Who doesn’t love a good sloppy joe? A easy to make homemade sloppy joe sauce makes this Sloppy Joe Tater Tot Casserole delicious and family pleasing!
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It’s no surprise that we are fans of eating sloppy joe’s. It’s fast, simple, and perfect to basically throw together on a whim.
One of our favorite go to weeknight dinners just so happen to be our Not Your Momma’s Sloppy Joes.
A perfect sloppy joe contains ground beef, a zesty tomato sauce, diced onion, and an array of spices. To keep the spice bottles to a minimal, I like using a good steak seasoning, like this one.
What other vegetables can I add?
The possibilities are endless, but a good start would be: canned corn, diced zucchini, mushrooms, bell peppers, and even jalapenos, if you like spicy foods. You can even throw in a can of kidney beans or black beans for added protein.
Yes, you can add cheese!
Shredded cheddar would be so good as a topping (once it’s baked through, top with shredded cheddar, pop under the broiler for a couple of minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbly,) or on top of the sloppy joe sauce, before placing the tots on top. Cheese makes everything better right?!
Wanna make this in the slow cooker/crock pot?
Make your beef mixture on the stove top, like the directions call for. Once ready, pour into a greased or lined crock pot (we love these liners.) Top with tater tots and cook on high for 4 hours.
Here are some other sloppy joe recipes that I think you should check out:
Sloppy Joe Tater Tot Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 1/4 pounds ground beef
- 2 teaspoon steak seasoning
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
- 2 cups tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon vinegar most any will do, I’ve used quite a few
- 1 bag of tater tots
- salt/pepper
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Grease a baking dish, I used a 9x9.
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Add your oil to a medium sized skillet and heat over medium heat.
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Add your ground beef, brown sugar, and steak seasoning.
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Brown your meat, toss in your worcestershire sauce and onion.
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Once your meat is cooked through and your onions are translucent add your tomato paste, sauce, and vinegar.
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Simmer for about 5 minutes.
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Place a single layer of your tater tots in the bottom of the baking dish.
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Pour your sloppy joe mix in on top, evenly.
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Place a single layer of tater tots on top of your sloppy joe mix.
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Season with salt and pepper across the top.
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Bake for 30-45 minutes or until your tater tots are golden brown and your sloppy joe mix is bubbling up the sides.
Jessy @ Our Side of the Mountain
Super easy! And I bet my family would enjoy it. I’m known for adding veggies to everything though…so I would add finely diced peppers (cooked with the meat) and tomatoes, maybe even some finely shredded carrot. LOL
Joanna
A friend of mine takes every recipe I have and throws veggies in. 🙂 I think it’s a brilliant idea, anything to get the family eating more veggies.
Celeste
Too much vinegar. Maybe use 1/3 cup.
Joanna
The recipe only calls for 3/4 teaspoon.
Valerie
WOW! Looks so very yummy. I love casseroles, but it seems like I don’t make them often enough. Definitely pinning for later.
Joanna
Thanks for the pinterest love!
Corina
It sounds great for back to school. I like the idea of using tater tots to top a casserole too – I’ve never tried it but want to now.
Joanna
It makes it extra crunchy!
Alison
Ooh, that looks like it would make a very satisfying mid-week meal. I have noidea what ‘tater tots’ are, but I’m sure I’ll be able to figure it out.
Joanna
Hi Alison, Tater tots are potato sort of like hash browns. They are pattied up, breaded and fried. You could certainly use french fries in place. 🙂
Miz Helen
What a great casserole, it says pure comfort! We always enjoy your post at Full Plate Thursday and thanks so much for sharing them with us. Hope you have a great week and come back soon!
Miz Helen
Joanna
Comfort food weather is almost here! I hope!! 😉
Melissa Vera
This looks yummy. I printed it off to make it for my family. Thanks for sharing this on #HomeMattersParty. Looking forward to see what you share next week.
Joanna
So happy! I hope that you and your family enjoy it as much as we do!! 🙂
Jess
What a delicious sounding comfort meal!
Thanks for joining the Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
Joanna
Comfort food at its best! 🙂
Kirsty Hijacked By Twins
The meat sauce sounds similar to a cottage pie sauce that I make, I do add extra veg to it to trick the kids! This looks like true comfort food, the topping is a great idea. Thank you for sharing with #cookblogshare x
Joanna
I love the idea of adding veggies in, I’ll have to do that next time!
Clairejustine oxox (Clairejustineoxox)
This looks so tasty, I could just eat some now 🙂
Thanks for sharing at creative Mondays, pinned
Joanna
Thanks!
Rebekah @ Naturally Blessed Mama
I am going to have to try this recipe for my husband. Our daughters have so many allergies that I haven’t been cooking a lot of food that is yummy for most people. He misses those comforting foods. I think this recipe would be perfect to surprise him with. Thanks for posting this.
Joanna
I completely understand how that is. In the beginning of our food allergy cooking days, my food was not that appealing. 😉 I hope that your husband (and family) enjoys this recipe!
Mila
I would have to skip the onion due to my ibs, but other than that, it’s YUM YUM!
Can’t wait to try it 🙂
Joanna
I make it lots of times without the onions. 🙂
Dori
This looks like the perfectly busy day dinner. Thanks so much for sharing! I gave a link back and a shout out to it on my “Saturday Morning Coffee Cafe” post.
http://www.perfectlycreatedchaos.com/2015/08/saturday-morning-coffee-cafe.html
Joanna
Thank you Dori!
Kay
Mmmm that makes me hungry!
Joanna
It’s so easy to make, and y’all would love it!
Bob W
Do you leave the tater tots frozen when you add them, or do you let them thaw first?
Looks great! Thanks for sharing!
Joanna
Hi Bob, I like to thaw them out just a little first. However, I have cooked from frozen. Hope this helps!
Karen
I made this for dinner tonight, followed the recipe exactly as stated, and thought it was delicious. I wouldn’t change a thing. Oh, and by accident, I used a 13×9 casserole. I am looking forward to having leftovers for lunch tomorrow.
Joanna
Awesome Karen!! I’m so glad that you enjoyed it. 🙂
Liz
Even though I grew up in Minnesota, I waited 34 years before trying a tater tot hotdish, which happens to be this version. It was delicious! Definitely hearty, comfort food. My husband and picky toddler loved it too, and I didn’t even have to blend up the vegetables to hide them from the kiddo. The only thing we did differently was add some red bell pepper since we had it on hand, and next time we’ll throw in some diced carrot as well for the extra veggie punch. Thank you for this recipe; it’s going into our rotation!