When it’s time to serve up deliciousness to your friends when they stop by to watch the game, my Spicy Loaded Tater Tot Nachos are the perfect game day comfort food to serve your guests.
This post was sponsored by Mirum. The thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.
When it comes to sporting events the spicier the food the better. And it’s hard to believe that there was a time that I had to stay away from the spicy foods that I loved because they triggered frequent heartburn symptoms.. For a chef that’s almost a fate worse than death…sigh.
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What Ingredients to I need to make Loaded Tater Tot Nachos?
Let’s start by gathering the ingredients we need to make Loaded Tater Tot Nachos. In chef speak this is called the mise en place (everything in its place).
How do I make Pickled Jalapñeos?
For this dish, I made the pickled jalapeños but feel free to pick up store-bought. But once you see how easy it to make your own you may change your mind. I added a sweet red pepper for color, feel free to leave it out or add more.
Place all the ingredients (except the peppers) in a saucepan and bring to boil. Turn off the heat and add the sliced jalapeños and red pepper. Allow them to sit for 10 minutes then place in jar with a lid along with the liquid and refrigerate untill needed.
How do I reduce the heat of Jalapeños?
If you’re not a big fan of heat but enjoy the flavor, removing the seeds will help reduce the heat. You can also rinse the peppers under cold running water to help reduce the heat. The pickling process will also help reduce the heat of peppers.
Chef Dennis Tip
Prepping the peppers is easy, but I do recommend wearing gloves to handle the peppers as well as having good ventilation. Just cleaning the peppers and rinsing them can cause you to choke. So be careful.
If you don’t have gloves make sure to wash your hands three times. If you’ve ever touched your eyes or a delicate area after touching jalapeños or other hot peppers you know exactly what I’m talking about.
How do I make Lime Crema?
Making lime crema couldn’t be easier. Just mix all the ingredients together and let the finished crema sit unrefrigerated for 90 minutes. Then cover and refrigerate until needed.
Now that you’ve prepped everything we need, let’s get started with our Spicy Loaded Tater Tot Nachos. The first step is pretty easy. Place the frozen tater tots on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper into a preheated 450 F degree oven for 30 minutes. Using the parchment will make the process of transferring the finished tots to a serving dish very easy.
After the tots are nice and crunchy it’s time for the next step in creating our Spicy Loaded Tater Tot Nachos.
Add the chili with beans and grape tomato halves to the tots.
Next, add the shredded cheddar and pickled jalapeños, then place back into the 450 degree F oven for 5 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
**Feel free to use more or less of any of the toppings.
Remove the tots from the oven when the cheese melted. Carefully lift the parchment and using a spatula slide the tots onto your serving platter.
Top the tots with the bacon, cilantro and lime crema. Serve and enjoy!
Can you imagine not being able to enjoy this plateful of deliciousness because of heartburn? My Spicy Loaded Tater Tot Nachos wouldn’t be on my menu without Omeprazole ODT.
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Loaded Tater Tot Nachos
Ingredients
Pickled JalapeñosÂ
- 4 Jalapeños sliced
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar
- ½ cup water
- 1 clove garlic sliced
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp sea salt
Lime Crema
- ¼ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- juice from one lime
- sea salt to taste
Tater Tot Nachos
- 4 cups tater tots
- 1 cup chili with beans your favorite canned variety or homemade
- 1 cup grape tomatoes sliced
- 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
- 3 slices bacon cooked and chopped
- 1 bunch scallions sliced
- 1 tbsp cilantro finely chopped
Instructions
Pickled JalapeñosÂ
- In a small saucepan combine the vinegar, water, garlic, sugar, and salt and bring to a boil.
- Add the sliced jalapeños to the pickling mixture stirring well. Remove from heat and allow to sit for 10-15 minutes.
- Remove the jalapeños from the liquid storing with the liquid in a jar with a lid. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Lime Crema
- Mix sour cream, heavy cream, sea salt and lime juice together in a small bowl. Â Allow it to sit unrefrigerated for 90 minutes. Â Cover and refrigerate until needed
Tater Tot Nachos
- Preheat oven to 450-degree F.
- Place tater tots on a sheet pan lined with parchment into the preheated oven. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until crunchy.
- Carefully mound the crispy tater tots on the parchment sheet.
- Mix in the grape tomato halves.
- Add heated chili to the tots, then top with shredded cheddar.
- Place back into the 450-degree F oven for 5 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
- Carefully remove the parchment sheet from the baking pan and slide the Tot Nachos onto your serving dish.
- Garnish with pickled jalapeños, diced bacon, scallions, cilantro and lime crema.
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Aline
Oh my lord!!! I need to plan a get together just so I can make this recipe ahaha or would it be too weird if I just made it just for myself for dinner sometime? 😛 Looks perfect!!!
Mary Bostow
My husband is from Texas, he is going to love this recipe, anything hot and spicy is right up his alley!
Jo
Oh my goodness, that looks amazing! Spicy, cheesy and very addictive.
Kathryn
These would be so much fun for a game day party! Though I’m pretty sure I could eat them all by myself!!
Lori | The Kitchen Whisperer
YES!!! I am a TOT fiend! These look amazing and honestly I don’t know if I could control myself with a plate of these beauties!!!
Adding these to my list of must-make dishes!
Paula Montenegro
As I was reading I kept wanting to grab some nachos from the screen! Looks delicious! And good year-round, not just for game day!
Denise
What a creative nacho base with the tater tots! I may have to give these a go, they look delicious.
Veronika
Looks very interesting! I love tater tots and spicy food. I think it will be a great combo!
Tammy
I’ve not had tater tots in a long time but what a fun dish to make! Love your take on nachos with this..perfect party food!
Elaine
I can see how this can easily become a staple in anyone’s home. Delicious, entertaining and easy to make. The perfect recipe for the perfect party!
Victoria
Two of my favorite things in one. I love tots and nachos so this makes sense. I do create breakfast tots and it’s been a hit so will have to surprise the family with this recipe also.
Ruth I
This is my kind of comfort food! I really would try this. I like spicy food as well.
Nicci
Bacon, cilantro, jalapenos – sounds amazing!!! Thanks for including all the step by step tutorials. And I’m glad you found a way to enjoy spicy foods again. I love heat too!
Ana
I’m always up for nachos and these Loaded Tater Tot Nachos look incredibly delicious and make me hungry! I’d love to give it a try. Thanks for sharing the recipe with us!
rika
I just made some tater tots yesterday. This is something that my family would love to try.
Catalina
This is the kind of appetizer that my husband goes crazy! All these delicious flavors! The best!
Ice Cream n Sticky Fingers DFW Parenting/LIfestyle
I am going to have to give these tater tot nachos a try. Your photo on Facebook captured my attention. I know what I’m making for dinner on Sunday.
Lynndee
We love tater tots and we love nachos but we’ve never tried this. Thanks for the idea and the recipe. I am def going to make this.
Beth
These look amazing! My husband gets has heartburn from time to time. I’ll tell him to ask his doctor to see if Omeprazole ODT is right for him.
Sarah Bailey
Now this sounds delicious – I have to admit I only recently tried tater tots and I can see them going to well with a nacho – bring on those loaded boys!
Jenn @ EngineerMommy
Loaded nachos are one of my guilty pleasure foods. I have never tried loaded tater tots but they’re totally calling my name.
Amber Myers
Oh yes please! I love spicy foods, so this is perfect for me. And my son. He loves spicy foods as well.
melissa chapman
I do not love spicy food but my husband does so we have to try these nachos. I have to get those jalapenos and try your pickling recipe for fun.
Theresa
My husband has been asking for a tater tot bake like this for ages but it always sounded weird to me. After looking over your recipe though, I actually think it is something I could try and really enjoy. Of course, I’ll keep the Omeprazole ODT close by because Lord knows I’ll need it!