Two Favorites in Our Kitchen

Just about everybody has made or enjoyed Tater-Tot Hotdish (and yes, it's "Hotdish", not "Casserole" - I'm from Minnesota and that's what you call it there).
The basic Tater Tot Hotdish has, ground beef, some kind of mixed frozen vegetables, cream of chicken or mushroom, and tots on top.
Last night we tried something a little different...

Tater Tot Hotdish
1 lb ground beef
1 pkg mixed frozen veggies - corn, carrots, green beans
1 can cream of chicken
1 cup chopped onion
1 pkg frozen tots
1-1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup sour cream with chives - here's the kicker!

Brown hamburger in large skillet with chopped onion on medium heat - salt and pepper.  Drain if necessary.  Add frozen veggies, cream of chicken, and sour cream.  Mix and heat through.  Add about 1 cup of shredded cheese and combine.
Put entire mixture into a 9 x 13 casserole dish.  Top with remaining cheese.  Pour tater tots evenly on top and sprinkle with Season-All Salt - or something similar.
Bake at 400 degrees for approximately 30 minutes or until heated through and bubbly.  I always like to broil for a few minutes at the end.
This is one of Matt's favorite dishes and the addition of sour cream with chives was delicious!  It made for a creamier filling and the leftovers stayed that way instead of drying out.  Neither of us are huge sour cream fans, but sour cream with chives has a great flavor.  Try it sometime!
(Sorry I don't have a picture - we were too hungry and ate it before I could get one :)


Second favorite dish in our house that we make a lot - a skillet.  A lot of people have made this before too.  You can even buy the frozen package from the store - easy - but not as good as our homemade one!
We made this up one day and have made it several times since.

Skillet

2 Tbsp olive oil

2 Tbsp minced garlic

3-4 small/medium potatoes

1 cup chopped onion

1 cup chopped green pepper

1 lb Mild Italian Sausage

4 eggs, beaten with a few Tbsp milk

Tortillas

Shredded Cheese

Other toppings: ranch, salsa, hot sauce

Heat olive oil and garlic in large skillet on medium heat.  Slice potatoes into medallions and then quarter each medallion.  Dry potato pieces with paper towel and add to heated skillet.  Toss to cover all in oil and garlic.  Add seasoning - we have this delicious seasoning mix from 331 Restaurant in Rochester, MN - it's got salt and spice, great for this!  You can use Season-All Salt and add a little Cayenne or Chili powder for a kick.

Cook potatoes a few minutes.  Add onion and pepper - stir.  Add move olive oil is the pan gets dry.  Cook until potatoes start to soften - but not completely.  Add sausage. 

Cook until no longer pink, then shift the mixture to one side of skillet and add beaten eggs.  Use a spatula to move the eggs around.  Cook through and combine into skillet.  Remove from heat.

We enjoy eating our skillet like a burrito - you've got to try this!

Our favorite tortillas to use our Mission Tortillas Caseras - their basic flour tortillas.  They're medium size and thicker than other tortillas.  Scoop some of the skillet onto a heated tortillas and top with shredded cheese - we usually use shredded cheddar.  Then you can choose to top it with a sauce/dip.  My favorite is a little ranch - Matt likes ranch and salsa.  A little hot sauce is also good.  But cheddar cheese and ranch is my choice every time :)

Roll up and enjoy!  Delicious!