# Tater Tot Taco Bake

A delightful combination of tacos and tater tots, baked to perfection for an easy family dinner.

- Total time: 40 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 diced onion
- 2 or 3 minced garlic cloves
- 1 packet's worth taco seasoning
- 0.5 cup water
- 0.66 cup enchilada sauce
- 1.5 cup frozen corn
- 1 diced red bell pepper
- 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
- shredded cheese
- tater tots
- 0.33 cup salsa
- cilantro
- sour cream
- hot sauce
- lettuce
- tomatoes

## Instructions

1. Start by throwing a pound of ground beef into a hot oiled pan.
2. Break up and brown the ground beef.
3. Add a diced onion and cook until it softens up.
4. Add two or three minced garlic cloves and cook for about a minute.
5. Drain any excess grease.
6. Stir in a packet's worth of your favorite taco seasoning along with a half a cup of water.
7. Once that's all stirred in, add 2/3 of a cup of enchilada sauce, a cup and a half of frozen corn, one diced red bell pepper, and a can of black beans, rinsed and drained.
8. Stir all of this in and cook for about 5 minutes.
9. Transfer the mixture into a 9x13 baking dish and spread it out evenly.
10. Cover the mixture with shredded cheese.
11. Add a layer of tater tots on top of the cheese.
12. Bake in the oven at 400° for about 30 minutes.
13. While baking, whip up a sauce by combining a third cup of salsa and a third cup of enchilada sauce.
14. Whisk the sauce together.
15. Drizzle the sauce on your tots when they come out of the oven.
16. Cover with cheese one more time.
17. Return to the oven for about 5 or 10 minutes to melt the cheese.
18. Garnish with cilantro, cut a piece, and serve on a plate.
19. Add some sour cream, hot sauce, lettuce, and tomatoes if desired.

## Equipment

- hot oiled pan
- 9x13 baking dish
- whisk
- fork

## Tips

- Drain excess grease from the ground beef.
- Use a tiny whisk for the sauce.
- Garnish with cilantro, sour cream, hot sauce, lettuce, and tomatoes as desired.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18DiZHxotj/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/97755038-6467-4625-acc5-b5249d211e12
- Extracted: 2026-04-15

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