Cheeseburger Tots

Daniel Batchelder

This is why I love having kids who love the cook and experiment. Tonight my "Middlest" Kirstin and I made something that I saw online. Tater tot cheeseburger sliders. Five tater tot's per section in a muffin tin, fully defrosted and smashed into the bottom. I used the bottom of a Sam Adams beer glass which is a little narrower. Bake in the oven at 425 for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, Cook the ground beef with whatever spices onions, etc. that you want. A little shredded cheese, then the burger, then more cheese on top. Bake in the oven for five more minutes. We decided to drizzle Ketchup on top, they were so amazing!

Prep time 20 mins

Cook time 35 mins

Total time 55 mins

These Cheeseburger tots are tater tot bites filled with hamburger, cheese, pickles, and a special sauce.

Author: Kat Jeter & Melinda Caldwell

Recipe type: Appetizer

Serves: 16

Ingredients

Cheeseburger Tots

• 48 Tater Tots, frozen
• 1 lb. Ground Beef
• ½ c. Onion, finely diced
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• 2 Tbsp. Mayonnaise
• 2 Tbsp. Mustard
• 2 Tbsp. Ketchup
• 2 Tbsp. Pickle Relish
• 1 c. Cheddar Cheese, shredded
• Note: You can use more or less of any of these condiments according to your taste!
• Mini Pickles for garnish

Special Sauce

• ½ c. Mayonnaise
• 4 Tbsp. Pickle relish
• 2 Tbsp. Yellow mustard
• 1 tsp. White wine vinegar
• 1 tsp. Paprika
• 1 tsp. Onion powder
• 1 tsp. Garlic powder

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
2. Brown ground beef in a skillet over medium high heat. Once meat has browned drain the grease then add beef and onions back to the skillet and cook until softened.
3. Add mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, and pickle relish to the ground beef and stir to combine. Salt and pepper to taste.
4. Grease a mini muffin pan and place three tater tots in each cup. Bake for 10 minutes.
5. After 10 minutes remove the muffin pan from the oven and use a tamper to press the tater tots down into each cup. This will create a tater tot cup.
6. Fill the tater tots with the ground beef mixture and top with cheddar cheese.
7. Place the tater tots back in the oven and cook for another 15 minutes.
8. Remove the cheeseburger tots from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes before removing them from the muffin pan.
9. While the cheeseburger tots cool mix together all of the special sauce ingredients.
10. Drizzle the special sauce over the cheeseburger tots and top with mini pickle slices.
11. Enjoy!