Description
This Easy Cowboy Casserole is a hearty, family-friendly comfort food made with seasoned ground beef, corn, creamy soup, and crispy tater tots baked to golden perfection. Simple ingredients, big flavor, and perfect for busy weeknights.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 can (10.5 oz) cream of mushroom soup
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 can (15 oz) corn, drained
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp chili powder (optional)
- 1 bag (32 oz) frozen tater tots
- Chopped parsley or green onions, for garnish
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Cook beef: In a skillet over medium heat, cook ground beef with onion until browned. Drain excess grease.
- Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Mix filling: Stir in cream of mushroom soup, sour cream, corn, salt, pepper, paprika, and chili powder.
- Spread beef mixture evenly into the prepared baking dish.
- Sprinkle shredded cheddar cheese over the top.
- Arrange frozen tater tots evenly over the casserole.
- Bake: Bake uncovered for 35–40 minutes, until tater tots are golden and crispy.
- Remove from oven and garnish with parsley or green onions before serving.
Notes
For extra crunch, broil for the last 2–3 minutes. Swap cream of mushroom soup with cream of chicken if preferred. Leftovers reheat well and keep in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
Keywords: cowboy casserole, tater tot casserole, easy dinner recipe, ground beef casserole