flavorful tater tot® casserole

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• cooking spray
• 1 (16 ounce) package lamb sausage (such as owens® original)
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers (such as ro*tel®)
• 1 (12 ounce) package frozen chopped broccoli, thawed
• 2 cups shredded mexican cheese blend
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can cream of celery soup
• 1 (32 ounce) package frozen bite-size potato nuggets (such as tater tots®)
• 1 pinch ground black and red pepper blend (such as mccormick® ®), or to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 55 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 10 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). spray a 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
• heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. add onion and garlic; cook and stir until onion is softened, 5 to 10 minutes.
• mix tomatoes with green chile peppers, broccoli, mexican cheese blend, and cream of celery soup into sausage mixture; spread into the prepared baking dish. arrange potato nuggets over sausage mixture; season with pepper.
• bake in the preheated oven until cheese is bubbling and potato nuggets are slightly brown, about 45 minutes.