We topped ours with sour cream, but it wouldn’t have needed it if I hadn’t made it a touch too spicy for Josh. lean ground beef 1 small onion, finely chopped 1 can (10-3/4 oz.) condensed cream of mushroom soup 1/4 cup milk 1 cup. It was the best way I could think of to up the veggie factor while getting rid of the weird, canned cheese soup. It’s a Mexican take on Josh’s old favorite. My long history with tots aside, this is GOOD. And we may have written “Tina, come get some ham” in ketchup on the foil we presented on, ha. But we were told we had the most unique display and got full points for creativity □ Oh. Needless to say, how weird I am didn’t win me any friends. We had to coat them in varnish so they wouldn’t fall apart by class the next day, and it pretty much put me off on tater tots for years. Add tater tots in a single layer across the top. Remove from heat and sprinkle half of the vegan cheese evenly on top. Add in taco seasoning and tomato paste and mix well. Season with salt and pepper then saute until mushrooms start to soften, 3-5 minutes. Turn heat down to medium, melt butter in skillet, and then add mushrooms and shallots. He went along with it, but frozen tater tots do not really hold up well to being held together by toothpicks in a pentagonal bipyramidal configuration. Add in mushrooms, black beans, corn, tomato or salsa, and jalapeño (if using) and let it sauté for 3-5 minutes, stirring often. Brown ground beef in a very large, oven-proof skillet (at least 10' - cast iron works great) seasoning with salt and pepper over medium-high heat. We were paired up with a random classmate to make VSEPR models and for some reason, I suggested to Paul (who I had never even conversed with before) that we make them out of these tater tots. That was the year I was taking high school Chemistry. They may or may not have included a note that said “Napoleon, give me some of your tots”. Fun fact: I once received a bulk-sized package of frozen tater tots for Christmas. Tater tots are definitely something I can get behind, though. The idea of something that is just ground beef, condensed cheese soup, and potatoes sends shivers up my spine. Ever since I met him in 2008, he has been going on and on about something called tater tot casserole. Mark it in your calendars – Josh gets an “I told you so”.
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