Instant Pot Complete Cowboy Casserole

Instant Pot Complete Cowboy Casserole

from 365daysofcrockpot.com
Beef
23 min
360 kcal / serving

Instant Pot cowboy casserole has ground beef, sausage and vegetables in a creamy sauce and then it is topped with crispy browned tater tots. 

Ingredients

  • ½ poundlean ground beef
  • ½ poundground sausage
  • 1 cupdiced onion
  • 1 tbspminced garlic
  • 1 cupchicken or beef broth
  • ⅓ cupuncooked long grain white rice
  • 1 cupfrozen corn (or 1 can of corn, drained)
  • 1 cupfrozen green beans (or 1 can of green beans, drained)
  • 1can cream of chicken soup (or homemade, recipe below)
  • worcestershire sauce
  • 12 ouncesfrozen tater tots
  • ½ cupshredded medium or sharp cheddar
  • salt and pepper

Directions

Instant pot instructions:

  1. 1

    Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. When displays says HOT add in the beef and sausage and break up. Add in the onions. Brown for about 5 minutes. Drain off excess grease. Stir in the garlic.

  2. 2

    Stir in the broth and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking. Turn off Instant Pot.

  3. 3

    Sprinkle in the rice (don’t stir in). Dump the corn and beans on top.

  4. 4

    Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 3 minutes. When time is up let the pot sit for 5-10 minutes and then move valve to venting.

  5. 5

    Stir in the cream of chicken soup. Add in a dash of worcestershire. Taste test and add salt and pepper to taste.

  6. 6

    Add the tater tots on top in an even layer. Use the air fryer lid to cook and brown up the tater tots. Air fry for 10 minutes at 400 degrees. If you don’t have an air fryer lid then cook the tots in the oven according to the package directions.

  7. 7

    Sprinkle the cheese on top and air fry for 1 more minute to melt the cheese.

  8. 8

    Serve and enjoy!

Slow cooker instructions:

  1. 1

    Brown the beef, sausage and onions in a pan over medium high heat. Brown for about 5 minutes. Drain off excess grease. Stir in the garlic. Add the mixture into the slow cooker.

  2. 2

    Stir in the broth, rice, corn, beans, Worcestershire and cream of chicken soup.

  3. 3

    Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours, or until rice is cooked through. Salt and pepper to taste.

  4. 4

    Bake the tater tots in the oven according to package directions.

  5. 5

    Add tots to top of mixture in crockpot and sprinkle the cheese on top. Let cheese melt.

  6. 6

    Serve and enjoy!

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