Cheeseburger Tater Tot Cups

These mini cheeseburger tater tot cups are crispy one bite tater tot cups filled with cheeseburger and topped with Big Mac sauce. They are an easy appetizer for your game day party!

 

I’ll admit I’m a tater tot fanatic. If I find a place with tater tots on the menu they are instantly my new favorite restaurant. Tater tots are little, crisp, golden, bites of potato deliciousness!

These delicious cheeseburger tater tot cups are like wrapping your cheeseburger up in french fries. Are you drooling yet?!

This is one of the best game day foods! Serve it alongside one of our slider recipes and some crispy chicken wings and air fryer nachos while you cheer your team on.

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Ingredients You’ll Need

Cheeseburger Tater Tots:

• Frozen Tater Tots – Any brand will do!
• Ground beef – We use 80/20 ground beef. Make sure to drain off the excess liquid after cooking!
• Onion – a small onion, preferably yellow or white.
• Seasoning – Salt and pepper are the only seasonings you’ll need for your ground beef.
• Condiments – Mayonnaise, yellow mustard, ketchup, and pickle relish all come together to give the ground beef that burger flavor.
• Cheddar cheese – Shredded cheddar cheese is out go-to for burgers but you can use any cheese you like.
• Mini Pickles – Tiny pickled that are usually found with the condiments and other jarred, pickled foods such as pickled onions, artichoke hearts, and roasted red pepper.

Big Mac Sauce:

• Condiments – Mayonnaise, yellow mustard, and pickle relish give this special sauce it’s bold flavor.
• White wine vinegar – this vinegar is slightly less sharp than straight white viengar and we think it gives the sauce a more pleasant flavor.
• Seasoning – Paprika, onion powder, and garlic powder

How to Make Big Mac Sauce

• Step 1 – Combine. Place all ingredients in a bowl and whish together. It’s that easy!

How to Make Cheeseburger Tater Tots

Step 1 – Prepare oven. Preheat oven to 425°F.

Step 2 – Cook meat. Brown ground beef in a skillet over medium high heat. Once meat has browned drain the grease then add beef and onions back to the skillet and cook until the onions have softened.

Step 3 – Add condiments and seasoning. Add mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, and pickle relish to the ground beef and stir to combine. Salt and pepper to taste.

Step 4 – Prepare pan. Grease a mini muffin pan and place three tater tots in each cup. Bake for 10 minutes.

Step 5 – Create cups. After 10 minutes remove the muffin pan from the oven and use a tamper to press the tater tots down into each cup. This will create a tater tot cup.

Step 6 – Fill. Fill the tater tots with the ground beef mixture and top with cheddar cheese.

Step 7 – Bake cups. Place the tater tots back in the oven and cook for another 15 minutes.

Step 8 – Cool. When the Cheeseburger tots come out of the oven let them cool in the pan for 5 minutes or so, then gently remove them from the pan and place them on a serving tray.

Step 9 – Garnish and serve. Drizzle the special sauce over the cheeseburger tots and top with mini pickle slices. Serve and enjoy!

More Tater Tot Recipes:

• Taco Tater Tot Bites
• Loaded Tater Tot Bites
• Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Breakfast Tots
• Ham and Cheese Tater Tot Skewers

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Servings: 16

Prep Time: 20 minutes mins

Cook Time: 35 minutes mins

Total Time: 55 minutes mins

Cheeseburger Tots

Created By: Kat Jeter & Melinda Machado

These Cheeseburger tots are tater tot bites filled with hamburger, cheese, pickles, and a special sauce.

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4.19 from 168 votes

Ingredients

Cheeseburger Tots

• 48 Frozen Tater Tots
• 1 pound Ground beef
• 1/2 cup Finely diced onion
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons Mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons Yellow mustard
• 2 tablespoons Ketchup
• 2 tablespoons Pickle relish
• 1 cup Shredded cheddar cheese
• 24 Mini Pickles for garnish

Special Sauce

• 1/2 cup Mayonnaise
• 4 tablespoons Pickle relish
• 2 tablespoons Yellow mustard
• 1 teaspoon White wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon Paprika
• 1 teaspoon Onion powder
• 1 teaspoon Garlic powder

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Brown ground beef in a skillet over medium high heat. Once meat has browned drain the grease then add beef and onions back to the skillet and cook until the onions have softened.
• Add mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, and pickle relish to the ground beef and stir to combine. Salt and pepper to taste.
• Grease a mini muffin pan and place three tater tots in each cup. Bake for 10 minutes.
• After 10 minutes remove the muffin pan from the oven and use a tamper to press the tater tots down into each cup. This will create a tater tot cup.
• Fill the tater tots with the ground beef mixture and top with cheddar cheese.
• Place the tater tots back in the oven and cook for another 15 minutes.
• Remove the cheeseburger tots from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes before removing them from the muffin pan.
• While the cheeseburger tots cool mix together all of the special sauce ingredients.
• Drizzle the special sauce over the cheeseburger tots and top with mini pickle slices. Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 3tots, Calories: 241kcal, Carbohydrates: 25g, Protein: 13g, Fat: 10g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 27mg, Sodium: 311mg, Potassium: 380mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 150IU, Vitamin C: 1.7mg, Calcium: 80mg, Iron: 2.3mg

Nutrition Disclaimer: We are not certified nutritionists. Nutrition facts are an estimate and are provided as a courtesy. They are generated by an online API which recognizes ingredient names and amounts and makes calculations based on the serving size. Results may vary.

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American