Lightened up Tator Tot Casserole

Lightened up Tator Tot Casserole

This is a recipe many adults grew up eating.  I was craving comfort food, so I prepped this and stuck it in the oven after school on one of our oh so busy weeknights.  I used lean ground beef, but you can use any ground meat you prefer.

Ingredients:

1 pound lean ground beef

1 tablespoon steak seasoning

1 cup frozen peas

1 cup frozen corn

(alternate 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables)

1 can fat free condensed chicken soup

8 ounces nonfat plain Greek yogurt

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

½ large bag of tator tots (enough to top the casserole in an even layer)

Directions:

  1. Brown lean ground beef breaking up while it cooks.  Sprinkle with steak seasoning.  Drain fat.
  2. Spread ground beef in the bottom of a 7×9 or 9×13 dish.
  3. Pour frozen vegetables over the beef in an even layer.
  4. Mix the condensed soup and Greek yogurt in a bowl.  Then spread over the vegetables and beef.
  5. Sprinkle shredded cheese over the soup mixture.
  6. Arrange tator tots in an even layer in rows on the top .
  7. If baking now bake at 375 for 30 minutes. If prepping and refrigerating bake for 45 minutes.  I cover with aluminum foil for the first third of the baking time and then remove the foil.
  8. Let rest 5 minutes before serving.
  9. Enjoy!