Meat's Lover Tator Tot Pizza Casserole

Meat's Lover Tator Tot  Pizza Casserole

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef, 90/10 or 97/3

½ pound bacon

1 onion, chopped

1 bell pepper, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

16 ounces pizza sauce

2 pounds frozen Tater Tots

3 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded from a block, divided use

4 ounces pepperoni

¼ teaspoon Italian seasoning

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400F.

Spray a 9x13 casserole dish with cooking spray.

Heat a large heavy skillet over medium high heat.

Add ground beef, bacon, onion, green pepper, and garlic.

Cook about 10 minutes, or until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender.

Stir in pizza sauce.

Spread pizza mixture evenly on the bottom.

Sprinkle with half the Mozzarella.

Cover completely with Tater Tots.

Bake for 40 minutes.

Remove from oven and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese and pepperoni.

Return to oven and bake an additional 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

Remove from oven and top with Italian seasoning.

Let stand 5 minutes before serving.