#hotdish

[blondebrainpowered]

Minnesota road sign near 62 East of 35W

Photography by Danger_Zone06

[daisukitoo]

The most important thing to know about Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is that he was the winningest cook (3 time champion) in the Minnesota Congressional hotdish competition. Hotdish is a form of tater tot casserole popular in Minnesota, usually built around tater tots, ground beef, and cream of mushroom soup.

Tim Walz's recipe has some complexities for a recipe that is usually closer to "dump 3-6 things in a pan and bake," but roughly half of it amounts to "make your own cream of mushroom soup instead of using a can of condensed soup." He just makes it in several steps and layers rather than making soup as such.

Having made my own cream of whatever soups for casseroles and pot pies, let me tell you, it makes a world of difference. Even if you do a lousy job, homemade soup will distinguish your dish. Just simmering together broth and sour cream will produce something with a better, more complex flavor than canned soup, although canned soup is great to have available for times when you don't want to make your own broth.

Homemade cream of whatever soup also lets you customize to your needs. Canned soups often have lots of salt, which you may not want. You may want cream of something other than mushroom, and while my local store has a half-dozen cream of whatever soups, you can make exactly what you want at home. Vegan? Coconut cream of whatever soup. Go for your favorite seasonings and vegetables. Make it thinner or thicker.

I will also advocate homemade broth. Have a freezer bag on hand when cooking, save the snippings, and simmer them to make a gallon of broth every few weeks. It freezes well, and a good broth can be a soup on its own.

[adtothebone]

Tater Tot Hotdish — If you don’t push in the tater tots during prep, you get a bit more crunchy-crispy goodness to counter the gooshy-ooshy goodness.

[fenrislorsrai]

I saw this ad on Facebook because I'm Old, but goddamn, they have pretty well nailed the right demographic for Facebook.

Good job, democratic strategist. Yes, and here's the link if you do truly need Tim Walz's hotdish recipe to make for election night.

for those going "what is hotdish"? traditional midwestern US casserole frequently brought to potluck. It's typically a meat (hamburger or tuna are most likely), canned or frozen veggies, canned soup (cream of mushroom most common) and either pasta OR the base is covered with some type of potatoes. Which could be tater tots, hash browns, or even potato chips. It's basically cheap, filling, uncomplicated, and uses a lot of shelfstable items so if you didn't have time to go shopping this week.... time for hotdish!

[emissary-of-the-moon]

The only thing at sucks about the weather being so warm is its not a good time for hotdish but i really want hotdish but it needs to be cold for hotdish

[pflugysfood]

Tatertot hotdish with jalapenos and a salad 🥗

[stuffaboutminneapolis]

[hoardingrecipes]

Turkey Wild Rice Hotdish with Stuffing