Easy Cheesy Meat And Potatoes

2 lbs. extra lean ground beef

(2) 10 ½ oz. can cream of mushroom soup

1 large yellow onion, diced

(1) 10 ½ oz. can cream of chicken soup

7 cloves garlic, minced

1 1/2 cup sour cream

salt and pepper to taste

2 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce

1 Tbs. soy sauce

1 1/2 tsp. thyme

1 1/2 tsp. marjoram

2 bags frozen tater tots

4 cups Colby jack cheese shredded

Heat a 14" Dutch oven using 22-24 briquettes bottom until oven is hot. Add ground beef, onions, and garlic to hot oven, season with salt and pepper, and fry until beef is brown and onions are translucent. Remove ground beef and onion mixture from the oven and place in a large bowl. To the bowl add soup, sour cream, salt and pepper, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, thyme, and marjoram and stir to mix.

Layer 1 bag of tator tots in bottom of oven. Spoon one half of the ground beef sauce mixture over the tater tots. Sprinkle one half of the cheese over the sauce. Layer again with the second bag of tater tots, the rest of the remaining sauce, and the remaining cheese.

Cover and cook 90 minutes using 12-14 briquettes bottom and 14-16 briquettes top heat rotating oven and lid every 10-15 minutes.  Serves: 15-20

Contributed by Amber H.