Cheesy Bacon Totcho Cups

⏱️ 50 min 👥 12 servings 📊 Medium
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Totchos, a Tater Tots™ nachos recipe, is the perfect app for any gathering. We've made loaded totchos even easier to enjoy by serving them up in taco-flavored cups, made by mixing Ore-Ida™ Tater Tots™ frozen potatoes with Old El Paso™ Original Taco Seasoning Mix and filling the tot-cups with cheese and bacon! Win your next watch party with this Tex-Mex inspired combo.

📝 Ingredients

  • 60 Ore-Ida™ Tater Tots™ frozen potatoes (from 32-oz bag)
  • 1 tablespoon from 1 container (6.25 oz) Old El Paso™ Original Taco Seasoning Mix
  • 3/4 cup from 1 package (7 oz) Old El Paso™ Shredded Mexican Style 4 Cheese Blend
  • 4 slices bacon, cooked and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1/4 cup from 1 container (7 oz) Old El Paso™ Crema Mexicana
  • 1/4 cup chopped tomatoes
  • 3 tablespoons chopped green onions

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. 1Heat oven to 450°F. Spray 12 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray.
  2. 2In large bowl, mix frozen potatoes with taco seasoning mix until thoroughly coated.
  3. 3Place 5 potato pieces in each muffin tin cup. Bake 15 minutes. Using back of metal spoon, press potatoes to form cups. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until crispy and set.
  4. 4Fill each cup with cheese and bacon. Bake 3 to 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Let stand 5 minutes. Use small spatula to carefully transfer cups to serving platter.
  5. 5Top cups with crema, tomatoes and green onions.

About the Chef & Original Recipe

This recipe was published by Old El Paso on oldelpaso.com. Visit the original source for step-by-step photos, chef notes and additional details.