Easy Minnesotan Tator Tot Hot Dish

Rural life gets pretty crazy during the month of October! My husband is sharecropping 156 acres of soybeans this year with his grandfather, which is super exciting and a lot of work! When Bjorn was busy harvesting our soybeans with his father a week or so ago, we’d both teach all day and then Bjorn would farm the rest of the afternoon and evening. On these busy days, I usually pulled together a supper, loaded it into Tupperwares, and drove it out to the field to meet them. The tator tot hot dish I brought them one night was a hit – and since it is such a favorite, simple supper recipe around here, I wanted to share it with you today!

To be honest, I personally did not grow up eating a Scandinavian-type tator tot hot dish (I’m German, not Norwegian like my husband is!)…but Bjorn and I experimented around with a basic hot dish recipe while cooking suppers together in college, and this is our favorite by far!

Gather:

• 2 cans cream of chicken or cream of mushroom soup
• 1 (~32 oz.) bag frozen tator tots
• 2 cans of corn (or a few cups of thawed frozen corn)
• 1 can green beans
• 1 lb. ground turkey
• 1 medium onion, diced

What to Do:

1 // Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2 // Brown turkey in skillet until it is no longer pink.

3 // Pour tator tots out into a 9×13 baking dish. Drain cans of corn and beans, then add those on top of tator tots. Add ground turkey, diced onion, and cans of creamed soup. Use a large spoon to stir all ingredients together, then spread mixture evenly in pan.

4 // Bake at 375 degrees for 30-40 minutes, or until tator tots are slightly browned on top.

Have you ever had a hot dish before? Do you make similar casseroles or bakes?