Introducing Tot-Chos: Crispy Tater Tot Nachos!

Easy Tater Tot Nachos

yield: 6 SERVINGS

prep time: 20 MINUTES

cook time: 35 MINUTES

total time: 55 MINUTES

Ingredients

  • 28 oz. bag frozen tater tots
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
  • 15 oz. can Ranch style beans, drained
  • 2 cups colby jack cheese, shredded
  • 1/4 cup chopped green onion
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
  • 1/4 cup chopped tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup sliced jalapenos
  • 1 avocado, chopped
  • sour cream and salsa, as desired

Directions

1

Place tater tots on a sheet pan and bake at 450 degrees for 20 minutes, or until slightly browned and crispy.

2

Meanwhile crumble and cook ground beef on the stove, and drain grease if needed. Season beef with the taco seasoning.

3

Remove cooked tater tots from the oven. Spread the cooked ground beef over the tater tots.

4

Drain beans, and spread them over the meat. Sprinkle cheese on top and place the pan back into the oven for 10 minutes or until cheese is nice and melted.

5

Top with green onion, cilantro, tomatoes, avocado, sour cream and salsa as desired.

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easy tater tot nachos on a sheet pan

Here’s a fun way to serve yummy nachos!

Try turning a bag of frozen tater tots into a delicious appetizer or easy dinner idea by using them to make melted cheesy nachos, or “tot-chos” with all the fixins! It’s a creative idea all will love and it’s super easy to top with all your favorite nacho ingredients.

I especially love this simple idea for game day, as it would be super easy to make and create a mini nacho bar for everyone to top with their own favorite add-ins.

tater tot nachos ingredients on the counter

Hip Tips:


  • Include nacho toppings your family loves! Use crispy tater tots as a fun base for nachos, and then you can completely customize the rest of your ingredients according to taste.
  • For heartier nachos, add taco seasoned ground meat and beans. I’m using my favorite Ranch Style beans, but you can use any style bean you prefer such as black beans or pinto beans.

adding shredded cheese to totchos

sheet pan of melted tater tot nachos


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Easy Tater Tot Nachos

yield: 6 SERVINGS

prep time: 20 MINUTES

cook time: 35 MINUTES

total time: 55 MINUTES

Make nachos using crispy tater tots for a fun twist on traditional nachos.

Ingredients

  • 28 oz. bag frozen tater tots
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
  • 15 oz. can Ranch style beans, drained
  • 2 cups colby jack cheese, shredded
  • 1/4 cup chopped green onion
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
  • 1/4 cup chopped tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup sliced jalapenos
  • 1 avocado, chopped
  • sour cream and salsa, as desired

Directions

1

Place tater tots on a sheet pan and bake at 450 degrees for 20 minutes, or until slightly browned and crispy.

2

Meanwhile crumble and cook ground beef on the stove, and drain grease if needed. Season beef with the taco seasoning.

3

Remove cooked tater tots from the oven. Spread the cooked ground beef over the tater tots.

4

Drain beans, and spread them over the meat. Sprinkle cheese on top and place the pan back into the oven for 10 minutes or until cheese is nice and melted.

5

Top with green onion, cilantro, tomatoes, avocado, sour cream and salsa as desired.

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melted nachos using tater tots

These cheesy nacho taters are so yummy!

My kids loved this idea, and I appreciate easy crowd-pleaser ideas that contain simple pantry and freezer ingredients like this! You can make “Tot-chos” as an appetizer, and of course as a simple dinner idea, too- YUM!

scoop of tatertot nachos


This fresh avocado feta salsa is a delicious game changer!


About the writer:

Lina has a Bachelor's Degree from Northern Arizona University with 11 years of blogging and photography experience having work featured in Today.com, Martha Stewart, Country Living, Fox News, Buzzfeed, and HGTV.


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Comments 14

  1. shop4mybabies

    i’ve been making these for 25 years since i was a teenager and calling them totchos…everyone made fun of me. i’m a dang trendsetter;) they were for sale at our local fair this year super popular now

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      Oh wow! Yes you are and I love fair food <3 lol

  2. TB

    Yum! Use the tater tot crowns instead of the regular tater tots. They taste so much better!

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      Great idea!

    • shop4mybabies

      that’s what i like especially the ones from the Schwanns man

    • candace

      That’s what the potato oles are at taco John’s and they make loaded potato oles which is this…mmmmmm mmmm.

  3. Maria

    Tater tots are the best in the air fryer!

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      Yes! Make them in the air fryer first 🙂

  4. Jen

    My tummy is grumbling! Yum. Definitely making these!

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      Great! Enjoy Jen 😉

  5. Rebecca

    I’ve been making loaded tots for a couple years now, my husband’s favorite! But they are topped with a ranch/sour cream sauce first then all the toppings. Recipe somewhere online lol.

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      Oh that sounds yum! Thanks for sharing 😀

  6. Lisa JP

    We’ve made this my entire life (I’m 43) we call them Taco Tots. I prefer the tater crowns tots in them.

  7. Nancy

    I wonder how the cauliflower or broccoli tots would work in this recipe?

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