Sheeeesh! I HATE it that I can't just use "reply" on this computer.
Regarding Ms. Schaller and her quest for Tater Tot Hotdish - I, too,
was on a quest. My mother never made it but it was always what I made a
beeline for at any pot luc. I looked up a dozen recipes and took what
I liked and made this up. It is advanced comfort food: high fat, high
carb, high sodium, highly satisfying!

Ultimate Tater Tot Hotdish
Spray a 9" by 13" cake pan or casserole with no-stick stuff.
Layer in the following ingredients in this order:
2 (16 ounce) cans green beans, drained
2 pounds hamburger, cooked and drained
1/2 package of dry onion soup mix
1 can French fried onions
2 cans cream of whatever soup mixed with 1 small can evaporated milk
Slices of American cheese (the sandwich kind)
Tater Tots to cover (I line 'em up neatly.)

Bake at 350=B0 about 45 minutes or until Tater Tots look really done.
Serves at least eight with leftovers.

Lynn from Fargo

In article . com>,
"Lynn from Fargo" > wrote:

> Sheeeesh! I HATE it that I can't just use "reply" on this computer.
> Regarding Ms. Schaller and her quest for Tater Tot Hotdish - I, too,
> was on a quest. My mother never made it but it was always what I made a
> beeline for at any pot luc. I looked up a dozen recipes and took what
> I liked and made this up. It is advanced comfort food: high fat, high
> carb, high sodium, highly satisfying!
>
> Ultimate Tater Tot Hotdish
> Spray a 9" by 13" cake pan or casserole with no-stick stuff.
> Layer in the following ingredients in this order:
> 2 (16 ounce) cans green beans, drained
> 2 pounds hamburger, cooked and drained
> 1/2 package of dry onion soup mix
> 1 can French fried onions
> 2 cans cream of whatever soup mixed with 1 small can evaporated milk
> Slices of American cheese (the sandwich kind)
> Tater Tots to cover (I line 'em up neatly.)

<cough> you didn't like how I dumped mine on top of my mess-in-a-pan?
Sheryl commented on my board that she'd have used more Tater Tots; I
deliberately didn't because I knew what we'd eat and didn't want
leftover soggy Tater Tots.
(mumblelines'emupmumbleneatlymumbleindeedmumblemum ble>

And let me add that with the addition of the cheese and evaporated milk,
I believe your concoction is less healthful than mine. :-)

> Serves at least eight with leftovers.

> Lynn from Fargo
--
-Barb
<www.jamlady.eboard.com>; Tater Tot Hotdish and Jam Class pics added 2-2-05
"I got the motive, which is money; and the body, which is dead!" - Rod
Steiger as Sheriff Gillespie, "In the Heat of the Night," 1967.

In article >,
Melba's Jammin' > wrote:


> <cough> you didn't like how I dumped mine on top of my mess-in-a-pan?
> Sheryl commented on my board that she'd have used more Tater Tots; I
> deliberately didn't because I knew what we'd eat and didn't want
> leftover soggy Tater Tots.
> (mumblelines'emupmumbleneatlymumbleindeedmumblemum ble>


Definitely would need more tater tots for our family.

--
Dan Abel
Sonoma State University
AIS

In article >,
(Dan Abel) wrote:

> In article >,
> Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>
>
> > <cough> you didn't like how I dumped mine on top of my mess-in-a-pan?
> > Sheryl commented on my board that she'd have used more Tater Tots; I
> > deliberately didn't because I knew what we'd eat and didn't want
> > leftover soggy Tater Tots.
> > (mumblelines'emupmumbleneatlymumbleindeedmumblemum ble>
>
>
> Definitely would need more tater tots for our family.

I'll bite -- how many are you, Dan?
--
-Barb
<www.jamlady.eboard.com>; Tater Tot Hotdish and Jam Class pics added 2-2-05
"I got the motive, which is money; and the body, which is dead!" - Rod
Steiger as Sheriff Gillespie, "In the Heat of the Night," 1967.

Barb -
I posted mine before I saw yours. I was certainly not casting
aspersions (or asparagus) on your noble effort. Also, my version IS
health food . . .MENTAL health food.

Ever your humble apprentice,
Lynn from Fargo

In article >,
Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> In article >,
> (Dan Abel) wrote:

> > Definitely would need more tater tots for our family.
>
> I'll bite -- how many are you, Dan?


We wish we knew!

:-(

When it's time to cook we never know how many to cook for. There's
myself, my wife and our three grown kids, all of whom live at home. The
oldest has a girlfriend and a sleepover job, so he's gone a lot. The
middle child has a habit of asking what's for dinner and when, and then
taking off ten minutes before it's served. The youngest is a vegetarian,
so none of this dish for her. Still, even if just my wife and I ate this,
we would want a higher tater tot to meat ratio, otherwise there would be
meat but no tater tots for the leftovers, which I would take to work for
lunch.

--
Dan Abel
Sonoma State University
AIS

Dan Abel wrote:
(snip)

Still, even if just my wife and I ate this,
> we would want a higher tater tot to meat ratio, otherwise there would
be
> meat but no tater tots for the leftovers, which I would take to work
for
> lunch.
>
> --
> Dan Abel
> Sonoma State University
> AIS
>
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Dan,
This recipe makes a casserole that "settles" and the next day you can
cut it into squares like lasagna. It transports well, nukes beautifully
and tastes better the second day.
Lynn from Fargo
PS: You may substitute and cream soup you wish - celery is great - and
use any vegetable you like, canned or frozen. I cannot abide canned
peas, but whole kernel corn is good and brocolli cuts would probably
work too. Maybe not beets.
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