Tater tots scream old school comfort food to me, and there’s nothing like a Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole to celebrate National Tater Tot Day!
There is a restaurant in town that has an entire section of their menu devoted to Tater Tots. It’s like a little secret peek back into the 70s, and I love everything about it. I don’t go that often, maybe a few times a year, but every time I do, I get a different tater tot selection … slowly working my way through the many different varieties.
I mean, TATER TOTS! What’s not to love? A crispy exterior giving way to a softer potato center, and a reminder of everything that was good about your childhood.
And oddly enough, my kids really don’t like them.
If it wasn’t for the 39 hours of combined labor to deliver both of them, I’d wonder how we could possibly be related.
So … today happens to be National Tater Tot Day! Don’t you just love random, nonsensical holidays that you instantly feel the need to celebrate?
ME TOO.
And so here we are … I made a Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole for dinner tonight to celebrate Nick’s half birthday (16 AND A HALF!), and perhaps I got the best present of all because my kiddos actually ate a dinner I made, which doesn’t happen a lot lately!
The recipe couldn’t be simpler to make, and is delicious tummy-warming food. Is it the healthiest thing in the world? Nope, not a chance. Especially when it was chased by an ice cream cake. But this is one of those once-in-a-blue-moon recipes that you just give yourself permission to enjoy.
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