Beef Enchilada Tater Tot Bake
If you love bold, cozy comfort food, this Beef Enchilada Tater Tot Bake is your new favorite one-pan dinner. It’s loaded with tender beef, peppers, black beans, and plenty of cheese. Then everything gets topped with crispy tater tots for the ultimate finish. It’s simple, fun, and perfect for busy nights.
To start, juicy beef cooks with peppers, spices, and enchilada sauce. The mixture becomes saucy, rich, and full of flavor. After that, black beans and cheese melt into every bite. As a result, the filling turns irresistibly creamy.
And then come the tater tots. Golden. Crispy. Perfect.
Whether you love arranging them in a neat circular pattern or tossing them on top quickly, both methods work. However, spacing them evenly helps them cook crispier — and prevents sogginess. The cheese layer under the tots also keeps everything intact.
These one pan meals keep getting better.
Another bonus? This recipe is fast. The beef cooks in under 10 minutes. The oven does the rest in about 15. Even better, it all happens in one oven-safe skillet, which means fewer dishes. I love using my grey Lodge enamel cast iron pan. It’s sturdy, heats evenly, and cleans up beautifully — just ask my husband.
This easy one-pan dinner checks every box: comforting, cheesy, quick, and weeknight-friendly. No tortillas needed. You won’t miss them, promise.
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Pro Tip:For extra crisp tater tots, broil the casserole for the last 2–3 minutes. Just keep a close eye on them.
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Beef Enchilada Tater Tot Bake
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4-6 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
- 1 lb. grass fed ground beef
- 1/2 yellow onion, small diced
- 1/2 red bell pepper, small diced
- 1/2 orange or yellow bell pepper, small diced
- 2-3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 15 oz. can red enchilada sauce
- 1 15 oz. can black beans, drained
- 3 cups shredded cheese (Monterey jack or aged cheddar)
- 1 16 oz. package tater tots
- small bunch cilantro, roughly chopped
- 2-3 scallions, sliced
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 450F.
- In a large (oven safe) skillet, cook the ground beef, onion and peppers together over medium/high heat. When the meat is almost cooked (no pink), mix in the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- Turn the heat off and mix in the smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, enchilada sauce and black beans. Top with half of the cheese and 1/2 of the cilantro and scallions.
- Place the tater tots on top in a single layer. Top with the remaining cheese.
- Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and garnish with the remaining cilantro and scallions.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 15
- Category: beef
- Method: oven
- Cuisine: dinner
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