These tater tot nachos are loaded with taco meat and all the fixins’ for a delicoius spin on traditional nachos!
I had something bad happen the other day. Something that was no good very bad, indeed.
There was about a pound of leftover taco meat in the fridge. I like to make my taco meat in the slow cooker and keep bags of it in the fridge and freezer for quick meals. (We make lots of these burrito bowls and sub in whatever meat I have on hand.)
Anyway, delicious, glorious taco meat was hanging out in the fridge calling my name.
We had no tortillas. We had no chips. We had no rice.
What’s a girl to do?
Cry and whine and then bust out the tater tots, because mama always has a bag of tater tots lurking in the depths of the freezer.
Ohmahgah, you guys. These are so good! Perfect summer lunch recipe!
I totally wanted to eat the whole pan myself, but my son asked to share.
I hate when he asks me things. His big blue eyeballs make it impossible for me to say no. Utterly impossible.
So, I shared. But I made sure to get all the good bites full of guac and jalapenos for myself. Sorry, buddy. You can’t have my guac.
Anyway, this is more of an idea than a recipe, but I’ll share how I did it below in the handy recipe box!
Totchos (Tater Tot Nachos)
Ingredients
- Frozen tater tots - enough to cover your cookie sheet
- 1/2 cup cooked leftover taco meat shredded chicken or pork would be great too!
- Grated cheese
- Guacamole
- Sour cream
- Pickled jalapenos
- Diced tomatoes
- Cilantro
- Cholulua or your favorite hot sauce
Instructions
- Bake the tots according to package directions.
- When the tots have five minutes remaining, remove from the oven and sprinkle on the meat and cheese. Return to the oven to finish cooking.
- Remove from the oven and load up your toppings.
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Stephanie says
These are something I’ve been dying to make. I love getting them at restaurants– so good and always hit the spot!
Cady says
I love making these. They’re delish. I call them totchos:-)
Meghan says
OOOOOOOOOH! I am totally making these!!!
Judy says
My hubby is an incredibly picky eater. I told him about Totcho’s and he wanted me to make them. I did and he loved them. He thought this would be great to eat when we have friends over to watch football. I could make the hot part of the dish and then let everybody take a serving and load up on their own toppings. Thanks for the great recipe!
Karly says
@Judy,
Great idea!
Joanne says
Sometimes the best meals are born of such crises. Perhaps it’s a good thing you were out of everything!
Layla @ Brunch Time Baker says
You had me at tater tots then again at nachos. So much goodness! yum!
Thalia @ butter and brioche says
any recipe that contains tater tots is a winner in my book.. definitely craving some of this now!
Julie @ Tastes of Lizzy T says
What a fun name for this dish! And it looks so amazing!
Lindsey says
I love the Totchos, in our house I make Patachos which is potato nachos, could be potato chips could be french fries, its a toss up. I’m a huge fan of made up crazy sounding bad for me foods 🙂
Karly says
@Lindsey,
Love that! Patatchos! Haha.
Kristi @ Inspiration Kitchen says
Oh yes! I could totally be down with this Totchos! And, after seeing them, I’ll never think of regular Nachos or Tater Tot Nachos the same. They will be Totchos, foreveh! 🙂
Chelsea @chelseasmessyapron says
Wow these look so good and what a great idea Karly! You are so creative! All those toppings – mmmm my favorites!
Carol at Wild Goose Tea says
I am almost embarrassed to admit this, but I would love this dish. I am writing as I am typing. A couple of week ago, some tater tots came my way and I realized how much I truly enjoyed them. To make them into nachos—wow—super idea.
Aimee @ ShugarySweets says
I’m thinking I need to stock up on Tater Tots, cause this looks insanely good!
Matt Robinson says
Such an awesome idea, we would devour these in no time here!
Cookbook Queen says
Pretty sure that I read in my Bible that this is what they serve for dinner in Heaven.