Loaded Cheesy Potato Bites

Name: Loaded Cheesy Potato Bites
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 6 slices bacon; 900 g frozen bite-size potato nuggets (such as Tater Tots®); 5 ml garlic salt; 200 g shredded Cheddar cheese, divided; 60 ml sour cream; 30 g chopped green onions

These loaded cheesy potato bites are a delicious side dish or game-day appetizer. The crispy potato nuggets are cooked in bacon grease and baked with a generous amount of Cheddar cheese.

35 min

easy

360kcal

calories

29g

carbohydrates

24g

fat

fiber

13g

protein

905mg

sodium

sugar

Dinner Side Dish American

Ingredients

6 slices bacon

900 g frozen bite-size potato nuggets (such as Tater Tots®)

5 ml garlic salt

200 g shredded Cheddar cheese, divided

60 ml sour cream

30 g chopped green onions

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 230°C (450°F).

Step 2

In a large cast iron skillet, cook bacon over medium-high heat until crispy on both sides, about 10 minutes. Transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate, leaving the bacon grease in the skillet.

Step 3

Reduce the heat to medium and add the potato nuggets to the skillet. Season with garlic salt and toss until evenly coated. Cook until the outsides are crisp, about 10 minutes, turning carefully with a spatula once or twice. Remove the skillet from the heat.

Step 4

Carefully remove half of the potato nuggets from the skillet and spread out the remaining nuggets in a single layer. Top with half of the Cheddar cheese. Place the remaining nuggets on top of the cheese and top with the remaining cheese.

Step 5

Transfer the skillet to the preheated oven and bake until the nuggets are warmed through and the cheese is melted and starts to turn golden brown, about 10 minutes.

Step 6

While the nuggets are baking, crumble the cooked bacon. Remove the skillet from the oven and top with crumbled bacon, sour cream, and green onions.