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I wanted to create an epic side dish for a Game Day Party. I combined the elements of a casserole and a dip together to create thisJalapeno Popper Casserole Recipe.
I took my Jalapeno Popper Dip Recipe and altered it a bit and then layered it over tater tots to create an incredibly delicious and slightly addictive Jalapeno PopperTater Tot Casserole!
The great thing about this Jalapeno Popper Casserole Recipeis that it is perfect as a hearty game day appetizer, a potluck side dish, or a fun brunch recipe. Really you can make up any excuse, and we have, to serve this jalapeno popper casserole.
Jalapeno Popper Casserole Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 – 8 oz packages of cream cheese, softened at room temperature.
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 cups Mexican Cheddar Jack Shredded Cheese, divided
- 1 pound bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 6 Jalapeno Peppers, deseeded and diced
- 1 – 2 lb. bag of tater tots
- 6 green onions, thinly sliced
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Line a casserole dish with tater tots. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes.
- While the tater tots are baking, cook bacon, blot fat away, and crumble into small pieces. Dice the peppers and slice the onions.
- In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, sour cream, 1½ cups of Cheddar jack cheese, bacon (save a little bit for the topping), diced Jalapeno peppers, and most of the sliced onions (save a few for the top). Stir to thoroughly combine ingredients.
- Spread the jalapeno mixture over the top of the tater tots.
- Top with remaining ½ cup of cheese. Sprinkle the extra bacon pieces and onion slices over the top.
- Bake at 425 degrees for 20 minutes.
To make this Jalapeno Popper Casserole recipe, you first layer tater tots in a casserole dish. Then bake them for 15 minutes at 425 degrees.
While the tater tots are baking, cook the bacon. Then mix the Jalapeno Popper Dip ingredients together. After you pull the tater tots out of the oven, spread the Jalapeno Popper Dip mixture over the tater tots.
Then sprinkle cheese over the Jalapeno Popper Dip layer. Top with the remaining bacon and green onions. Bake for 20 minutes at 425 degrees. Serve while still warm.
Jalapeno Popper Tater Tot Casserole Variations
Add 2 cups of cooked chicken to make a Jalapeno Popper Chicken Casserole as I did in this Jalapeno Popper Chicken Casserole recipe with pasta.
Add 2 cups of browned hamburger to make Jalapeno Popper Hamburger Tater Tot Casserole.
If you add chicken or hamburger, you can serve the casserole as a meal, though I would recommend serving it with a salad to add some more greens to your dinner.
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Jalapeno Popper Tater Tot Casserole
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Author: Alea
Serves: 12
Ingredients
- 2 - 8 oz packages of cream cheese, softened at room temperature.
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 cups Mexican Cheddar Jack Shredded Cheese, divided
- 1 pound bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 6 Jalapeno Peppers, deseeded and diced
- 1 - 2 lb. bag of tater tots
- 6 green onions, thinly sliced
Directions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Line a casserole dish with tater tots. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes.
- While the tater tots are baking, cook bacon, blot fat away, and crumble into small pieces. Dice the peppers and slice the onions.
- In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, sour cream, 1½ cups of Cheddar jack cheese, bacon (save a little bit for the topping), diced Jalapeno peppers, and most of the sliced onions (save a few for the top). Stir to thoroughly combine ingredients.
- Spread the jalapeno mixture over the top of the tater tots.
- Top with remaining ½ cup of cheese. Sprinkle the extra bacon pieces and onion slices over the top.
- Bake at 425 degrees for 20 minutes.
My friend Mandi of Moments with Mandi made a video of her making this Jalapeno Popper Casserole. She is sharing it with us, so you can see how easy it is to make.
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About Alea Milham
Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.
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Jennifer Tucker says
I make this all the time for events and I almost always take home empty casserole dishes. It’s a real crowd pleaser! I have made a couple mods that I’d like to share and some extra suggestions.
-Regular tater tots work fine.
-Greek yogurt works great as a sour cream sub.
-I usually use 9 or 10 jalapeños, deseeded of course. The mix will still stay together.
-Sometimes I forget to put the cream cheese on the counter to warm up when I get started. Instead of waiting, I throw everything in a stand mixer and let the bread hook do the work.
-Instead of a casserole dish, I split everything between 2 pie pans. I’ll save a jalapeno to cut and decorate the pies. For Christmas this year, I made a little Christmas tree out of thin jalapeno strips. Super cute.
-Using the pie pans method also lets me take this amazing casserole to 2 events – it does just fine with assembly on day 1, refrigerating overnight, and cooking/serving on day 2.
Thank you so much to the author for publishing this recipe! I’ve been making this at least once a year for the past many years.Danica Ristic says
can I add eggs to this recipe? how many?
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Ruth Peters says
I’m trying this recipe tonight. I was wondering if I could put the recipe together, and bake it tonight…
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AJ says
We stuff our poppers with sausage and cheese so I changed things up a bit! I browned a pound of spicy sausage and drained some frozen spinach which I added to the cheese mixture. I put the cheese and meat mixture in the pan first and then topped with the tater tots (so they would crisp up) before I baked the casserole. Delicious!
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Deanna says
Has anyone tried it as make-ahead and frozen it? Just not sure how the cream cheese will do on the freeze and defrost.
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Nancy says
To cut calories do u think u could use Greek yogurt?
Instead of 2 cream cheese use 1 cream cheese and 8 oz yogurt??Reply
Alea Milham says
It will change the flavor slightly, but it will work.
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Karen Roullet says
Found this recipe near the top results of my Google search. I wanted something warm and appropriate for a post run “pre game tailgate party”. Got compliments all-around and several requests for the recipe 😊 I actually forgot to add the sour cream so I used it as a topping…and wanted it vegetarian so I used Gardein Ground B’ef, which cooked to make a nice texture somewhat similar to bacon (?) I used a mixer for the cream cheese blend to make it easier on my arm. Thank you for such a great recipe!
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Barbara says
I am making today in the morning. I plan to take it to potluck in the afternoon of same day. Will that be okay?
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Alea Milham says
Yes. You may want to reheat it before serving the casserole.
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Jenny says
What size casserole dish should you use?
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Alea Milham says
I usually use a 13×9 dish, but sometimes I use a slightly smaller casserole dish.
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Old Cowboy Camp Cook says
Love this but don’t forget to salt and pepper your tots while baking
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