Tots again
In addition to broccoli and red bell pepper, I added pickled jalapeños and replaced most of the grated cheddar with a drizzle of a queso-like sauce.
The sauce is from Chris Shepherd's book Cook like a Local where he uses it a Chile Tater Tot Casserole and something called Lamburger Helper.
The sauce has onion, garlic, Crystal hot sauce and sambal oelek in addition to cheddar cheese and heavy cream. It is very rich and very delicious.
From others who have made it, the tot casserole turns the tots rather mushy. Some people like it that way. Fans of the crispy tot have turned it into something more like totchos than a casserole and I plan to try that.
The recipe is available online here: Chile Tater Tot Casserole
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