Tater Tot Hotdish
Ingredients
1 pound ground beef
½ yellow onion, diced
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon soy sauce
½ tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 packet dry onion soup and dip mix
12 ounces frozen green beans
12 ounces frozen corn
32 ounces frozen tater tots
2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded (8 ounce block)
Creamy Sauce:
2 cups chicken broth
1 ½ cups milk (whole or 2%)
¾ cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon soy sauce
½ tablespoon Worcestershire
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon onion powder
Directions
Preheat oven to 375°F.
To a skillet over medium-high heat, add the ground beef and onion and season with salt and pepper. Cook for about 8-10 minutes until the beef is no longer pink. Mix in the Worcestershire, soy sauce, and dry onion soup mix. Evenly spread the beef into a 9×13 inch baking dish
Add the frozen green beans and corn over the beef in an even layer.
Using the same skillet or small saucepan, bring chicken broth to a light boil over medium-high heat. In a bowl, whisk together the milk, flour salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, Worcestershire, and soy sauce until combined. While whisking, slowly pour the mixture into the boiling chicken broth until combined and thickened, about 1-2 minutes.
Pour the sauce over the vegetables in baking dish, and lightly mix together the beef, vegetables and sauce. You want to mostly keep the layers, but help some of the sauce reach the meat layer.
Spread frozen tater tots over the top of the sauce.
Cover with tinfoil and bake for about 45 minutes, until bubbling around the edges. Remove the tinfoil and sprinkle the cheese over the top. Bake an additional 10-15 minutes uncovered until the cheese is melted and tater tots are crispy.
