Tater Tot Skewers Recipe

Tater Tot Skewers Recipe

The full printable recipe is at the end of this post, but here’s what you’ll need:

• Tater Tots
• Bacon Bits
• Cheddar Cheese
• Green Onions
• Sour Cream

Maybe it’s because tater tots are so delicious? They’re like comfort food. If you’ve never added toppings to your tater tots, now is a great time to give it a try.

Start by baking the tater tots according to the package directions. I baked mine at 425F for 28 minutes, flipping them half way through.

Wait a few minutes for them to cool off enough so that you can pick them up without burning your fingers.

Then put the tater tots on the skewers. I put 6 tater tots on each skewer, but you can make them as big as you like! Or as small as you like – 6 tater tots is a actually very generous serving.

Lay them on a parchment lined baking sheet. I definitely recommend using parchment paper so nothing sticks. The clean up is SO EASY with parchment paper!

Then sprinkle them with grated cheddar cheese.

Then sprinkle them with bacon bits. You can cook up bacon instead of using bacon bits if you like, but I always keep a bag of real bacon bits from Costco in my fridge, and it makes recipes like this sooooo easy!

Finally, sprinkle them with green onion. It’s up to you whether you want to add the onion before or after baking the skewers again. I added half my onion first, and then added a little more after they baked.

Bake them for another 5 to 8 minutes. I baked mine for 8 minutes and I found that it was a little much. I personally prefer for the cheese to be melted, not browned. So next time I’ll bake them for about 6 minutes.

As long as they’re bacon bits made from real bacon, the bacon bits will crisp up a little bit in the oven too.

Don’t they look delicious!?

I think the best part is that you can add your favourite potato toppings to them. You can make them with jalapenos, ham, or wouldn’t they taste amazing with all your favourite taco fixings?!

I kept things super simple and just served them with sour cream, just like I’d do with baked potatoes. But ranch dressing is another great dipping option.

Loaded Tater Tot Skewers Recipe

Serves:8 to 10

Prep time:10 mins

Cook time:35 mins

Total time:45 mins

Ingredients

• Tater Tots (about 48 pieces)
• ½ cup cheddar cheese, grated
• ¼ cup real bacon bits
• 1-2 green onions, chopped
• sour cream

Instructions

1. Bake the tater tots according to the package directions. I baked mine at 425F for 28 minutes, flipping them once half way through.
2. Remove from the oven and let them cool for a few minutes.
3. When they're cool enough to pick up with your fingers, add 4 to 6 tater tots to each skewer.
4. Place the skewers on a parchment lined baking sheet. Sprinkle the cheese on top of the tater tots, then the bacon bits, and finally half of the chopped green onion.
5. Return them to the oven and bake for another 5 to 7 minutes until the cheese is melted.
6. Remove from the oven and sprinkle them with the remaining green onions.
7. Serve with sour cream.