Tachos - {Mexican Loaded Tater Tot Nachos Recipe}

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Tachos - {Mexican Loaded Tater Tot Nachos Recipe}

If you love nachos and tacos, you will love these easy Tachos. They're delicious tater tot nachos, topped with melted Mexican cheese, spicy ground beef, sour cream, salad, and your favorite nacho toppings.

It's the perfect easy weekend or weeknight treat that's great for sharing, or eating as a main or side!

Prep Time5

Cook Time30

Total Time35

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: blue cheese, hash browns, mexican, nachos, taco, tacos, tater tots

Servings: people

Calories: 512kcal

Author: Vikkie Lee

Equipment

Ingredients

2 lb Tater tots or 1kg hashbrown potato bites
1 tablespoon Olive oil
½ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Pepper
1 clove Garlic minced
500 g Minced beef 1lb
6 oz Mexican cheese shredded (160g) or 6 slices
1 packet Taco seasoning (25-30g or 0.9oz-1oz)
1 cup Cherry tomatoes halved (100g)
1 Red onion diced
2 Spring onions sliced
2 tablespoon Jalapenos sliced
½ cup Sour cream to drizzle (140g)
2 tablespoon Coriander chopped

Instructions

First, preheat your oven to 200c fan, 220c conventional, gas mark 7 or 425F.
Line a large baking dish or tray with baking paper or a silicone mat.
Then add the tater tots or hashbrown bites and bake for 30 minutes, turning halfway.
Meanwhile, add the oil, garlic, beef, salt and pepper to a large frying pan.
Fry until browned, then drain any excess fat.
Add the taco seasoning, and water as per instructed in the back of the packet (this was 150ml or ⅔ cup).
Then simmer over medium heat until the water has disappeared.
Now add the chilli cheese on top of the tater tots.
Bake in the oven for a further 5 minutes until metlted.
Now add a large spoonful of the taco mincemeat and a few dollops of sour cream.
Repeat the layers until you have used up all of the mince, potatoes, and sour cream.
Then sprinkle the sliced tomatoes, spring onions, etc on top.
Serve with extra sauces, favorite toppings, cilantro, and lemon or lime wedges if you wish.

Video

Notes

Pro tips

To speed up the cooking time, bake the tater tots in an air fryer until golden and crispy
Drain the fat from the cooked beef to prevent a greasy appetiser or main
Use the best spicy cheese you can find as it makes a massive difference
Make your own taco seasoning so you know there's less preservatives or that it's gluten free if need
Serve on a plate lined with a paper towel if wanting to soak up any extra fat if preferred

Substitutions

Tater tots - you can swap for Parmentier potatoes, homemade fries, or sweet potato tots for a more nutritious and colorful option. For low carb, swap blanched cauliflower florets.

Ground beef - you can make a Weight Watcher taco casserole recipe by swapping for extra lean beef, or swap for a lean ground turkey taco recipe, or ground chicken or shredded rotisserie chicken. Use vegetarian or vegan mince if preferred

Vegetarian or vegan tachos - use veggie mince or vegan mince of your choice, and choose a vegan tex mex cheese, tater tots and seasoning

Cheese - swap for cheddar cheese, monterey jack cheese, or pepper jack cheese, depending on how hot and spicy you wish. Mexicana also have a vegan cheese

Sour cream - swap for low-fat natural or Greek yogurt if preferred

Variations

Deluxe - add diced or ground chorizo for an extra special flavour
Kid-friendly - swap slices of jalapenos for diced green bell pepper
Breakfast tachos - swap beef for sausage meat, tater tots for larger hashbrowns, and top with hard boiled eggs and streaky bacon
Extra spicy - add a few drops of hot sauce or Siracha, etc for more heat
BBQ tachos - swap the beef for BBQ pulled pork, slow cooked in BBQ sauce
Onion rings - instead of a tater tot nachos casserole, use baked onion rings, curly fries, or other baked finger food

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