Green Bean and Tater Tot Hamburger Casserole

Green Bean and Tater Tot Hamburger Casserole is an easy way to get dinner on the table any night of the week. With the perfect combination of beef, cream soup, cheese, green beans, and tater tots, this is sure to be a new family favorite.

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Green Bean and Tater Tot Hamburger Casserole is an easy way to get dinner on the table any night of the week. With the perfect combination of beef, cream soup, cheese, green beans, and tater tots, this is sure to be a new family favorite.

Ready start to finish in under and hour including bake time, this wrap recipe is perfect for busy weeknights, weekends when you have friends over, or anytime you want a creamy delicious casserole recipe for dinner.

WHAT INGREDIENTS DO YOU NEED TO MAKE THIS GREEN BEAN AND TATER TOT CASSEROLE

Believe it or not, this recipe only uses simple ingredients that come together quickly.

Here’s what you’ll need to get started:

• frozen or canned green beans, boiled and drained
• fresh mushrooms, chopped
• butter
• celery stalk, chopped into little bitty pieces
• yellow onion
• mayonnaise
• heavy cream
• Salt to taste
• ground black pepper
• minced garlic, divided
• monterey / colby jack cheese
• mozzarella cheese
• ground beef, I used 85/15 Organic from Costco

INGREDIENT SUBSTITUTIONS AND ADDITIONS

GREEN BEANS: In this recipe I usually opt for frozen green beans from Costco. I've found that they are good quality and are so easy to use. However, you can use canned green beans if you'd like. Just be careful when stirring so they don't fall apart.

BEEF: This recipe calls for ground beef, but ground chicken or turkey could easily be substituted.

VEGETABLES: Mushrooms, celery, onion and garlic are must have ingredients in this recipe. In addition to these you could easily add chopped carrots, shallots, and fresh parsley if you desired.

CREAM INGREDIENTS: While this recipe calls for heavy cream and mayonnaise, you could substitute plain green yogurt and half and half to cut down on the calories and fat content.

CHEESE: A combination of mozzarella and colby jack are my favorites, but cheddar and provolone could easily be added. Really any cheese would do. Just make sure to use a combination of white and yellow. I've found it gives it the best flavor when you pair the two together.

HOW TO ASSEMBLE THIS GREEN BEAN AND TATER TOT CASSEROLE

FIRST STEP: Preheat oven to 400°. Place your tots in the bottom of a buttered 9x13 casserole dish and place in the oven and cook for 12 minutes while you prepare the other ingredients.

SECOND STEP: Cook your ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat until cooked through and browned. I usually try to get the hamburger pieces as small as I can (we don't like big chunks of hamburger in our casseroles). Drain the grease and set the hamburger aside on a plate or in a bowl.

THIRD STEP: Wipe out your skillet with a napkin to remove the hamburger grease. Add your chopped celery, mushrooms, onions, butter and 1 teaspoon of garlic to the skillet and cook until all are tender and cooked through.

FOURTH STEP: In a medium mixing bowl combine your mayonnaise, heavy cream, salt, pepper, and 1 teaspoon minced garlic. Mix well. Add your cheeses and stir again to incorporate everything together.

FIFTH STEP: Add your cooked drained green beans and cooked hamburger & onion mixture to your bowl and stir to mix everything together.

SIXTH STEP: Take your casserole dish out of the oven and put the hamburger mixture over the top of the tator tots. Spread evenly and place in the oven to bake for approximately 25 minutes.

SEVENTH STEP: You'll know it's done when the sides are bubbling and the top starts to brown slightly.

Green Bean & Tator Tot Hamburger Casserole

Green Bean and Tater Tot Hamburger Casserole is an easy way to get dinner on the table any night of the week. With the perfect combination of beef, cream soup, cheese, green beans, and tater tots, this is sure to be a new family favorite.

5 from 8 votes

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 50 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr

Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Servings 6 people

Calories 786 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 5 cups green beans, boiled and drained
• 12 ounces mushrooms, chopped
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 celery stalk, finely sliced
• 1 yellow onion, finely chopped
• 1 ¼ cup mayonnaise
• ½ cup heavy cream
• ¼ tsp salt, or to taste
• ½ teaspoon of ground black pepper, or to taste
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic, divided
• 1 ½ cups colby jack cheese, shredded
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1.25 pounds ground beef

DIRECTIONS

 

• Preheat oven to 400°. Place your tots in the bottom of a buttered 9x13 casserole dish and place in the oven and cook for 12 minutes while you prepare the other ingredients.
• Cook your ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat until cooked through and browned. I usually try to get the hamburger pieces as small as I can (we don't like big chunks of hamburger in our casseroles). Drain the grease and set the hamburger aside on a plate or in a bowl.
• Wipe out your skillet with a napkin to remove the hamburger grease.
• Add your chopped celery, mushrooms, onions, butter and 1 teaspoon of garlic to the skillet and cook until all are tender and cooked through.
• In a medium mixing bowl combine your mayonnaise, heavy cream, salt, pepper, and 1 teaspoon minced garlic. Mix well. Add your cheeses and stir again to incorporate everything together.
• Add your cooked drained green beans and cooked hamburger & onion mixture to your bowl and stir to mix everything together.
• Take your casserole dish out of the oven and put the hamburger mixture over the top of the tator tots. Spread evenly and place in the oven to bake for approximately 25 minutes.
• You'll know it's done when the sides are bubbling and the top starts to brown slightly.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 786kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 66g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Cholesterol: 162mg | Sodium: 828mg | Potassium: 825mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1557IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 390mg | Iron: 4mg

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