Phat's Cast Iron Tater Tot Hot Dish

Phat’s Cast Iron Tater Tot Hot Dish: I always see the same old tater tot hot dishes so I wanted to switch things up a bit. Why not do it all in one pan? So I turned to my cast iron skillet and came up with this really simple idea. More meat than veggies, more cheese! The way I like it.

Ingredients:

1.5 lb ground beef
1 medium white onion
12 oz frozen vegetables(mixed veggies with corn/peas/carrots)
16 oz frozen tater tots(or whatever fits in cast iron)
1 10.5 oz can cream of chicken soup
1 10.5 oz can cream of mushroom garlic soup
Milk
Shredded cheddar cheese (about 2 cups)
Salt and pepper
Crunchy cheddar cheese French fried onions
Teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce

Instructions:

In a cast iron pan, brown the onion (chopped). Then add beef and brown. Salt and pepper accordingly. Drain the fat.

Combine the two cans of soup, the frozen veggies (don’t need to be thawed), add a couple splashes of milk (probably about 1/4 to 1/2 cup) and the Worcestershire sauce to the cast iron pan of beef/onion mix.

Salt and pepper to taste and mix it all together
Cover it all with a layer of frozen tater tots in a neat organized display.

Bake it in the oven at 375 F for 25-28 minutes

Take it out of the oven and add a layer of shredded cheese over it all (I used mild cheddar and sharp cheddar) along with the cheddar French fried onions.