Delicious Mini Tater Tot Meatloaf
This fun Mini Tater Tot Meatloaf recipe comes together so quickly and is a great option for game days, entertaining, or an easy dinner even kids will love!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs lean ground beef
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1 cup Sweet Baby Ray’s Hickory & Brown Sugar Barbecue Sauce
- 30 Ritz crackers
- 2 oz Lipton onion soup mix
- 2 eggs, large
- 24 oz frozen tater tots
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheese blend
- 1/4 cup real bacon bits
Supplies Needed: One large mixing bowl, one small mixing bowl.
Baking Pan Options: One 13×9-inch pan, mini loaf pan, or cupcake pan for smaller bites
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Combine ketchup and barbecue sauce into a small mixing bowl. Stir well and set aside.
- Add ground beef into a large mixing bowl.
- Place the Ritz crackers in a large Ziploc bag and use a rolling pin to crush them. Pour the crumbs into the bowl with ground beef.
- Add the onion soup mix, eggs and 1/2 cup of the ketchup and barbecue sauce mixture to bowl with the ground beef. Use your hands or wooden spoon to combine all of the ingredients well.
- Press the meat mixture into a greased 9 x 13-inch baking dish or mini loaf pan.
- Spread the remaining ketchup and barbecue sauce mixture on top of the meat.
- Place the frozen tater tots in a single layer on top of the sauce.
- Sprinkle the shredded cheese on top of the tater tots followed by the bacon bits.
- Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
- Place the dish in the oven and bake the mini loaves for 35 minutes. If baking in a casserole dish: After 35 minutes remove the foil and continue baking for another 40 minutes or until the ground beef is cooked through.
- Remove from the oven and allow it to rest for a few minutes before slicing.
Notes
For a slightly healthier option, you can try the following substitutions:
- Swap the ground beef for ground turkey
- Swap bacon bites for turkey bacon, chopped
- Replace tater tots with favorite veggies
- Use slightly less cheese