It’s been… a week. My kiddo is sick ahead of their final exams, decisions need to be made ahead of next year, and the world is on fire as far as I can see. It’s going to be a difficult next few days for the lost of us and I’m buckling up for this bumpy ride to continue. The very least that I can do is to have some good food on hand that’s easy and quick to prepare. So here we are. Vegetarian Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole.

I’ve made burger casseroles before, but none of them included tater tots and none of them were vegetarian, so we’re making progress here I think. Or at very least doing something a little different right? Right. So instead of being a noodle based casserole this one is… not. It’s vegetarian meat based and tater tot influenced? Sure. Let’s go with that.

Can you guys tell that I’m phoning this in today? The struggle is real. So this casserole starts off with vegetarian ground ‘meat’ and some onion and it’s then layered with cheese and tots and other burger goodness. And look, I was going to top this with some fresh shredded lettuce, but somehow I completely forgot about that so… we’re just getting condiments tonight folks.

So, there you have it. Vegetarian Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole. Enjoy.

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