Minneapolis Tater Tot Hotdish appears as a signature dish in 1 United States cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Tater tot hotdish · Minneapolis
Minnesota's canonical casserole: ground beef, cream-of-mushroom soup, mixed frozen vegetables, all baked under a crown of tater tot potato nuggets until the topping crisps deep golden.
Tater tot hotdish is the Minnesota community-dinner, church-supper and family-Sunday casserole, with origins in the post-war Lutheran kitchens of the 1950s when Ore-Ida invented tater tots and Campbell's cream-of-mushroom soup became universal. The dish embodies the Minnesota 'hotdish' tradition: layered, cream-bound, baked. Hen House Eatery, the Blue Door Pub and the State Fair plate elevated versions, while every church basement in the city serves the original at potlucks.
Where to eat in Minneapolis:
- Hen House Eatery
- Blue Door Pub
- Cafe Latte
- Matt's Bar