Variations:

• If you want your totchos to have some spice, you can top them with pepper jack cheese instead of shredded cheddar cheese, and drizzle some hot sauce with sliced jalapenos on top.
• Add some refried beans, black beans, or corn over the beef for a Tex-Mex style totchos.
• Try a bacon cheeseburger version by omitting the taco seasoning and seasoning your meat with some mustard and ketchup instead. Then add some cooked, crumbled bacon and chopped dill pickles on top.
• Make breakfast totchos instead (we love these!). Use breakfast sausage instead of ground beef, add some scrambled eggs, and top with your cheddar cheese and some sausage gravy.
• Love buffalo chicken? Try adding shredded rotisserie chicken mixed with buffalo sauce over your tater tots, then top with a combination of mozzarella and cheddar. Then, drizzle with ranch.

Helpful Tips

• Make sure to bake your tater tots until they are crispy before adding your toppings, so they hold up and don't get soggy.
• Add your cold ingredients, such as the sour cream, guacamole, lettuce, and diced tomatoes, after the cheese has been melted in the oven.
• You can use a sheet pan or a large baking dish. If you are already cooking your tater tots in the oven, it's easier to just add your taco meat on top. However, when I'm using the air fryer to cook my tater tots, I will usually just grab a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Use pre-shredded cheese because it will melt better than packaged shredded cheese.

Storage:

• Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for 3-4 days. Keep in mind the tater tots will soften in the fridge. You can reheat in the oven (10-15 minutes) or in the air fryer (5-6 minutes).