Sloppy Joe Tater Tot Cups
Sloppy Joe Tater Tot Cups are crispy baked tater tots pressed into bite-sized cups, filled with a savory homemade sloppy joe mixture, topped with melted cheese, and baked until golden!
Servings: 24 cups
Equipment
Ingredients
- 48 tater tots
- 1 lb ground beef i like 90/10
- 1/4 cup yellow onion diced
- 1/4 cup green bell pepper diced
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 2 tsp yellow mustard
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F and grease a mini muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.
- Place 2 tater tots in each cup of a mini muffin tin and bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove the tater tots from the oven and use a shot glass or a tamper to press the tater tots down into each cup. This will create a tater tot cup.
- In a large skillet, cook the ground beef, chopped onion, bell pepper, and salt and pepper over medium-high heat until the beef is no longer pink. Once meat has browned, drain the grease
- Add ketchup, mustard, worcestershire sauce, and brown sugar to the ground beef and stir to combine. Optionally add more salt and pepper to taste.
- Fill the tater tot cups with the ground beef mixture and top each one with shredded cheddar cheese.
- Place the tater tots back in the oven and cook for another 15 minutes.
- Remove the sloppy joe tots from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes before removing them from the muffin tin.