Description
A cozy and filling meal made with ground beef, beans, corn, and a creamy tomato base, topped with cheddar and tater tots, all cooked effortlessly in a slow cooker.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 can pinto or kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 can corn, canned or frozen
- 1 can diced tomatoes (with juices)
- 1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup (or cream of chicken)
- 1 to 2 tablespoons tomato paste (optional)
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- Frozen tater tots (or cooked sliced potatoes)
- Optional: chopped green chiles, paprika, hot sauce
Instructions
- Brown the beef first. In a skillet over medium heat, cook the ground beef with the onion until no longer pink. Add garlic for the last 30 seconds, then drain excess grease.
- Mix the filling. In a bowl, stir together the beef mixture, beans, corn, diced tomatoes, cream soup, chili powder, cumin, and a pinch of salt and pepper. If using, stir in tomato paste.
- Add to the slow cooker. Lightly grease the inside of your slow cooker and spread the filling in an even layer.
- Add the topping. Arrange frozen tater tots on top in a single layer and sprinkle cheddar over the tots.
- Cook on LOW for 240 to 300 minutes or HIGH for 120 to 180 minutes.
- Let it sit for about 10 minutes before serving to help it set up.
Notes
For a crispier top, remove the lid and let it sit on warm for 15 minutes after cooking. Every slow cooker behaves differently, so check around the 240-minute mark when on low.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 240 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 60mg