One Skillet French Onion Tater Tot Casserole
This dish is easy, takes just about an hour to make, is cheesy, heavy on the potatoes, and all-around delicious!
Servings: 6
Calories: 855kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons salted butter
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2-3 medium yellow onions, thinly sliced
- 1 cup dry white wine, such as Pinot Grigio or Sauvignon Blanc
- 1 pound lean ground turkey, chicken, or beef
- 2 cloves garlic, minced or grated
- 2 red bell peppers, chopped (or 16 ounces mixed frozen vegetables)
- 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves (or 2 teaspoons dried thyme)
- 2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley (or 2 teaspoons dried parsley)
- kosher salt and black pepper
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour or gluten-free flour blend
- 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper using more or less to your taste
- 1 cup shredded Gruyere cheese
- 2 pounds frozen tater tots
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- fresh chives, for topping (optional)
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.2. In a large oven safe skillet, melt the butter, olive oil, and onions together. Cook, stirring occasionally until softened, about 5 minutes. At this point, you want to slowly add 1/2 cup of the wine, 1/4 cup at a time, until the wine cooks into the onions. Continue to cook another 8-10 minutes until you've used the 1/2 cup of wine and the onions are deeply caramelized. Push the onions to the side of the pan and stir in the meat, bell pepper, garlic, thyme, parsley, cayenne, and season with salt and pepper. Cook, breaking up the meat as it cooks, another 5 minutes until the meat is browned. Stir in the flour and cook another minute. Add the remaining 1/2 cup wine, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and 1 cup of water. Bring to a boil and simmer until thickened 3-5 minutes. 3. Remove from the heat and sprinkle the Gruyere cheese overtop the meat. Arrange the tater tots on top of the cheese. Transfer to the oven and bake 20 minutes, until the tots are golden. Sprinkle the cheddar over the tater tots, return to the oven. Bake another 10-15 minutes, until the cheese is melted.4. Serve topped as desired with fresh thyme and chives.
Notes
To Make Vegetarian: Instead of using 1 pound of meat, use 3 cups of finely chopped mushrooms (can be any variety or a mix of varieties) plus 1 cup of finely chopped cauliflower (or use an additional cup of mushrooms). Sauté the vegetables as directed to do so for the meat. The cooking times should be very similar, if not the same.
Nutrition
Calories: 855kcal