{"id":2796,"date":"2023-04-27T13:43:59","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T13:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wildsageacres.com\/recipes\/?p=2796"},"modified":"2026-02-24T19:24:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:24:52","slug":"cowboy-casserole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildsageacres.com\/recipes\/cowboy-casserole\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboy Casserole"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Saddle up and get ready to wrangle some serious flavor with this mouthwatering Cowboy Casserole recipe. Packed with hearty ingredients like ground beef, beans, corn, and topped with a golden layer of crispy tater tots, this dish is a cowboy-approved comfort food classic that will satisfy even the heartiest of appetites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredients<\/h4>
  • 4<\/strong>\u00a0strips of bacon (about 3 oz.)<\/li>
  • 1\/2<\/strong>\u00a0yellow onion, chopped<\/li>
  • 2<\/strong>\u00a0cloves garlic, chopped<\/li>
  • 2\u00a0lb.<\/strong>\u00a0ground sirloin<\/li>
  • 1<\/strong>\u00a010.75 oz can cream of mushroom soup<\/li>
  • 3\/4<\/strong>\u00a0c.<\/strong>\u00a0milk<\/li>
  • 1\/2<\/strong>\u00a0tsp.<\/strong>\u00a0salt<\/li>
  • 3\/4<\/strong>\u00a0tsp.<\/strong>\u00a0ground black pepper, divided<\/li>
  • 3<\/strong>\u00a0c.<\/strong>\u00a0baby spinach, roughly chopped<\/li>
  • 1<\/strong>\u00a0c.<\/strong>\u00a0frozen corn<\/li>
  • 8<\/strong>\u00a0oz.<\/strong>\u00a0shredded cheddar or Colby jack cheese<\/li>
  • 1<\/strong>\u00a032 oz bag of tater tots<\/li>
  • 1\/4<\/strong>\u00a0c.<\/strong>\u00a0grated parmesan cheese\u00a0<\/li>
  • Chopped chives or scallions, for garnish\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Directions<\/h4>
    • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Remove the tater tots from the freezer to let them thaw slightly while you prepare the filling. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook until golden brown and extra crispy, 6-8 minutes. Remove to a paper towel lined plate and leave the grease in the skillet. Set all of the bacon aside for topping later.\u00a0<\/li>
    • Add the onion to the skillet and cook until slightly softened, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 1 more minute. Add the ground beef and break into small pieces with a wooden spoon. Cook the meat until no pink pieces remain, 6-8 minutes. Drain off excess fat or liquid, if you like.\u00a0Remove skillet\u00a0from the heat.\u00a0Stir in the soup, milk, salt and \u00bd teaspoon black pepper and mix until smooth. Fold in the\u00a0spinach to wilt slightly, then the corn.<\/li>
    • Sprinkle the cheddar cheese evenly over the top of the casserole. Place the tater tots on top in a single layer, arranging them in concentric circles (or just toss them on and push them very close together.) Sprinkle the top with parmesan cheese and the additional 1\/4 teaspoon of black pepper.\u00a0<\/li>
    • Bake 30-35 minutes until the tater tots are golden. Remove from the oven and crumble the cooked bacon over top. Let rest 5 minutes. Top with chopped chives or scallions\u00a0and serve. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Packed with hearty ingredients like ground beef, beans, corn, and topped with a golden layer of crispy tater tots, this dish is a cowboy-approved comfort food classic that will satisfy even the heartiest of appetites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2798,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[41,4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2796","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dinner","8":"category-from-scratch","9":"entry","10":"one-fourth"},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/wildsageacres.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/cowboy-casserole-600x400.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/wildsageacres.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/cowboy-casserole-600x600.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Magda Sicknick","author_link":"https:\/\/wildsageacres.com\/recipes\/author\/magdas\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildsageacres.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildsageacres.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildsageacres.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildsageacres.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildsageacres.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2796"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wildsageacres.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2796\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3100,"href":"https:\/\/wildsageacres.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2796\/revisions\/3100"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildsageacres.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildsageacres.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildsageacres.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildsageacres.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}