Meat-loving Pizza Tater Tot Casserole
This ultimate cheesy delight features crispy tater tots, savory ground beef, bacon, and sausage mixed with tangy pizza sauce, and loads of ooey-gooey cheese layered on top with spicy slices of pepperoni.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 756kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 8 bacon strips chopped
- 1 pound bulk Italian sausage
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 green or red bell pepper chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 16 oz. pizza sauce 2(8 oz. jars or 213 ml.) or use homemade sauce.
- 2 lbs. frozen Tater Tots 800g.
- 1 ½ oz. pkg sliced pepperoni (½ of a 3 ounce package) about 24 pepperoni slices or as needed
- 12 ounces full-fat mozzarella cheese about 3 cups shredded ( use from a block rather than prepackaged.)
- ¼ teaspoon Italian seasoning
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Spray a 9x13 casserole dish with cooking spray.
- Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add ground beef, sausage and bacon. Cook for 7 minutes.
- Add onions, garlic and green pepper. Cook an additional 5 to 7 minutes, or until meat is cooked and veggies are softened. Stir in pizza sauce.
- Spread pizza mixture evenly on the bottom of the prepared casserole dish. Cover completely with frozen Tater Tots.
- Bake for 40 minutes.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and pepperoni. Bake an additional 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
- Remove from oven and top with Italian seasoning.
- Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
- Serve hot.
Nutrition
Calories: 756kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 52g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 21g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 132mg | Sodium: 1730mg | Potassium: 946mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 602IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 264mg | Iron: 4mg