kemps
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It's a staple in the land of 10 thousand lakes and what a lot of us consider the standard welcome. It is my number one favorite comfort food. The bonus is you can change it up and switch things out. The recipe even doubles or even triples so it makes it nice for feeding large crowds.
Here's my personal recipe:
1) 1 1/2 pounds ground meat (beef is what I usually use but I've also done turkey and it all works. Obviously for vegetarians skip meat. Substitute with either boca crumbles or extra veggies)
2) 6-8 cans cream of ___ soup. I usually do mainly cream of mushroom with a few cans of cream of celery. I also add extra as I like mine super creamy and soupy. I usually buy a few extra cans just in case.
3) 2 32oz (or so) bags of tater tots. You can also substitute with french fries if needed but it IS tater tot hotdish
4) 2 plus cans of one of the following (or mix and match if you want) corn, peas or carrots. You can always add more if you want.
5) a few onions (any kind, any size)
6) seasonings (at least the ones I use): garlic salt, pepper and onion powder if I forget to buy onions. Also a little bit of oil (any kind) cause I never claimed this is healthy!
Fry meat and onions. Don't drain. In bowl combine soup, veggies, seasonings and meat/onions. I do this to make it easier to combine with the tots. In large baking dish pour tots in the add bowl of soup/meat mixture and stir to coat all tots. All recipes I see say layer but I always found the tots get dry, hard and gross. Once it's all mixed well drizzle oil on top. It's my "secret" to it coming out extra creamy. Bake at 350 for 1 hour-1 hour 15 minutes stirring half way through. The tots will break up and that's more than ok. Also when mixing you should be able to tell if it needs more soup. I add it in at this point if I think it needs it. Once ready (the top should be bubbling and golden brown on top). A lot of people top with cheese but IMHO it doesn't need it. Enjoy!
Here's my personal recipe:
1) 1 1/2 pounds ground meat (beef is what I usually use but I've also done turkey and it all works. Obviously for vegetarians skip meat. Substitute with either boca crumbles or extra veggies)
2) 6-8 cans cream of ___ soup. I usually do mainly cream of mushroom with a few cans of cream of celery. I also add extra as I like mine super creamy and soupy. I usually buy a few extra cans just in case.
3) 2 32oz (or so) bags of tater tots. You can also substitute with french fries if needed but it IS tater tot hotdish
4) 2 plus cans of one of the following (or mix and match if you want) corn, peas or carrots. You can always add more if you want.
5) a few onions (any kind, any size)
6) seasonings (at least the ones I use): garlic salt, pepper and onion powder if I forget to buy onions. Also a little bit of oil (any kind) cause I never claimed this is healthy!
Fry meat and onions. Don't drain. In bowl combine soup, veggies, seasonings and meat/onions. I do this to make it easier to combine with the tots. In large baking dish pour tots in the add bowl of soup/meat mixture and stir to coat all tots. All recipes I see say layer but I always found the tots get dry, hard and gross. Once it's all mixed well drizzle oil on top. It's my "secret" to it coming out extra creamy. Bake at 350 for 1 hour-1 hour 15 minutes stirring half way through. The tots will break up and that's more than ok. Also when mixing you should be able to tell if it needs more soup. I add it in at this point if I think it needs it. Once ready (the top should be bubbling and golden brown on top). A lot of people top with cheese but IMHO it doesn't need it. Enjoy!
