A four-ingredient family-friendly main dish. Our kids used to make their own lunches on summer days and this was a neighborhood favorite for kids old enough to use an oven or toaster oven.
Course Main Course, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword easy, healthy version, kid friendly
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 45 minutesminutes
Cooling time 5 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour
Servings 8
Author Kelly Brakenhoff
Ingredients
4chicken sausage linksI like a savory flavor. You can also use turkey hotdogs or hotdogs of any kind. I always choose healthier versions and most kids don't notice a difference.
16ouncesFrozen tater totsHalf of a large 32 ounce bag. Or substitute cauliflower tots. Or try half cauliflower, half regular tots.
1canHormel turkey chili15 ounces
1cupShredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Arrange tater tots in a single layer in the bottom of a 9 inch pie plate. (If you use a deep dish plate, you can add more tots.) Using a small spatula or large spoon, spread the chili over the tater tots.
With a table knife, cut the sausages or hotdogs into 1-inch pieces and place them over the chili. Sprinkle shredded cheese on top.
Place pie plate in preheated oven. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until the tots are crispy on the outside and the mixture is hot in the middle. Using oven mitts, remove from the oven. Cool for 5 minutes before eating.