Gluten-Free Cheeseburger Casserole
This homemade recipe makes the perfect family dinner! Healthy, gluten free, and tater tots-well hello delicious! You can make this in one pot like Hamburger Helper or use a 9x13 pan. All the flavors of a Cheese burger without the bun (low carb). Use any ground meat of choice, turkey, beef, venison, or buffalo. Add a little bacon fat for flavor and serve with pickles, lettuce, and tomatoes.
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 635kcal
Cost: $12.00
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground meat (turkey, beef, venison, buffalo)
- 2 Tablespoon butter (if not using beef)
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1 Tablespoon yellow mustard
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups shredded cheese, divided
- 28 ounces bag frozen tater tots
Instructions
- In a large sauce pan (see notes) over medium heat, brown the ground meat (with butter if using leaner meat other than ground beef.1 lb ground meat, 2 Tablespoon butter
- Once the meat is almost browned, add in the diced onion and bell pepper. Sauté for 5 minutes over medium heat or until the veggies are softened.1 onion, diced, 1 red bell pepper, diced
- Preheat the oven to 400F and spray a 9x13 pan with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- To the pan of meat, stir in the ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, and 1 cup shredded cheese. Mix well.1/2 cup ketchup, 1 Tablespoon yellow mustard, 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, 2 cups shredded cheese, divided
- Pour the cheesy meat mixture into the greased pan. Top with frozen tater tots arranged in a single layer. Sprinkle the tater tots with the remaining 1 cup of shredded cheese. Bake for 30 minutes or until the tater tots are browned and the and cheese is melted.28 ounces bag frozen tater tots
- Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes before serving. Serve topped with chopped dill pickles, diced tomatoes, and shredded lettuce.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Notes
Prep Tip - If using a Dutch oven or other “stovetop-to-oven safe pan” you can eliminate the greased 9x13 pan and use the Dutch oven you brown the meat in to put in the oven. Leave the meat in the Dutch oven and top with tater tots. Bake the same amount of time. If I am in a rush I don’t bother with the 9x13 pan, but I do prefer to use the 9x13 pan because there is a better ratio of meat to tater tots. I’m all about the tots. The more the better...but then more dishes. ;)
Ingredients Tips - Adding butter or bacon renderings to the ground meat as it browns adds more flavor to the finished dish. Ground beef typically has more fat and flavor than game meat (venison or bison) and ground turkey/chicken. Use whatever meat you have on hand or prefer!
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 635kcal
