Tator Tot Casserole

Believe it or not, I’m picky about my tator tot casserole dishes. I’ve tasted a few, and they have been awful. But this one, I really like. I got this out of an old church cookbook from about 1970! My family likes this dish a lot. Here’s what you need:

1 1/2 pounds ground beef (you can adjust this to what you have – I’ve used as little as a pound)
1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. oatmeal
1 egg, beaten
salt and pepper

Mix together and place in a 13×9 baking dish. Preheat the oven to 350.

Then add:

1 can cream of chicken soup
8 oz. frozen peas
1 bag frozen tator tots

Bake the whole thing for one hour.

You can adjust the peas and tator tots as well. The tots ideally should cover the top of the ingredients, but if you don’t have that many, just use what you have. This is one dish that is very flexible and good for left over ingredients.

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