Totchos (Tater Tot Nachos)
A big platter of totchos makes a fabulous addition to a game-day buffet. If you ask me, it's also a perfectly great, quick and easy, occasional family dinner.
Calories: 438kcal
Ingredients
- 32 ounces (907 grams) frozen tater tots
- 6 ounces (170 grams) extra-sharp cheddar
- 2 plum tomatoes
- ½ cup (112 grams) sour cream
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 4 ounces (112 grams) can sliced black olives, drained
- ¼ cup minced red onion
- ¼ cup minced fresh cilantro leaves
- Pickled jalapeño slices drained, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F with a rack in the center.
- Arrange frozen tater tots in a single layer on a rimmed half-sheet pan lined with parchment.
Bake tater tots for 25 minutes. Meanwhile, prep the remaining ingredients:
- Shred the cheddar on the large holes of a box grater.
- Core, seed, and dice the tomatoes, and let any excess liquid drain away.
- In a small mixing bowl stir together the sour cream, onion powder, and salt.
- Remove tater tots from oven. Sprinkle about ⅔ of the cheese evenly overtop and return to pan oven for a minute or two, until cheese is melted.
- Heap cheesy tots onto a serving plate — or serve them right from the baking sheet.
- Dollop sour cream mixture over tater tots.
- Sprinkle with tomatoes, olives, onion, cilantro, jalapeño, and remaining cheese.
Notes
- If it's important to you that this recipe be gluten-free, be sure to buy a GF brand of tots. (Some brands add flour to help make them crispy.)
- This dish is quick and easy to put together, and it’s at its best right out of the oven. I don't recommend making it in advance.
- Leftover totchos are a little bit ridiculous, but I kinda love them. You can store the whole mess, tightly sealed, in the fridge for up to a week. Reheat with a quick stint in the microwave or toaster oven. You could even pop a fried egg on top and have at it with a fork.
Suggested variations
We love these totchos as-is, but don't let me stop you from customizing them to your tastes. Here are some favorite variations:- Swap in pepper jack of all or half of the cheddar. Or, instead of shredded cheese, dress things up with a fabulous cheese sauce.
- Add some protein: a can of black beans, some shredded chicken, ground beef taco meat, or sofritas.
- Instead of cilantro, drizzle on our super-popular cilantro sauce.
- Or keep things vegan by swapping in plant-based sour cream and vegan queso or vegan cheese sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 438kcal | Carbohydrates: 42.6g | Protein: 11.6g | Fat: 26g | Fiber: 4.5g