This tater tot casserole is a great way to get finicky eaters to eat their vegetables.
How To Make California Surprise
This casserole dish is packed with meat and vegetables along with creamy mushroom sauce, topped off with scrumptious tater tots.
Prep:
10 mins
Cook:
30 mins
Total:
40 mins
Ingredients
- 1 lb. lean Hamburger, or ground turkey/chicken
- 16 oz. California Blend Frozen Vegetables , or 2 bags
- 2 cans Cream of Mushroom Soup
- 1 bag Tater Tots
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Steam cook vegetables (you can use the microwave for this).
- Brown Hamburger, drain off any fat.
- Mix in steamed Vegetables and Cream of Mushroom Soup.
- Mix well to coat meat and vegetables.
- Pour into a 9x13 pan.
- Layer Tater Tots on top.
- Salt Tater Tots according to taste.
- Bake for about 30 minutes or until tater tots are golden brown and casserole is hot.
Recipe Notes
Variation: Try putting Cheddar Cheese (about 2 cups) on top of the meat and vegetable mixture, then add tater tots.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 1g
- :
- Calcium: 30mg
- Calories: 289kcal
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Cholesterol: 31mg
- Fat: 12g
- Fiber: 4g
- Iron: 2mg
- Potassium: 570mg
- Protein: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Sodium: 872mg
- Vitamin A: 2303IU
- Vitamin C: 12mg
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