These Big Mac Tater Tot Nachos are packed with special sauce, ground beef, pickles and cheese – a special indulgence and twist on a classic!
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How to make this recipe
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After preheating the oven, spread tater tots out in one layer on a parchment lined baking sheet. Once preheated then bake the tater tots for 22-25 minutes, flipping halfway through.
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Heat olive oil in a large frying pan and cook ground beef with salt and pepper to taste until the beef is fully cooked. Set aside and prepare toppings.
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Prepare special sauce by mixing all ingredients together. Spoon into a plastic bag, then cut off the end of one of the corners.
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Remove tater tots from the oven and sprinkle cheese over top, then sprinkle ground beef. Put back in the oven until cheese is melted.
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Remove from oven and top with all desired toppings, then drizzle sauce overtop. Serve and enjoy!
Ingredients and substitutions
- Tater tots – for a lower carb option feel free to use cauliflower tater tots in this recipe
- Olive oil – use any neutral oil such as avocado oil, sunflower oil or vegetable oil for this recipe.
- Ground beef – extra lean ground beef is recommended to keep authentic to the taste of the Big Mac, but you can use ground turkey or ground chicken for a leaner meat option.
- Cheddar cheese – use any shredded cheese variety of your choice.
- Iceberg lettuce – romaine lettuce or a mixed greens lettuce can be used in place of Iceberg lettuce.
- Tomatoes – plum, heirloom, cherry tomatoes or red vine tomatoes can be used in this recipe.
- Yellow onion – white onion or red onion also work as substitutions for yellow onion.
- Pickles – if you’re not a fan of pickles feel free to leave this out
Special Sauce
- Mayo – substitute the mayonnaise with a vegan mayo if you need a dairy free alternative or substitute with greek yogurt or sour cream for a healthier alternative.
- Ketchup – if you’re in a pinch, substitute ketchup with tomato paste mixed with vinegar and sugar or a hot sauce for a tangier finish
- Onions – use finely diced onions or if you're in a pinch leave them out altogether
- Relish – use any variety of your liking.
- Vinegar – white vinegar is the best option
Storing and reheating
Tater tots always seem to make a dish fun to eat all week long, so you can definitely store leftovers for lunch or dinner! Store in airtight containers in individual servings or altogether. When it's time to reheat, heat the leftovers in the oven until tater tots are crisped and the dish is warm. If you're in a rush to eat, you can also reheat it in the microwave for several minutes, but the tots won't crisp up again the way they would in the oven. Your call!
Freezing the beef
If you'd like you can also cook extra ground beef and freeze it ahead of time, go ahead! Just wrap it up and place it in an airtight, freezer safe container. To use the meat either transfer it to the fridge the night before to defrost or remove the ground beef from the freezer, add it to the dish, and follow the recipe as directed.
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Meal prep tools
- Grab some glass meal prep bowls if you plan on turning this dish into leftovers
- I get all my grass-fed beef from Butcher Box, conveniently delivered to me frozen.
- Freeze this recipe in glass microwave-safe bowls up to 3 months
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Big Mac Tater Tot Nachos (Video!)
Ingredients
- 1 package tater tots
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb extra-lean ground beef
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- iceberg lettuce
- 1-2 tomatoes diced
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- Pickles
Special Sauce
- 1 cup mayo
- 2 tbsp ketchup
- 1/4 cup finely diced onions
- 2 tbsp relish
- 1/2 tsp vinegar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 F. Spread tater tots out in one layer on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake in the oven for 22-25 min, flipping halfway through.
- Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large frying pan over med-high heat. Cook ground beef with salt and pepper to taste for 10-15 min, until beef is fully cooked. Set aside and prepare toppings.
- Prepare special sauce by mixing all ingredients together. Spoon into a plastic bag, then cut off the end of one of the corners.
- Remove tater tots from the oven and sprinkle cheese over top, then sprinkle ground beef. Put back in the oven for 5 min, until cheese is melted.
- Remove from oven and top with all desired toppings, then drizzle sauce overtop. Serve and enjoy!
Video
Nutrition
Meg | Meg is Well says
This is so perfect! I had to go on an extremely low fat diet for a while and Burger King’s Big Mac commercials were KILLING me. It was the first thing I put on my list of stuff I wanted to eat once I could eat normal again. Also, I’m eating my feelings right now because of the election and I think this would hit the spot.
Taylor Stinson says
Hahaha omg Meg tell me about it!!! I keep seeing those same commercials at the gym of all places and I’m dying!
Annie @ Annie's Noms says
Oh my, I think I just put on 20lbs looking at this! Boy, oh boy does it look fantastic though! I totally feel the same about sometimes just needing to pig out!
Taylor Stinson says
LOL right?! At least you can control the portion size with these hehe
Amanda says
First, congratulations on meeting your weight goal! Now about the nachos…YUM! And if you make sure the tater tots are gluten free, this is a quick and easy gluten-free meal!
Taylor Stinson says
Thank you so much Amanda…it’s literally taken like 6 or 7 months but slow progress is better than none haha.
Taylor Stinson says
Thank you so much Amanda…it’s literally taken like 6 or 7 months but slow progress is better than none haha
Sabrina | The Tomato Tart says
This looks so flavorful! Congrats on reaching our goal weight! Yay!
Taylor Stinson says
Thanks so much Sabrina 🙂
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
The dish is just so perfect and I would love to eat this on a busy week night when I am just scrambling around.
Taylor Stinson says
Thanks Sandhya! I know, I’m glad this is ready in 30 minutes but it’s also kinda dangerous that it’s ready to quick… lol
Dawn @ Words Of Deliciousness says
These tator tots sound wonderful. I love Big Macs, even though I have maybe once a year. But these tator tots would worth every calorie.
Taylor Stinson says
Hahahaha you and I both share the same sentiments on tater tots Dawn. My fave!!!
Sachie says
These look absolutely incredible! Definitely going to try these out tomorrow night! 😀
Taylor Stinson says
Thanks Sachie!!! Let me know how they turn out! 🙂
Steph says
Oh my, I love big Macs! Totally going to have to make this! Possibly on inauguration day in January to celebrate! We may disagree in regards to politics… However, we agree that this looks amazing!
Christina says
I made this and something was missing! I sang the old song and realized it was the sesame seeds I was missing. Sprinkled those on top and bam! So Good!
Taylor Stinson says
Yay!!! So happy you liked it Christina 🙂
Stephanie says
Big Mac doesn’t have tomato and I would add sesame seed…..say the jingle and you will know what you need….no tomatoes there….well it shouldn’t be included in the dish then!
Taylor Stinson says
Just don’t include them then!