Mexican Tator Tot Casserole

1 lb. ground beef ( or you could use turkey, chicken or meat of choice)

1 medium onion chopped

1 red pepper chopped

1 orange pepper chopped 

1 yellow pepper chopped ( I will use whatever peppers I have on hand, but these colours typically taste better than green) 

1 package taco seasoning

1 jar of Tostitos salsa con queso (394 ml)

1 kg tator tots

1-1 ½ cups cheddar cheese (lets be honest, we measure cheese with out hearts just like chocolate chips…..lol)

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees, grease a 13 by 9 casserole dish. In your frying pan cook up your meat, onions and peppers until the meat is cooked through. Take your package of taco seasoning and stir in meat mixture.  Spread your meat mixture onto the bottom of the casserole dish. You then take your jar of queso and pour over meat mixture until evenly spread. Top with your tator tots. I like to line mine all up nicely. Then bake for 40 minutes, remove from the oven and cover with cheese (as much as you like) and bake until the cheese is melted. Usually can take 5-10 minutes more.

I have also mixed in corn and a can of green chiles sometimes in the meat mixture before pouring it in the dish just to mix it up a little. It's a huge hit around here with my 5 kids.