Tater Tot Casserole

This comes from Campbell's Kitchen .com.

And easy and tasty one. Not too healthy but not terribly unhealthy either.
Ive done French Fry Casserole, but this is my first time for this one.

1lb gr. beef, 1 medium onion chopped, 1 can Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup (I used the one with roasted garlic) 1 tbs ketchup (I doubled the ketchup) 1 tbs Worcestershire sauce (I omitted this simply because I don't have it on hand and I'm trying to cut grocery costs down) 3 cups frozen tater tots
I also added tons of minced garlic in my ground beef, and hamburger seasoning, Mc.Kormic brand.

Cook beef and onion in skillet over med high heat until beef is brown, stirring to break up the meat. Pour off fat. I used lean meat so I didn't have any fat to pour off. I wonder how good ground turkey would be in this recipe?
Stir soup, ketchup and Worcestershire into skillet. Spoon mixture into 12x8 shallow baking dish. Arrange tots around edges of casserole. (I added some all over, not just on the edges) Bake at 425 for 25 minutes or until tots are done.

French Fry Casserole

I have really slacked in the recipe department, no lie there.

But I do have good reason.

As you all know, Im sure, we are in the middle of the *hopeful* adoption of Kayla's biological baby brother due very early Feb, 2010. So things are crazy to say the very least. Its not going nearly as smooth as Kayla's adoption.

Anyways, I got a wonderful Christmas present from a blogger friend, who is more than just a blogger friend. I feel like I personally know them. They are the most kind, caring, thoughtful people I have ever met and I am lucky to 'know' them.

The Christmas Present you ask?

A cook book from their church full of delish recipes!

The first recipe I made from the cook book is French Fry Casserole.

1 lb hamburger, 1 can cheddar cheese soup, 1 can golden mushroom soup, frozen french fries Press uncooked burger into a square cake pan, add any seasonings on top you want. i just do salt and pepper. Mix the 2 undiluted soups and pour ove rmeat. Top with generous layer of frozen french fries and bake at 350 for about 1 and a half hours.

I cant tell you how this turned out because it's in the oven as I type this. I cant wait to dig in!