Totchos Libre Recipes

TOTCHOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Place tater tots in a single layer on a large baking sheet and cook for 30 minutes or until browned and very crisp, stirring once halfway through cooking.
• While tater tots are cooking, cook ground turkey in a large skillet over medium heat until cooked through. Stir in salsa and seasoning and cook for a few minutes more.
• Mound tater tots slightly on the baking sheet and sprinkle with half the cheese; top with turkey mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cheese then top with tomatoes, bell pepper and olives.
• Cook for 10 minutes more or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with green onions and serve with any optional toppings desired.

TOTCHOS LIBRE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spread potato nuggets out onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until nuggets are golden brown and crisp, 22 to 24 minutes.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add water and taco seasoning to beef; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until liquid reduces, about 5 minutes.
• Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Arrange potato nuggets on an oven-proof platter and cover evenly with ground beef; spread Mexican cheese and pepperjack cheese over the top.
• Cook potato nuggets under the broiler until cheese melts, 1 to 3 minutes. Whisk sour cream and lime juice together in a bowl. Top potato nuggets with tomatoes, black olives, jalapenos, avocado, sour cream mixture, scallions, and cilantro, respectively.

TOTCHOS

Steps:

• Cook the potato nuggets according to the package instructions.
• Adjust the oven temperature to 350 degrees F. Layer the potato nuggets with the cheese in a 1 1/2-quart baking dish. Bake until the cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.
• Top the potato nuggets with the chorizo, salsa and pickled jalapenos. Drizzle with the sour cream and sprinkle with the onion and cilantro. Serve immediately.

TOTCHO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Spread refried beans evenly in bottom of baking dish.
• In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook beef, onions and jalapeño chile over medium-high heat 7 to 9 minutes, stirring frequently, until beef is brown; drain, and return to skillet. Stir in taco seasoning mix and tomatoes; cook and stir until heated through.
• Spoon beef mixture on top of beans. Sprinkle 1 cup of the cheese over beef. Top with frozen potatoes.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until heated through and potatoes are golden brown. Top with remaining 1 cup cheese. Bake 3 to 4 minutes or until cheese is melted. Let stand 10 minutes. Garnish with pickled jalapeños, olives and green onions. Serve with sour cream.

BREAKFAST TOTCHOS SKILLET

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Cook the tots in a 12-inch cast-iron skillet in one layer in the oven according to the package instructions. Remove from the oven and pile into a small mound in the center of the skillet. Sprinkle with the cheese, jalapenos, bacon and green onions.
• Place in the oven and cook until the cheese is melted, about 6 minutes. Meanwhile, cook the eggs.
• In a nonstick skillet, heat the olive oil. When the oil is hot, crack in the eggs, then sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook to desired doneness, gently spooning the hot oil over the eggs to cook the yolks, about 4 minutes for sunny-side up.
• Remove the totchos from the oven. Top with the pico de gallo/salsa, guacamole, sour cream and the eggs, then garnish with the cilantro.

SPICY BEEF TOTCHOS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425ºF (220°C).
• Spread tater tots out on a sheet tray. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside.
• Heat a medium skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef, Frank's Red Hot Original, cumin, garlic powder, paprika, chili powder, and salt. Gradually break up beef with a spatula and sauté until beef is fully cooked, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Place an even layer of tater tots in an 8-inch oven-safe skillet. Top with half of the beef. Sprinkle a layer of cheese. Repeat layering of tater tots, beef, and cheese.
• Lower oven temperature to 375ºF (160°C). Place skillet in oven and bake for 5-7 minutes, until cheese is melted.
• Remove from oven and top with red onion, scallions, and tomatoes. Add a dollop of sour cream and guacamole to the center of the skillet. Serve immediately.
• Enjoy!