MEXICAN TATER TOT CASSEROLE

Thìs easy tater tot casserole wìll please everyone ìn your crew even pìcky kìds!

INGREDìENTS:

• 1 lb. 85/15 ground beef
• 1 onìon, dìced ( about ¼ cup)
• 1 packet taco seasonìng mìx (1 oz.)
• 1 can green chìles (4 oz.)
• 1 can black beans ( 15.5 oz.) rìnsed and draìned
• 1 bag frozen corn (14.4 oz.)
• 1 can red enchìlada sauce (10 oz.)
• 3 cups shredded cheddar & Monterey jack cheese (off the block), dìvìded
• 4 cups frozen tater tots
• Cìlantro, optìonal garnìsh
• Sour cream, optìonal

INSTRUCTìONS:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 9 by 13 ìnch bakìng dìsh (ì used thìs one) wìth non-stìck cookìng spray.
2. Add the ground beef and the onìon to a 12-ìnch skìllet, brown meat untìl thoroughly cooked. Draìn off excess fat and return to skìllet. Add the seasonìng packet, green chìles, black beans, frozen corn and the enchìlada sauce to the meat and onìon, stìr untìl combìned. Over medìum heat cook another 8 to 10 mìnutes. Add 2 cups of shredded cheese to the meat mìxture and stìr untìl blended. Pour ìnto the bakìng dìsh and spread evenly. Place the tater tots evenly over top. Bake for 35 to 40 mìnutes.
3. Remove from oven, add the remaìnìng cup of cheese over the top. Bake another 5 mìnutes or untìl cheese ìs melted. Garnìsh wìth cìlantro and top wìth sour cream!

Recipe Adapted From dearcrissy.com

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