Name: Loaded Tater Tot Taco Cups
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: cooking spray; 16 ounces golden tater tots, such as Ore-Ida® Golden Tater Tots (60 tots); 8 ounces lean ground beef; 1/2 (1 ounce) envelope taco seasoning; 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese; 1/4 cup shredded lettuce; 1/4 cup salsa, or to taste; 1/4 cup sour cream, or to taste

Ingredients

6 serv.

cooking spray
16 ounces golden tater tots, such as Ore-Ida® Golden Tater Tots (60 tots)
8 ounces lean ground beef
1/2 (1 ounce) envelope taco seasoning
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1/4 cup shredded lettuce
1/4 cup salsa, or to taste
1/4 cup sour cream, or to taste

Instructions

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1 Gather ingredients. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Spray 12 cups of a standard muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.
2 Place 5 tater tots in each of the 12 slots. Bake tots in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove the muffin pan from the oven.
3 Use a tamper or the bottom of a small glass to press the tater tots down into the bottom and sides of each cup. This will create a tater tot cup. Place back in the oven and cook 10 minutes more.
4 Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef with taco seasoning in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease.
5 Divide ground beef between the cups. Top with shredded cheese.
6 Return the muffin pan to the oven and bake until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes. Remove from the oven to a rack to cool for 3 minutes. Top with lettuce, salsa, and sour cream.