I’ve taken my tried and true tater tot hotdish recipe one step further with this Kicked-Up Tater Tot Hotdish. You’ll find top sirloin, plus some heat from jalapeños, Pepper Jack cheese, and Tabasco. And just like the original, there’s no canned soup. This is not your Minnesota mom’s tater tot hotdish!
Hotdish. The quintessential one-dish meal found at most any family reunion, funeral lunch, church supper, or potluck in the Upper Midwest. Minnesota is famous for this dish, humble in appearance, with whole sections of small town church cookbooks dedicated to the many ways one could be assembled. The most famous hotdish in my part of the country is the tater tot hotdish, a recipe I shared with you awhile back.
Now I’m returning with a new version. A snappier dish, for all those people who’ve tried hotdish and wanted just a little bit more from it. This Kicked-Up Tater Tot Hotdish uses top sirloin instead of ground beef and then pushes the normal boundaries of the Minnesota hotdish flavor profile by incorporating some heat with jalapeños, Pepper Jack cheese, and Tabasco. Some people in these parts are sure to call this hotdish blasphemy. All I know is, it’s delicious!
I made this recipe over the weekend. It was so delicious! Thank you for sharing.
Looks Absolutely Divine. I bet it smells as good as it looks and taste delicious.
Thanks, Colleen! :)
Love this twist to traditional tater tot hotdish!
This is so my kind of breakfast, or even brinner, especially with the sirloin!
Hello Florida friend! I need to tell you that this dish is like the contents of my heart, all put in one recipe. Love it!!! :-)
{hello} That makes me smile. :) Hope you’re doing great!
Whoa! My family would kill for this!
Why didn’t this yummy hotdish make it south of the border to Iowa? Well, thank goodness I have this recipe now—pure comfort!
I think if I made this for my husband, he would be speechless. Tater tots are his FAV. Love this hotdish recipe!
You know you live in a good place when a dish like this is traditional. This looks so awesome. Heading to PW now!
Oh Minnesota, how I miss you! MN introduced me to this classic, and I love your version with a kick!
Thanks, Erin. You’re always welcome to visit! ;)