Ranch Tots With Cheese & Chilies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (32 ounce) package frozen tater tots, thawed
• 1 (16 ounce) carton sour cream
• 2 ounces hidden valley dry ranch dressing mix
• 3 ounces diced mild green chilies
• 2 -3 cups shredded mexican blend cheese or 2 -3 cups combination colby-monterey jack cheese
• pam cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 in medium mixing bowl add sour cream and dry ranch dressing mix, mix and set aside for flavors to blend. about 10 minutes.
• 2 in large gallon zip lock bag add half of the thawed tator tots and half of the dressing sour cream mix. close bag and shake, shake, shake.
• 3 spray pam on entire baking sheet.
• 4 pour out on one half of a large baking sheet with short raised sides.
• 5 preheat oven to 425*.
• 6 add the other half of thawed tator tots, and dressing sour cream mixture, close bag and shake, shake, shake.
• 7 pour out on the other half of the baking sheet.
• 8 bake 10 minutes. take out of oven. turn over tots. bake ten minutes.
• 9 sprinkle cheese and undrained mild diced green chilies.
• 10 cook until cheese is melted.
• 11 serve from baking tray with spatula.
• 12 note: you may add chopped tomatoes, jalapeno peppers, chopped anchovies, chopped onions. you may also add chopped meat. but this is a "kid friendly" recipe and most children cannot eat "very spicy" or salty foods yet.