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Tater Tot & Bacon Grilled Cheese in a Waffle Iron

Real talk: Tater tots are perfect all day, erry day. But making them into a waffle and using them as bread is just pure genius.

This killer tater tot grilled cheese sandwiches cheese, bacon and jalapeño between two tater tot waffles. Crispy, gooey, spicy, and only 4 ingredients. You know you wanna try it.

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Tater Tot Grilled Cheese

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 10 minutesCook time: 15 minutesTotal time: 25 minutesServings:1 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1tatertotgrilledcheese heatiron

    Heat waffle iron.

  2. 2tatertotgrilledcheese fill

    Fill it with tater tots. Don’t forget all the little spaces.

  3. 3tatertotgrilledcheese cook

    Cook for 5-10 minutes, until crispy.

  4. 4tatertotgrilledcheese takeoffmakeanother

    Take it off (tongs and spatulas help). Cook another tot waffle.

  5. 5tatertotgrilledcheese top

    Leaving the second waffle in the iron, layer on the cheese, bacon, jalapeño, more cheese, and top with the first waffle. Press the iron down again and cook until the cheese is melted.

  6. 6tatertotgrilledcheese sliceandserve

    Carefully take that bad boy out. Slice and serve. Sooo cheesy.

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