In Minnesota, we love making gluten free tater tot casserole, also known as tater tot hotdish, for a quick and easy dinner. It is comforting, delicious, and easy! This gluten free and low FODMAP recipe doesn’t use cream of mushroom soup, either! The sauce is made with gluten-free flour, beef broth, and butter—that’s it!
We ate this traditional casserole, aka hotdish, for supper many, many times growing up. My mom's tater tot hotdish recipes used cream of mushroom soup. However, this adapted recipe does not include canned soups. Allowing you to know exactly what ingredients you are using.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- This casserole has meat, veggies, and potatoes!
- Flexible Recipe - Add what you love, take out what you don’t.
- Made from scratch with no canned ingredients.
Featured Ingredients
- Tater Tots - Use frozen tater tots that are gluten free.
- Ground Beef - Use lean ground beef to keep the fat down low.
- Sauce Ingredients: Butter, gluten free flour - like Bob’s Red Mill 1-to-1, beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, and pepper.
- Frozen Mixed Vegetables - Look for a frozen bag of mixed vegetables that contains corn, carrots, peas, and chopped green beans.
See the recipe card for the exact measurements and complete instructions.
Selected ingredients are based on guidance on current serving sizes measured by the Monash University Food App and FODMAP Friendly App at the time of publishing. As always, follow your gut and modify as needed.
Step-By-Step Instructions
Step 1: In a large skillet, cook the ground beef until it is no longer pink. In another skillet, melt the butter over medium-low heat. Once melted, sprinkle the flour over the skillet. Whisk until the flour is incorporated.
Step 2: Next, add half of the beef broth to the butter-flour mixture. Whisk until lumpy, and the broth is absorbed. Then, add the second half. Keep whisking until the sauce is thickened. Add the Worcestershire sauce, and black pepper.
Add the cooked ground beef to the sauce. Stir.
Step 3: Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with a nonstick cooking spray. Pour the meat sauce into the bottom. Spread it out evenly.
Next, sprinkle the mixed vegetables over the beef in an even layer.
Step 4: Line up the tater tots so they cover the veggies. Bake in a 350 degree F oven for an hour or until the tater tots are golden brown. Garnish with chopped green onions.
Tips and Tricks
Assemble the casserole the night before and store it in the refrigerator. The tater tots will defrost, so they will need less cooking time.
TOP TIP: Save a step and use a pound of meal prepped ground beef from the freezer!
Love Tater Tots? Add Sloppy Joe Bowls with tater tots or Buffalo Chicken Casserole with tater tots to your menu plan.
Ingredient Swaps
- Soy Sauce - Instead of worcestershire sauce, use a gluten free soy sauce. I love the La Choy brand.
- Mixed Veggies - Use peas and carrots or only corn for different veg options.
- Ground Turkey - Swap out the ground beef for a pound of ground turkey!
Variations
Green Bean Tater Tot Casserole: This is another classic variation of this hotdish. You can use chopped green beans instead of mixed veggies.
Vegetarian Tater Tot Casserole: Swap out the ground beef for chopped, canned mushrooms.
Cheesy Tater Tot Casserole: Add 2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese before the frozen vegetables. If you really want cheesy - add a layer of shredded cheese on top of the tater tots too.
Breakfast Tater Tot Casserole: Love tater tots as much as I do, make this overnight tater tot breakfast casserole. It has breakfast sausage, tater tots - of course, diced peppers, eggs, and cheese.
Storing and Reheating
Storing: Keep any leftovers covered and eat within four days for best results. Be aware the tater tots will lose their crunchy texture.
Reheating: Place a serving size on a microwave-safe plate and heat for 1-2 minutes or until warm.
Freezing: This casserole is a great recipe to freeze - either before cooking or after. I recommend defrosting the casserole before baking.
FAQs
Mashed potatoes would be an awesome option. It would be like this recipe for Shepherd’s Pie with ground beef, not ground lamb. In a pinch, I have also used frozen french fries.
Ore-Ida is our favorite gluten free tater tot.
What To Serve With Tater Tot Casserole
While tater tot casserole is a whole meal on its own, add a green salad with Italian dressing or ranch dressing. For even more veggies, add a side of oven roasted vegetables. Another great filling option would be gluten free corn bread or gluten free biscuits!
Additional Casserole Recipes
- King Ranch Chicken Casserole - Crunchy tortilla chips, cooked chicken and a bit of spice makes this awesome gluten free casserole.
- Baked Pork Chops - Delicious, tender pork chops covered in a gluten free sauce.
- Wild Rice and Ham Casserole - Made with a wild rice blend, veggies, and a gluten free cheesy sauce.
- Gluten Free Goulash - This recipe uses chickpea noodles for a protein-packed gluten free recipe.
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Recipe
Gluten Free Tater Tot Casserole
Ingredients
Mushroom Hamburger Gravy
- 2 tablespoons butter salted
- 2 tablespoons gluten free flour like Bob's Red Mill 1-to-1 ( Note 1)
- 1 ¾ cups beef broth
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce gluten free like Lea & Perrins
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 10.8 ounces frozen mixed veggies (peas, carrots, green beans and corn)
- 1 32 ounces gluten free tater tots frozen like Ore-Ida brand
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a medium saucepan melt butter over medium heat. Once melted add the gluten free flour. Whisk the flour to combine with the melted butter. No white streaks of flour should remain.
- Add ¾ cup of beef broth to the flour and butter mixture. The mixture will form clumps as the gluten free flour hydrates. Keep whisking and add another ½ cup of beef broth and whisk again. If lumps remain, add another ½ cup of beef broth and whisk until smooth. Keep whisking until the mixture looks like gravy.
- Add black pepper, and Worcestershire to the sauce.
- In another saucepan fry up the hamburger. Season with salt and pepper. Once fully cooked and no pink remains, add it to the cooked gravy mixture.
- Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray or grease with softened butter.
- In the prepared pan, add in the beef gravy mixture, next layer in the frozen mixed veggies and then top with lined up tater tots.
- Bake uncovered for 60 minutes a 350 degrees F oven, or until the tater tots are crispy.
- Serve immediately.
Venessa Mandelkow says
This is a great recipe for when there is no meal plan for dinner!