08-24-2020, 06:07 PMKatth Wrote: No thread team or recipes, this league is dieing.

You Rang?


Going to go with something simple that I made recently as a poor single man on a budget. I have a fancy version of this, but times are tough and I haven't been able to make a lot of unique nice stuff lately. But this is an old standby that will make some good eating for a while and it's easy to just store in the fridge and have a bowl when you get hungry.

This is my personal Tater Tot Casserole


Ingredients:

32 oz of Tater Tots(you can make your own or just use store bought. Hashbrowns/fries/small chunks of potato work as well)
1 Vidalia Onion
4 Green Onions
1 Green Bell Pepper
12 oz of Sweet Corn(basically a can of it)
3 Cloves of Garlic
8 oz of Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese
6 oz of Shredded Parmesan Cheese
6 oz of Ricotta Cheese
6 oz of Sour Cream
10 oz of Chorizo
8 oz of Ground Italian Sausage
Salt/Pepper to taste

What You Need:

9x12 Casserole Dish
Cutting Board
Chef's Knife
Large Mixing Bowl
Large Skillet/Sauce Pan
Slotted Spoon
Wooden Spoon/Spatula (for stirring things in the pan)
Rubber Spatula
Stove/Oven
Aluminum Foil(Not needed if you have a lid for the casserole dish)
Timer/Clock

Directions:

1. We are going to start by prepping the veggies. First empty your tater tots into the mixing bowl to thaw out. If they are already thawed out, disregard the need to wait. We are doing this so they are softer when we will add the other ingredients. Also pre-heat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Next core and remove the seeds/pith from the Green Bell Pepper using the Chef's Knife on the cutting board. Chop the Green Bell Pepper into small 1/4 inch pieces. Follow this by peeling and chopping the Onion and Green Onion into similar sized pieces. Add the Green Onion to the mixing bowl. Finally mince the garlic into small pieces. Keep the Bell Pepper, Onion, and Garlic ready.

3. Heat your Skillet/Sauce Pan on medium-high heat. Once heated add your Chorizo and Italian Sausage. Cook the meat until browned and use the slotted spoon to remove the meat from the fat left in the pan. Add the meat to the Mixing Bowl.

4. In the pan you just browned the meat in, add your Onion, Bell Pepper, and Corn and cook on medium-high to high heat in the fat for roughly 12-15 minutes as you begin to cook off the fat. Add the Minced Garlic after about 10 minutes of cooking. The onions should become translucent and begin to caramelize. Using the slotted spoon, transfer your vegetables to the mixing bowl.

5. Add the Sour Cream, Ricotta Cheese, and Shredded Parmesan to the mixing bowl and begin folding all of the ingredients together with the rubber spatula. Once thoroughly mixed, dump the mixture into the 9x12 casserole dish. Flatten out the surface and top with the Shredded Cheddar Cheese. Cover the top with Aluminum Foil(or use the lid if applicable) and put it all in the 325 degree oven for 30 minutes.

6. Remove from the oven, take off the foil and let sit for 3-4 minutes before serving. I hope anyone who makes this enjoys one of my favorite comfort foods. I don't have a picture of one I made recently as I just finished it all off and forgot to take a picture when I was cooking it.