Loaded Totchos – Crispy tater tots are covered in cheddar and Monterey jack cheeses, bacon, diced tomatoes, and drizzled with sour cream.
Hooray for the start of football season! We’re about two weeks in and I am loving every second of it. Even with a newborn around, we still manage to watch college games all Saturday long. However, I must say it’s quite a departure from the watch parties we used to have.
Because lugging a newborn around is a lot of work right now, it’s hard for us to leave the house so all our football watching is done from the comfort of our living room. That means I’m usually whipping up snacks in the kitchen.
One of our favorite tailgate snacks are tater tors covered in toppings and eaten like nachos – totchos, if you will. As such, I’ve decided to share this snack with you all so you can make it for all your watch parties, too!
Check out my Loaded Totchos!
These totchos are one of our favorite snacks because it combines so many things we love into one dish – bacon, cheese, potatoes, and sour cream. It’s almost like having a loaded baked potato, well, except for the tomatoes. But you get the idea.
These totchos are also insanely easy to make, which is a bonus. First, you cook the tots according to package instructions. I chose to bake mine to save me the trouble of frying them. But I will say that frying them is probably worth the extra effort because the tots get much more crispy. The choice is yours.
After cooking the tots, lay them on a baking sheet and cover them with cheese and cooked bacon. Then we simple put in the oven to melt the cheese and then finish them with fresh tomatoes, green onions, and a drizzle of sour cream.
This recipe is super easy to throw together. But I still think there is something to be learned from a few helpful tips that I gathered for you all:
- To help the bacon cook quickly, I cut it into pieces first and then pan fried it. I find that it takes too long to cook it as strips and then crumble it so I cut them before I cook them.
- I used cheese that I shredded myself. Pre-shredded cheese has anti-caking agents in it to prevent the cheese from sticking together. These agents also prevent the cheese from melting nicely so I always shred my own cheese.
- To make the sour cream easier to drizzle, I added half and half to thin it out a little bit. But milk would also work just fine. If you don’t care about the drizzle factor, dollops of sour cream are okay!
- I wouldn’t suggest making this ahead of time because the tots will get soggy the longer they sit. However, you can prep the cheese, bacon, and tomatoes ahead of time and assemble right before serving.
And there you have it – your new favorite tailgating treat for the football season. What other treats are you making for your tailgates? Let me know in the comments below!
Loaded Totchos
Ingredients
- 1 32-ounce bag frozen tater tots
- 4 ounces cheddar cheese shredded
- 4 ounces Monterey Jack cheese shredded
- 12 ounces bacon cooked and diced
- 1/2 cup diced tomato
- 4 green onions diced
- 1/3 cup sour cream
Instructions
- Cook tater tots according to package instructions. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lay cooked tots onto baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Sprinkle shredded cheeses and cooked bacon over the cooked tater tots. Bake in preheated oven for 4-5 minutes, or until cheese is completely melted. Remove from oven.
- Sprinkle tots with diced tomatoes and green onions. Drizzle on sour cream. I added some half and half to my sour cream to thin it out a little to make it easier to drizzle. Serve immediately.
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The tip about shredding your own cheese is the one people always skip, and it makes a real difference here since pre-shredded stuff never melts into that proper gooey layer. I’d add one small thing: if you do fry the tots instead of baking, salt them the second they come out of the oil, otherwise the seasoning just slides off. For game-day planning I usually treat the topping spread like a little stat sheet, ranking which add-ons actually earn their place versus which are just filler, and I picked up that habit partly from the tier breakdowns and matchup notes on this Pokemon Survivor stats guide while looking up numbers for a browser game with my nephew. Funny how that ranking mindset carries over to bacon versus green onions. Either way, assembling right before kickoff is the move.
Loaded totchos are basically the perfect game-day move, and I appreciate the tip about shredding your own cheese since the anti-caking agents really do wreck the melt. Frying the tots is the one step I’d never skip either — the crispier base holds up much better once the bacon and tomatoes go on. If you’re the type who likes digging into patch notes and tweaking settings before a big session, there’s a handy hub for Witcher 3 remaster patch notes that keeps every hotfix and change logged. Back to the food: prepping the bacon and cheese ahead and assembling right before serving is the way to go, and a little half and half in the sour cream makes that drizzle look restaurant-level.
These loaded totchos look like the perfect game-day snack, and I appreciate the tip about shredding your own cheese for better melting. I’ve made similar nacho-style dishes and found that pre-shredded cheese really does make a difference. For our tailgates, I also like to add custom touches like stenciled cups or banners, and I’ve been using a free stencil maker to create quick designs from photos or text. It’s handy for making cut-ready stencils for decorating. Your recipe is definitely going on my list for the next football party!
Your tip about shredding your own cheese instead of using pre-shredded is so true—those anti-caking agents really do mess with the melt. I also appreciate the note about cutting bacon before frying; it saves so much time. These totchos look like the perfect game day snack. On that note, I’ve found that having something to do during halftime or while waiting for the food to come out can be a lifesaver, especially with a newborn around. I’ve been playing a lot of browser-based visual novels lately—they’re short, engaging stories you can play right in your browser, no downloads or signup. The site has a nice curated collection with reviews and screenshots, covering genres like romance, horror, and more. It’s a fun way to unwind between plays. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
These look perfect for football season! I love that they combine bacon, cheese, and crispy tots all in one pan. Shredding my own cheese is a great tip, too.
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Thanks for your idea! I love it
I have been wanting to try totchos for a while now! These look so tempting and delish. My husband would love to be eating these on game day and so would I! I can’t wait to try these. 😮
This looks amazing! Super easy to make and very creative .. perfect for busy weeknight dinners!
Wow, this looks soo good! This will be perfect for my game day party next weekend!
Now this is game day food! I had totchos at a restuarant recently and now I’m obsessed!
Just had to stop by to tell you how amazing this recipe is! I love tots and the hubs just loved this addition, too! This will be amazing for game day!
I think I found my new favorite way to eat tots! This is such a good idea and just in time for Football Season!
I LOVE quick, easy appetizers that you can make on a baking sheet because there’s so little cleaning up to do afterwards. Such a great recipe!
This looks awesome! Add a few fried eggs and this would make a delicious brunch!!
They actually sell something like this at the White Sox games. It is amazing and so good! It is all good things together!
Genius! Just genius! I love the idea of using tater tots to make nachos. These would be so fun to make for a dinner party! YUM
I never thought about adding a liquid dairy component to sour cream to make it more drizzle-able — such a brilliant tip!
Live the look n flavors of this recipe. Cant wait to try these
Oh, I need these right now! What a delicious looking twist on nachos 🙂
Yum! This is perfect gameday and tailgate food!
My husband is going to love this so much! Great game day food!
I love totchos SO much! Totally pinning this recipe!
Oh goodness… I didn’t even know that totchos were a thing. Let alone loaded totchos. Pinning for our next football party!
So creative!!! These look amazing and I’m going to make them soon!!!!
You had me at tots. These look amazing!!!
You are speaking my language with this one. I bet my kids would love it too!