All the delicious, warming flavors of Tater Tot™ hot dish come together in adorable miniature form with this muffin-tin meal.
Muffin-Tin Tater Tot™ Hot Dish Cups
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 1 hr 30 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 12 dozen frozen mini Tater Tots™ (about 6 cups) from 28-oz bag (144 nuggets)
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (8 oz)
- 1 lb ground beef (at least 90% lean)
- 8 oz sliced mushrooms, chopped
- 1 teaspoon Montreal steak seasoning
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon Sriracha sauce
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 12 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray.
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Step2Place 6 frozen mini Tater Tots™ in each muffin cup; bake 20 minutes. Remove from oven; cool 5 minutes. Using 2 paper towels, press Tater Tots™ into cups to create a base for the hot dish and to absorb excess oil.
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Step3Meanwhile, in large bowl, mix milk and egg. Stir in cheese; set aside.
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Step4In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook beef over medium-high heat 6 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until browned; drain. Remove from skillet; set aside. Wipe out skillet. Add mushrooms and steak seasoning to dry skillet; cook over medium-high heat 6 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until browned. Remove from heat; cool 2 minutes.
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Step5Add beef and mushrooms to cheese mixture. Pour evenly over potatoes in each muffin cup.
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Step6Top each cup with 6 more Tater Tots™. Place muffin tin on large rimmed cookie sheet. Bake 32 to 34 minutes or until mixture is set and Tater Tots™ are browned. Cool 15 minutes; run knife around each muffin cup, and lift out.
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Step7In small bowl, mix ketchup and Sriracha sauce; serve with hot dish cups.
Nutrition
470
Calories
25g
Total Fat
15g
Protein
45g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 470
- Calories from Fat
- 230
- Total Fat
- 25g
- 39%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 40%
- Trans Fat
- 6g
- Cholesterol
- 60mg
- 19%
- Sodium
- 990mg
- 41%
- Potassium
- 620mg
- 18%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 45g
- 15%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 13%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 15g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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