Tater Tot Taco Bake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 small onion (diced)
• 1 garlic clove (minced)
• 1 (6 ounce) can black olives (sliced)
• 1 1/4 ounces taco seasoning mix
• 1 (4 ounce) can green chilies (diced)
• 1 (12 ounce) can black beans (drained)
• 16 ounces mexican blend cheese (shredded)
• 1 (16 ounce) package frozen tater tots
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can enchilada sauce
• 16 ounces frozen corn (optional)
• 3 green onions (chopped) (optional)
• 8 ounces sour cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 spray 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• 3 heat a skillet over medium high heat and add lean ground beef, garlic and onion. while cooking break meat apart using a spoon or spatula and continue until beef is completely browned. drain excess oil.
• 4 add taco seasoning mix, green chilies and black beans. cook until heated through (if using corn you will add the corn as well).
• 5 in a large bowl combine ground beef mixture, 3/4 of the mexican cheese blend and bag of tater tots (mix well).
• 6 pour about 1/3 of the enchilada sauce into bottom of the baking dish.
• 7 add the tater toter mixture to the baking dish and lightly pat the mixture down into an even layer.
• 8 pour the remaining enchilada sauce over the tater tot mixture.
• 9 place in over and bake for 40 minutes. after about 30 minutes of baking, add remaining cheese and sliced olives. return to oven for remaining 10 minutes.
• 10 remove from oven and top off with chopped green onions and/or sour cream.
• 11 serve while hot and enjoy!