If you don’t have a Trader Joe’s near you, Gardein, Beyond Beef, Simple Truth, Morning Star, and LightLife make similar vegan beed products.It’s hard to resist diving straight in but giving it time to cool slightly will make it easier to slice and serve.Īfter 10ish minutes, top with freshly chopped chives, and DEVOUR! Remove from the oven – and this is the hard part, let the casserole rest for about 10 minutes. Spray or drizzle a touch of avocado oil spray on top of the tater tots to encourage browning and season with salt and pepper.īake for 35 minutes or until golden brown and bubbling around the edges. Make sure to leave a little space in-between each one to make sure the tater tots get nice and crispy 😋 Then transfer the mixture to an oven safe dish and top with frozen tater tots until the entire surface of the casserole is covered. Be careful not to over mix or else you might make the mixture too mushy. Pour the sauce into the frying pan and toss to coat the “meat” and veggies. Then drain the water from the cashews and add them to a blender along with the soy milk, and the remaining sauce ingredients, and blend until the sauce is silky smooth. This might be a little sticky, so use a butter knife if needed. Squeeze the now softened garlic into a blender to remove the peels. Add the potatoes and carrots to the frying pan (which is now just hanging out while we make the sauce 🙂
Remove the potatoes and carrots from the oven and place the garlic cloves off to the side. Sauté on low heat, stirring occasionally. Cook for 3-4 minutes, or until the veggies are mostly thawed (but not cooked all the way through) and there is no moisture in the bottom of the pan, then turn off the heat and set aside. Next add the beef-less crumbles and the frozen peas, corn, and green beans. In a large frying pan over medium-high heat, spray or pour in some avocado oil and then add your mushrooms once the pan is warm.Īfter 3-4 minutes, add a big pinch or two of sea salt and deglaze the pan with a splash of water if needed. Cook for another 1-2 minutes. Toss to coat evenly and then spread the veggies into a single layer for even roasting.īake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown around the edges and fork-tender in the centers. Spray lightly with avocado oil spray and season generously with a few good pinches of sea salt. Then transfer to lined baking tray along with the unpeeled garlic cloves. Set aside to soften.ĭice the potatoes and carrots into small bite-sized pieces. Start by placing the cashews in a bowl and covering them with boiling water. You will also need additional sea salt and vegetable oil or spray (I used one similar to this) 1 cup vegan ground beef (I used the Trader Joes Beef-less Crumbles).1 tsp light miso paste ( I use this chickpea miso).
VEGAN TATER TOT CASSEROLES FREE
Make sure you read the notes below for helpful tips and feel free to leave your questions in the comments below. I can’t wait for you guys to dig into this recipe! I really think you’re going to love it. In honor of this recipe going live today, I’m probably going to defrost some TTHD for dinner tonight because, life is just better when crispy, warm, straight-from-the-oven tater tots are involved, am I right? It’s also meal-prep and freezer friendly and made up of familiar, comfort-food flavors that everyone seems to enjoy (Even picky eaters can’t resist this one!) My version of #TTHD really checks all the boxes too: Easy enough for a weeknight dinner? Yep! Comforting and cozy? Yup! Hearty, satisfying, and packed with plant-based protein? Yes, yes, yes! I asked a lot of ( probably annoying 😬) questions to make sure that I was keeping my version as close to the OG as possible, and tested this hot dish ( casserole) recipe until I finally came up with a vegan version that is as richly flavorful and hearty as it is extremely easy to make! My version, now vegan-a-fied and amped up with flavorful roasted root vegetables smothered in a silky cashew cream sauce, is the result of many back-and-forth conversations with the same friend I referenced above about the dish we now fondly refer to as #TTHD ( tater tot hot dish)
And although this theory has not been authenticated, my feeling is that this midwestern specialty is a distant relative of Shepard’s Pie and the like. The mixture is then transferred to a baking dish and topped with copious amounts of tater tots and baked until golden brown. The traditional, non-vegan version, is typically made by mixing seasoned ground beef with canned peas, corn, and green beans, and tossing it together with a condensed cream of mushroom soup. Tater Tot Casserole – or Tater Tot Hot Dish as my friend who hails from Minnesota calls it – is every bit as delicious as it sounds 😋
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