Submitted by Paulene Christie
Tater Tot (Potato Gem) Casserole
Serving: 4
Ingredients
- 0.5kg – 1 kg beef mince
- 1 x 420g can diced tomatoes
- 1/2 to 1 packet of frozen Potato Gems/Tater Tots
- 1 x 420g can of condensed Cream of mushroom Soup (you can use cream of chicken soup instead) – no water added
- 1 small onion chopped
- 2 cups cheddar cheese, grated
Instructions
- Spray slow cooker bowl lightly with nonstick oil spray
- Brown beef mince in pan on stovetop (or in searing slow cooker)
- Add in chopped onion and tomatoes and pour this mix into slow cooker bowl
- Stir in the soup
- Gently pour or place Potato Gems across the top
- Cook low for 2-3 hours.
- 30 minutes prior to serving add cheese on top to melt.
- Great served with salad or vegetables
- Photo courtesy of Kellie Banyer
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I thought this was nice. Quick and easy. I didn’t use the full can of soup as I only used 500gm mince and didn’t want it to get to wet. It turned out perfect for my taste.
I love this dish!!! This is my favorite mince dish done in the sc!!! So simple n tasty n only takes half the time to cook compared to some other dishes!!! A favorite in my household 🙂
What did you serve on the side?
Have only made this once and used cream of chicken soup instead of mushroom. My husband and children loved it, something easy for my father and brother’s to make too 🙂
Has anyone tried using gnocchi instead of potato gems in this dish?
Cheap & easy meal. We served ours with broccoli, cauliflower & carrot on the side.
This is an absolute favourite!! So easy & tasty. I add one diced carrot, 2-3 stalks of celery, bacon pieces & chopped mushrooms. I gently fry off the onion & bacon, add the celery & carrot to the pan for a few minutes, toss these into the slow cooker & then brown off the meat. I always use the cream of chicken soup with this one. Delicious!!
This is a family favourite! So easy and very tasty! I added a grated carrot to get some hidden veggies in!
Love this dish. I use hash browns instead of tater tots. Serve with veggies. It’s a real lazy family fave!
Love this.. I added taco seasoning to the mince once browned definitely better taste!!
This is one of our family favourites, I chop up celery, carrot and mushrooms and cook with the mince. Serve it with either salad or steamed green veggies.
Tried this for the first time last night, me and hubby loved it. Going to be a regular meal in our house.
Being in the UK we couldn’t get hold of tater tots/potato gems so used potato croquettes which are available in all supermarkets here.
Came out beautiful.
We even added peas, sweetcorn and greens to the mix before cooking.
Is this cook with tea towel under the lid
Simple, tasty recipe.
This was so good!! After reading the other reviews I took a couple of their suggestions on board such as adding taco seasoning to the mix as well as frozen mixed vegetables and the result was clean plates from the whole family! So tasty and a perfect tummy warmer on a Winters night!
This is soo good on a cold winter night. Amazing comfort food. While it doesn’t look appealing it’s so yummy! My partner who doesn’t eat potato gems loves it. Go figure lol
Delicious. On my long list of favourites from this sight
Perfect!!!
This is a favourite in our house. Fussy Mr 9 loves it and requests it often.
I made this for the first time last night and loved it. I used hash browns instead of gems have leftovers for tonight. Really looking forward to eating the rest
This was amazing. Plates were licked clean by everyone including the children. This is a definite winner in our household ?. The only changes I made was I added a pkt of taco seasoning, 1 and a half cups of frozen peas, corn and carrots and used cream of chicken soup instead. It turned out perfect.
I added bacon and garlic to add flavour. We found the potato gems soggy and undercooked and ended up grilling the dish. Maybe they need to be cooked for a while before adding…
This was definitely not a favourite…
That’s OK Tim, just because everyone else loved doesn’t mean it will suit your tastes 🙂 Thousands of others here for you to enjoy next! 🙂
Just wondering if you could use a jar/bottle of pasta sauce of the chopped tomatoes. Thanks in advance
Yes you could – it would just be a little extra liquid rather than solid tomato in final dish
Tried last night and very happy.
Used 500g mince, 1 clove garlic, the cream of chicken soup and as i didnt have any diced tomatoes added a 250g jar of tomato relish instead.
I cooked the potato gems in the oven while i waited for the cheese etc to melt and they were nice and crunchy to add with it.
Will definitely be making this one again
Yummy.
This is my go to when i want an easy meal. You can legit throw anything with the mince to put your own twist on it.
We cooked this last night and use 1kg of mince and we halved it so put half the mix in the freezer for another night. But we added 1kg mince, a pack of taco mix, 2 cloves of garlic, pepper, onion and garlic powder, i onion, 2 cups of frozen peas and corn, 1 can of tomato’s, 1 can of mushroom soup. Then finished it off with hashbrowns that i broke up and int he slow cooker for the cooking time. Served them with homemade fresh rolls.
First time making this and it was absolutely Delish….Hubby & I loved it, I did add a pkt of Taco Mix and some Garlic Powder……I definitely be making this again 😋
could I make a smaller version in the baby slow cooker for my lactose free toddler?
You could, just keep an eye on it as times may vary, the baby slow cooker tends to run a little hot 🙂
Such an easy meal to prepare and so very delicious 😋. I served this with salad and we thoroughly enjoyed it. I used French Onion Soup Mix because I had it and after adding the cheese, I transferred it to a casserole dish and put it under the grill to melt and go brown. Will definitely be making this again. Thanks for another great recipe 😋😋
This was so easy and plenty of leftovers. We totally enjoyed all the cheesy bits too.