I kind of overdid it on the sweets over the holidays, I’m sure some of you can relate, and I was all ready to buckle down and get my low carb on when Melinda said, “But…cheeseburger tots…” at which point I decided one more day wouldn’t hurt and we baked up a batch of these tasty Cheeseburger Tots.
CHEESEBURGER TOTS RECIPE
These Cheeseburger tots are tater tot bites filled with hamburger, cheese, pickles, and a special sauce.
Ingredients
Cheeseburger Tots
- 48 Tater Tots , frozen
- 1 lb Ground beef
- 1/2 c Onion , finely diced
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp Mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp Yellow mustard
- 2 tbsp Ketchup
- 2 tbsp Pickle relish
- 1 c Cheddar cheese , shredded
Note: You can use more or less of any of these condiments according to your taste!Special Sauce
Mini Pickles for garnish
- 1/2 c Mayonnaise
- 4 tbsp Pickle relish
- 2 tbsp Yellow mustard
- 1 tsp White wine vinegar
- 1 tsp Paprika
- 1 tsp Onion powder
- 1 tsp Garlic powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Brown ground beef in a skillet over medium high heat. Once meat has browned drain the grease then add beef and onions back to the skillet and cook until softened.
- Add mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, and pickle relish to the ground beef and stir to combine. Salt and pepper to taste.
- Grease a mini muffin pan and place three tater tots in each cup. Bake for 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes remove the muffin pan from the oven and use a tamper to press the tater tots down into each cup. This will create a tater tot cup.
- Fill the tater tots with the ground beef mixture and top with cheddar cheese.
- Place the tater tots back in the oven and cook for another 15 minutes.
- Remove the cheeseburger tots from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes before removing them from the muffin pan.
- While the cheeseburger tots cool mix together all of the special sauce ingredients.
- Drizzle the special sauce over the cheeseburger tots and top with mini pickle slices.
- Enjoy!
Recipe Adapted : CHEESEBURGER TOTS @ homemadeinterest