Ingredients
The following ingredients have 8 Servings
- 1/2 lb bacon (cooked and crumbled)
- 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
- 1 medium onion (diced)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tsp steak seasoning
- 1 tsp salt (adjust to taste)
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 3 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 10 3/4 oz can cheddar cheese soup plus 1/2 can milk
- 1 8 oz sour cream
- 1/3 cup ketchup
- 1/3 cup diced dill pickles
- 2 Tbsp yellow mustard
- 3 cups colby jack or cheddar cheese (divided)
- 1 32 oz package tater tots
- 2 green onion (thinly sliced)
Instruction
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Brush the bottom and sides of a 12 inch cast iron skillet with olive oil. Set aside. (Alternately, spray a 12 x 8 inch baking dish with cooking spray.)
- Cook bacon on the stove top in a large skillet until crispy. Remove to paper towels to drain, then crumble. Reserve 3 Tbsp drippings in skillet.
- Cook ground beef and onion in bacon drippings over medium-high heat until no pink remains. Add garlic cooking for 1 minute longer. Drain excess fat from pan.
- To the beef add Worcestershire sauce, steak seasoning, salt and pepper. Mix well, remove from heat.
- Add soup plus 1/2 soup can of milk, sour cream, ketchup, dill pickles, mustard and 1/2 cooked bacon. Mix until fully combined.
- To assemble: Arrange 1/2 tater tots on bottom of skillet, top with 1/2 shredded cheese. Spread ground beef filling over cheese. Sprinkle with remaining bacon and cheese. Arrange reserved tater tots on top.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes until bubbly around the edges and tater tots are golden.
- Serve immediately garnished with green onion.