It doesn’t have to be solidly covered, but be generous. Sprinkle grated cheese evenly over the top of hot mixture.Ĭover the mixture with frozen tater tots. This amount fits perfectly in an 8×8 pan, with a nice depth. Pour mixture into a baking pan, spreading evenly. When the “beef” is browned, add the green beans, soup, and milk. This is the result:ġ/2 bag of Morning Star Farms Grillers crumbles (you could use any vegetarian “ground beef” product)ġ 10.5 oz can cream of mushroom soup (I used Aldi’s Chef Pantry brand)ġ 14.5 oz can French-style green beans (you can use regular, but the classic version uses French-style)Īdd the onions and sautee until clear and soft.Īdd the Morningstar Farms Grillers. I started with this recipe from and made the following some changes. If you are really feeling fancy, you put cheddar cheese on top. It’s such a staple of Sunday potlucks, not to mention the barrage of food brought over after births, deaths, and illnesses, that I have friends who refer to it as “Jesus hotdish” or “church casserole.” Most people are familiar with the carnivore version, which incorporates ground beef, green beans, cream of mushroom soup, and tater tots. If you grew up in any part of the American Midwest, or grew up in any of a variety of fairly conservative forms of Christianity, you are likely familiar with this dish. I posted on my Facebook about it, and people went crazy! Who knew that so many of us have fond memories of what is variously known as casserole, hotdish, or “bake”? So prompted by the public enthusiasm, the recipe follows. Last night I decided to throw together a childhood favorite, Tater Tot Casserole, and make it over Free Range Tofu style. We’ve been having cold weather here in Dallas - and by “cold” I don’t mean “It’s December and in the low 50s” like most Dallasites, I mean “In the low 30s and upper 20s with frozen water from the sky” - which always awakens my craving for comfort food.
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