Taco Taters

This quick dinner was inspired by many other posts while looking for easy, gluten-free meal idea for a large crowd. It got such rave reviews i had to post for future meal. I failed to take a picture though.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 566 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
• 1 pound ground beef
• 4 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1 (8 ounce) jar salsa
• 1 (4 ounce) can sliced black olives
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced jalapeno peppers
• 1 (16 ounce) package frozen bite-size potato nuggets (such as Tater Tots®)
• 1 package taco seasoning mix
• 1 (15.25 ounce) can corn
• 1 ounce processed cheese (such as Velveeta®)
• 1 ounce cream cheese

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Add corn, salsa, processed cheese, cream cheese, and taco seasoning to ground beef and stir until combined.

Step 3

Spread beef mixture over bottom of 9x13-inch baking dish. Arrange potato nuggets over beef mixture, sprinkle black olives, jalapenos, and Cheddar cheese on top.

Step 4

Bake in preheated oven until potato nuggets are crisp and cheese is bubbly, about 25 minutes. Garnish with sour cream.