Tater Tot Cups

5 from 2 votes

Tater Tot Cups are a quick and easy popular appetizer recipe! With a crispy potato cup, cheesy bacon filling and saucy onion top.

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Total Time40

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Western

Keyword: tater top cups

Servings:

Calories: 163kcal

Preheat the oven: preheat the oven to 180°C / 350-375°F / Gas Mark 4-5.
Muffin tin: liberally spray a 12 cup muffin pan with olive oil.
Tater tots: place 5 tater tots into each muffin hole.
Oven bake: place the muffin tin into the oven on the middle shelf and let the tater tots bake for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, use oven mitts to remove the muffin tin and place it onto a heatproof surface. Use a shot glass to push the softened tots down and then twist it up as you remove it so that the tots form 'cups'
Cheese and bacon: sprinkle some of the cheese into each of the potato cups. Then add about 1 teaspoon of the diced bacon. Return the muffin tin to the oven and cook for a further 10 to 15 minutes. During this time the cheese will melt and bacon cook and crisp up.
Remove: use oven mitts to remove the muffin tin from the oven and place it onto a cooling rack. Let the baked cups cool for a couple if minutes then use a teaspoon to gently remove each tater tot cup from the muffin tin and place them onto a lined baking tin.
Garnish: next drizzle the Greek yogurt over the top of the bacon and cheese mixture. Then sprinkle the green onions over the top. Serve immediately whilst warm.

Note 1 - Tater tots: you want to use 5 per muffin tin hole. Or 4 if you want a thinner potato cup. Stack these so that they each fit snuggly into the holes.
Note 2- Cheese: I like to use freshly grated colby cheese. Other options are cheddar, gruyere or tasty cheese. I don't recommend using mozzarella cheese as it is mild in flavor and we want the cheese to have a little bite to it.
Note 3 - Bacon: store bought diced bacon is easy and means we don't need to use our time cooking bacon. We simply sprinkle the diced bacon pieces on top of the grated cheese and the bacon will cook in the oven.
Note 4- Greek yogurt: I like to use this as it is 'healthier' than sour cream. But as we are talking tater tots, cheese and bacon, you may want to think sour cream, ranch dressing or your favorite white sauce. You can dollop this on or do what I do and add a small amount (1-2 tablespoons) to a blender cup and give it a blitz. This makes it thinner and more drizzle worthy. You use a lot less this way. But hey if you want to dollop it, go right ahead my friend!
Note 5- Green onions: we only want the dark green bits. I like to use kitchen scissors and finely slice them. You can use chives (also thinly sliced) in place of the scallions if you want to.