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Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (32 ounce) package frozen bite-size potato nuggets (such as tater tots®)
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 (1 ounce) packet taco seasoning mix
• 1 cup shredded mexican cheese blend
• 1 cup shredded pepperjack cheese
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 lime, juiced
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped black olives
• 1/2 cup fresh jalapeno pepper slices
• 1 avocado - peeled, pitted, and cut into chunks
• 1/4 cup chopped scallions
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). spread potato nuggets out a baking sheet.
• bake in the preheated oven until nuggets are golden brown and crisp, 22 to 24 minutes.
• heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. add water and taco seasoning to beef; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until liquid reduces, about 5 minutes.
• set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. arrange potato nuggets on an oven-proof platter and cover evenly with ground beef; spread mexican cheese and pepperjack cheese over the top.
• cook potato nuggets under the broiler until cheese melts, 1 to 3 minutes. whisk sour cream and lime juice together in a bowl. top potato nuggets with tomatoes, black olives, jalapenos, avocado, sour cream mixture, scallions, and cilantro, respectively.