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    Home » Side Dishes

    Oven Fried Tater Tots

    Apr 19, 2016 by Milisa

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    These Oven Fried Tater Tots are the perfect side dish for sandwiches, burgers, fish and more! They are loaded with flavor and are better than any restaurant version!

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    Oven Fried Tater Tots Recipe from MissintheKitchen

    Oven Fried Tater Tots

    I could easily become a fast food junkie, I think it's probably in my best interest that Sonic is not just around the corner from our house.  

    It is perfectly handy to stop by when we head into town for groceries and banking.  A Route- 44 Strawberry Limeade, a giant cheeseburger and tater tots are my favorites.  

    Oven Fried Tater Tots

    Those darn tater tots are highly addicting.  I've been making a fantastic version at home that I like even better.  They are oven fried and so easy!  

    Recipe for Oven Fried Tater Tots from MissinthKitchen.com

    Bacon is a staple at our house, we don't eat it every day or even every week, but at least a couple of times a month.  I save my bacon drippings religiously.

    Please don't tell me that you are not in the habit of it. Throwing out bacon drippings is a terrible waste in my book!  I simply pour the drippings into a big mason jar and keep it in the fridge.

     What does bacon drippings have to do with tater tots?  Well it's the secret ingredient to these oven fried tater tots.  They are sure to wow your tastebuds with flavor.  

    Sheet Pan of Oven Fried Tater Tots from MissintheKitchen.com

    I just add the bacon drippings to a sheet pan and let it melt while the oven preheats.  I toss the tater tots with the melted bacon drippings and then give it a sprinkle of season salt.  

    They bake - or oven fry at a high temperature. I flip them over about halfway through cooking.  They come out so crunchy and so delicious.  

    If you have an air fryer, try these Air Fryer Tater Tots, they are so crispy and delicious. 

    Oven Fried Tater Tots ~ MissintheKitchen

    A few weeks back the boys brought home some huge catfish and we had everyone over for a fish fry.  My deep fryer was going strong on the porch frying fish and I had these tater tots going in the oven.

    It was one of the best meals I've had in a long time. Brings me back to the days of our family's restaurant. Tater tots make a great side dish for burgers, catfish and even my Chicken Fried Steak Sandwiches.   

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    This Oven Fried Tater Tots Recipe also appears on Food Fanatic where I contribute all things fried.

     

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    1. Liz

      April 20, 2016 at 8:47 am

      Nice and easy and I agree with you about the bacon grease.

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    2. martha aring

      June 13, 2021 at 2:28 pm

      can tater

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    3. Hariett

      May 12, 2022 at 3:23 pm

      this isn't the recipe, it's the instructions on the packet with a substitution. It doesn't actually tell me how to MAKE the tater tots. Deceptive.

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      • Milisa

        May 14, 2022 at 12:41 pm

        Hi Hariett,
        It isn't meant to be deceptive. I have made homemade tater tots from mashed potatoes, you can get that recipe here: https://www.missinthekitchen.com/loaded-tater-tots/

        ~ Milisa

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      • Herbie Escobar

        December 19, 2022 at 11:33 am

        Article states "OVEN FRIED TATER TOTS". This is oven fried tater tots. Get a clue and learn how to better search what you are looking for. "OVEN FRIED TATER TOTS from scratch or home made" would be a start. Time to get a clue, Les.

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