cheese. Nothing could be better on a cold, wintry night.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Press
ground beef into a 11 x 7-inch deep baking dish. Spread the potato
crowns evenly on top of the ground beef. Pour the soup over the potato
crowns. Sprinkle the diced bell peppers, bacon and french fried onions
on top of the soup. Distribute one cup of the cheese on top.

Bake
at 350 degrees. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and stir the
casserole, breaking meat into chunks. Add the rest of the cheese and
cook for an additional 20-30 minutes.

Potato crowns look like little disks or coins. Hard to describe really, but Ore-Ida is one company that makes them. I find they work better here, but if you can't find them, then the regular tater tots will work just fine.