Hoity Toity Tater Tot Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 slices bacon
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon truffle oil (optional)
• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
• 2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans cream of mushroom soup
• 1/2 cup sweet onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 2 cups mushrooms, cremini, oyster, shitaki, trumpet, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, grated
• 1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
• 1 cup brie cheese, chopped without skin
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• 32 ounces frozen tater tots (1 bag)

Recipe

• 1 chop bacon into 1/2 inch pieces, on medium high heat, render until tender on the edge of crispy. remove from pan.
• 2 add olive oil to bacon grease and saute mushrooms and onions for 5 minutes.
• 3 add garlic and continue to saute for 1 minute.
• 4 add ground beef to mixture and cook until meat is browned, about 10 minutes. drain meat mixture and return to pan.
• 5 add rendered bacon to meat mixture.
• 6 sprinkle mixture with optional truffle oil.
• 7 add mushroom soup to mixture, stir and heat for 15 minutes.
• 8 salt and pepper mixture to taste.
• 9 add one cup of cheddar cheese plus all other cheese and heat until melted.
• 10 pour mixture into 9 x 13 backing dish.
• 11 top with tater tots and heat in 350 degree oven for 1 hour, or until tater tots are crispy.
• 12 top with remaining cup of cheese and heat until cheese is melted.