Tater Tot Nachos
Tater Tot Nachos Totchos swap tortilla chips for crispy baked tater tots and are loaded with all your favorite toppings. This is a favorite recipe for serving up during game days gatherings or game nights with family around the table.
Who can’t use more appetizers, especially Nacho recipes, when having a party? Try our Pulled Pork Nachos or our Easy Skillet Nachos.
What are Totchos?
Totchos have all your favorite nacho toppings but frozen potato tater tots are used instead of tortilla chips. We know everyone loves nachos, but these tater tot nachos are pretty much the ultimate in party food.
Recipe ingredients:
- Tater tots —we used and recommend Ore-Ida brand frozen tater tots. We tested these with generic tots before and they just don’t hold up.
- Ground beef — use what fat content you have on hand, but the leaner it is, the less renderings to drain off.
- Produce — onions for the taco meat, green onions are used in the layers. Jalapeños
- Taco seasoning — we used Taco Bell brand packet.
- Cheeses — sharp cheddar and jack cheese are what we used.
- Toppings — Sour cream, guacamole, black olives, and your favorite salsa.
How to make Tater Tot Nachos
Step 1 — Bake the tater tots according to package instructions in the oven or use an air fryer for even crispier results. While they are cooking, add the ground beef to a skillet over medium high heat. While as it cooking toss in the diced onion. Once done, drain any renderings and add the taco seasoning, following the package directions. Transfer to a small mixing bowl.
Step 2 — Preheat oven to 350°F, if not already on from making the tots. Once the tater tots are done, add a single layer to a large skillet.
Step 3 — Add a layer of cheese, then the taco meat. Sprinkle the sliced olives and green onions on top.
Step 4 —Add the remaining tater tots and repeat adding cheese, taco meat, olives, and green onions.
Step 5— Add a final layer of cheese completely covering the tater tot nachos and the remaining green onion and olives.
Step 6 —Bake for 15 minutes or until the cheese is completely melted. Once done, allow it to rest for a few minutes or until the cheese is no longer molten. Garnish the totchos with sliced jalapeños, green onions, salsa, guacamole, and salsa. Serve immediately.
Adaptations and variations for Tater Tot Nachos
Meat — swap out the ground beef for either ground turkey or ground chicken.
Cheese — pepper Jack, Mexican cheese blend, and even nacho cheese sauce would all work. However, pre-shredded cheese doesn’t always melt well and can leave a bit of a funny taste.
Layers — add refried beans, black beans, or pinto beans on top of the meat.
Toppings — The possibilities are endless: diced cherry tomatoes, pickled jalapeños, diced red onions, pico de gallo, fresh cilantro, and a drizzle of fresh squeezed lime juice.
Recipe FAQs
Absolutely! Start with a tablespoon and a half cup of water, taste and add more if needed.
Remove any sour cream and guacamole then store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Reheat by placing in the skillet and back in the oven at 350°F until heated through. Or use the microwave.
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Tater Tot Nachos
Equipment
- 12" Cast Iron Skillet
Ingredients
- 32 ounces frozen tater tots
- 1 lb ground beef
- 2 tbsp onion minced
- 1 oz taco seasoning
- 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- 8 ounces Monterey Jack cheese shredded
- 2.25 oz black olives sliced; canned
- 3 green onions sliced
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup guacamole
- 1/2 cup salsa
- 2 jalapeños diced
Instructions
- Bake tater tots in oven according to package directions. (or via air fryer.)
- Cook the ground beef and diced onion in a skillet over medium high heat.
- Drain any renderings and add the taco seasoning, following the package directions. Transfer to a small mixing bowl and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350°F if not already on from making the tots. Once the tater tots are done, add a single layer to a large skillet.
- Add a layer of cheese, then the taco meat. Sprinkle the sliced olives and green onions on top.
- Add the remaining tater tots and repeat adding cheese, taco meat, olives, and green onions.
- Add a final layer of cheese completely covering the dish and the remaining green onion and olives.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until the cheese is completely melted. Once done, allow it to rest for a few minutes or until the cheese is no longer molten.
- Garnish with sliced jalapeños, green onions, salsa, guacamole, and salsa. Serve immediately.
Notes
Adaptations and variations
Meat — swap out the ground beef for either ground turkey or ground chicken. Cheese — pepper Jack, Mexican cheese blend, and even nacho cheese sauce would all work. Layers — add refried beans, black beans, or pinto beans on top of the meat. Toppings — The possibilities are endless: diced cherry tomatoes, diced red onions, pico de gallo, fresh cilantro, and a drizzle of fresh squeezed lime juice.Nutrition
Dutch Oven Daddy is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is only an estimate. We recommend running the ingredients through an online nutritional calculator if you need to verify any information.
First of all the idea of combining tater tots with nachos? Genius! You have the crunch, the pillowy softness of the potatoes and the gooey cheese. Pass me a plate!
I made these over the weekend, and they were fully awesome! All that cheesy goodness was perfect on the tots.
Hand me a fork because I am ready to dig into this deliciousness! This is a must for game day, movie night or just a lazy Saturday afternoon. Yum!
We made these over the weekend and they were so good!! Will be making again!!
We made these nachos for the Super Bowl and they were a hit! So delicious and easy to make!