Shepherd's Tater Tots Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 2 (15 ounce) cans green beans
• 2 (4 ounce) cans mushrooms
• 1 (10 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package brown gravy mix
• 1 (16 ounce) package frozen tater tots
• 1 1/2 cups cheese, grated
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 brown meat with onion until cooked and onion is transparent.
• 2 salt and pepper to taste.
• 3 drain green beans and place in a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• 4 spoon meat over beans.
• 5 drain mushrooms and spoon over meat mixture.
• 6 combine onion soup, milk and brown gravy mix.
• 7 pour over top of meat and vegetables.
• 8 arrange tater tots over top of mixture.
• 9 sprinkle potatoes with cheese.
• 10 bake at 350°f for 45 minutes or until gravy juices bubble.
• 11 note: to save browning meat and onion- crumble meat on a baking dish with sides.
• 12 place in a 375°f oven for 15-20 minutes or until meat is cooked.
• 13 if a couple of pounds are browned at one time, place the extra pound in a freezer bag and freeze for later use.