Totchos
Totchos or Tater Tot Nachos are loaded with melted cheese, jalapeños, red onion and smoked brisket, topped off with tomatoes, sour cream and guacamole.
Loaded tater tots are a favorite to make for a quick dinner or amazing appetizer for cookouts, game day gatherings or feeding one hungry teenager.
Brisket Nachos are one of our favorites to make with leftover smoked brisket and this tater tot version might be even better.
Ingredients Needed
- Frozen Tater Tots
- Bacon Grease ~ Vegetable oil or avocado oil works too.
- Granulated Garlic
- Kosher Salt
- Pepper
- Smoked Paprika
- Colby-Jack Cheese, shredded. Pepper-Jack or Cheddar will work too.
- Smoked Brisket, shredded.
- Jalapeños, diced.
- Red Onion, diced.
- Tomatoes, diced.
- Sour Cream
- Guacamole
Step By Step Directions
Mix garlic, salt, pepper and smoked paprika together in a bowl.
Melt the bacon grease.
Scatter tater tots in an even layer on a rimmed baking sheet.
Pour bacon grease over tater tots and sprinkle with seasonings.
Toss until well coated. Spreading out in the pan, with space in between.
Cook tater tots in a hot oven for 15 minutes.
Remove from oven and turn with a spatula.
Return to oven for another 5 – 10 minutes until golden brown and crispy.
Meanwhile, heat the brisket in a skillet over medium heat just until heated through.
Top with shredded cheese, jalapeños, red onion, tomatoes, brisket and a little more cheese on top.
Return to oven until cheese is melted, just a few minutes.
Serve with sour cream and guacamole.
Recipe Notes
Storage: Store leftover tater tot nachos in an airtight container or on a plate covered tightly with plastic wrap in the refrigerator up to 3 days.
Reheat: Place totchos on a baking sheet lined with foil or parchment paper. Cook in a 350° oven for 8 – 10 minutes or until heated through.
Variations
- Create totchos using your favorite nacho toppings.
- Use ground beef taco filling, grilled chicken or pulled pork for the protein.
- Velveeta Cheese Dip is delicious drizzled over the top in place of the shredded cheese.
If you are looking for the ultimate loaded tater tots, these smoked brisket Totchos are sure to please.
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Totchos {Tater Tot Nachos}
Ingredients
- 28 ounce frozen tater tots
- 3 tablespoons bacon grease melted (or vegetable oil)
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 pound smoked brisket
- 2 cups shredded colby-jack cheese
- 1/4 cup diced jalapeños
- 1/4 cup diced red onion
- 1/2 cup diced tomatoes
- sour cream for serving
- guacamole for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Place tater tots on a rimmed baking sheet.
- Pour bacon grease over the tater tots.
- Mix garlic, salt, pepper and smoked paprika together. Sprinkle over the tater tots and toss until well coated. Spread tater tots in an even layer with space in between.
- Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and turn with a spatula. Return to the oven for another 5 – 10 minutes until golden brown and crispy.
- Meanwhile, heat the brisket in a skillet over medium heat, just until heated through.
- Remove tater tots from the oven. Sprinkle with most of the cheese, brisket, jalapeños, tomatoes and red onion. Top with remaining cheese.
- Return to the oven for a few minutes until cheese is melted.
- Serve with sour cream and guacamole.