Editor’s notice: On the Desk with the Gabels options tasty recipes and suggestions from Vanessa Gabel and her daughter, Kaitlyn, of Danville.
Kaitlyn: Whereas this recipe wasn’t the quickest meal to make, it took virtually no effort and it turned out scrumptious. The minute I took a chew, I believed it tasted precisely like a Massive Mac, which was clearly the aim.
I’m not a fan of onions so if there was one factor I might change about this recipe it might be that we lower down the quantity of onions as a result of they have been very clearly blended in.
My favourite half in regards to the recipe was the tater tots, I’m a sucker for them. They have been cooked to perfection and blended rather well with the opposite components. It offers the impact of tacos so I believe bitter cream would additionally style good on high.
Vanessa: I’ve been eyeing up this recipe for some time now, and we have been all excited to take it for a style check.
We weren’t upset … besides that we ate all of it so rapidly that there have been barely any leftovers. This Massive Mac casserole recipe is certain to be a success on busy nights.
I might advocate taking a number of steps to reduce the prep time on the precise cooking evening by pre-cooking the meat and having the greens lower and blended in prior, together with the opposite components. That approach, all that shall be wanted is so as to add the tater tots and pop within the oven.
Another choice could possibly be to cook dinner it within the crock pot, although I’m undecided {that a} full 6-8 hours can be needed with the meat already cooked via. You might most likely even flip this right into a freezer meal to thaw and pop within the crock pot.
If you’re involved about portion management (like we perhaps ought to have been), you should utilize a muffin pan with a liner to carry the components. The liner will make it simpler to take away from the pan. Wait so as to add the lettuce and extra dressing till able to eat (for any of the talked about cooking strategies).
This recipe is a artistic twist that may have you ever craving extra. Be ready. Make a second one for later.
BIG MAC TATER TOT CASSEROLE
2 lbs. lean floor beef
1 cup Thousand Island dressing
1/4 cup mayo
1 cup diced yellow onion
1 cup diced dill pickle
1 tbsp. onion powder
1 tbsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
2 cups shredded triple cheddar cheese mix
24 oz. frozen tater tots
Topping
1 cup shredded iceberg lettuce
1/4 cup Thousand Island dressing
Sesame seeds, if desired
Preheat oven to 400 levels.
Dump floor beef into a big saute pan over medium-high warmth together with a dab of margarine or butter.
Crumble the bottom beef properly because it cooks.
As soon as the bottom beef is absolutely cooked, take away the pan from the warmth and drain the surplus grease.
Add the Thousand Island dressing, mayo, diced onion, diced dill pickle, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper to the pan with the meat.
Stir till all the components are absolutely mixed.
Dump the bottom beef combination right into a greased 9 by 13 inch baking dish and unfold it out evenly.
Sprinkle the shredded cheese on high of the meat.
Place the tater tots in a single layer on high of the cheese.
Place the baking dish within the oven and bake the casserole till the tater tots are golden brown, 40-45 minutes.
Take away the casserole from the oven and sprinkle the shredded lettuce on high.
Drizzle the Thousand Island dressing over the lettuce.
