Loaded Tater Tots
Easy side dish or appetizer recipes! These Loaded Tater Tots start with crispy tots that are topped with a cheese sauce, bacon, sour cream and green onions!
Servings: 6
Calories: 514kcal
Ingredients
- 32 ounce bag frozen tater tots
- 6 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
- sour cream and green onions for serving
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk I used 2%
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese grated
- salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper to taste
Instructions
- Bake tater tots according to package directions on a sheet pan.
- While tater tots are baking, cook bacon slices to desired crispness. Remove from skillet and place on a paper towel lined plate. Allow to cool and then crumble.
Cheese Sauce
- In a small saucepan on medium-high heat melt the butter. When the butter is completely melted add the flour and cook for 1 minute or until slightly golden, whisking to combine.
- Next, slowly add the milk and whisk to thicken. Cook for about 4 minutes until thickened.
- Remove the pot with the milk mixture from the heat. Add the grated cheese about a ¼ cup at a time stir with a wooden spoon to combine. When all the cheese has been incorporated add the spices. Taste the sauce and adjust the spices to your taste.
Assemble Loaded Tater Tots
- Assemble your tater tots on a plate and pile on your toppings. Start with the cheese, bacon, sour cream, and then the green onions, and enjoy immediately!
Notes
What I love about this recipe is that it’s easy to swap ingredients with what you have on hand!
Tots: I love good old-fashioned potato tots, but you can use veggie tots, too, like cauliflower tots or broccoli tots. Just make sure they’re good and crispy!
Onions: Instead of green onions, try diced red onion or white onion. Or swap onions for diced jalapeno.
Cheese: Cheddar cheese is great for the sauce but you can use pepper jack cheese, too!
How to serve them for a party: Set up a tater tot bar so all of your guests can help themselves. Place all of the components in separate bowls so everyone can load them up they way they want.
Sheet-pan style: You can also dress up the tots right on the sheet pan and serve them like nachos!
Short on time? If you’re in a rush, you can skip the queso and just sprinkle the shredded cheese over the tots when they’re almost done baking in the oven. It’s good, but not gonna lie – the cheese sauce is so amazing and worth the extra few minutes it takes to make it.
Nutrition
Calories: 514kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 970mg | Potassium: 510mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 360IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 204mg | Iron: 1mg