Jinger's Kitchen: Tater Tot Casserole 

The aesthetic of her kitchen! It looks modern and homey at the same time. Love it!

Its should be evaporated milk..but, she said condensed milk and it certainly looked like sweetened condensed milk...ugh... I'm not sure this was made correctly.... Evaporated milk is very thin like milk..not thick like this was

Jinger's recipe says evaporated milk so I believe she made a mistake and her dish turned out sweet and savory because she clearly used condensed milk😂😂😂

More of this Jinger! I love it, you have this endearing way of telling stories. It's encouraging to see that you can revisit your childhood and pick out great memories♥️

This particular recipe doesn’t appeal to me but I love the idea of doing cooking videos. I’d also enjoy videos of fun LA eateries. Looking forward to more.

this is your niche ginger loved how relaxed you were cooking and telling stories in front of the camera ,just loved this video

No seasoning in the meat? *(Scratching my head in disbelief)* just a dash of anything...?? Who has tried this recipe, how is it?

Awesome job Jinger, so nice to see you making more videos. Jessa did some recipe videos too. I enjoy them very much. Your family is such a sweet family. You have a great presence on camera. Please keep making more videos and sharing your lives with us, we miss you all on TV so very much. God bless you all ❤️

That was definitely sweetened condensed milk.

Yay! Tater tot casserole! 👏🤗I remember the narrators voice Tatertot casserole. 😂love this! 👏she’s not pretentious, just down to earth still eating foods of her childhood. I enjoyed this a lot. I hope she keeps them coming 👏👏👍🏻& the stories 👍🏻👏. I thought she did a great job in this👏

When I was a teenager, worked in my cousin's tobacco field. His wife always made tater tot casserole a couple of times. It was always a big hit. I love it to this day.

I've been making Tator Tot Casserole for 38 years, I'm also from Arkansas but our version is a little different. I start with a layer of cooked hamburger, a layer of cream mushroom soup, a layer of french green beans (drained), then a layer of shredded cheese (I prefer velvetta) then the layer of tator tots. It's one of my family's favorite meal. I enjoyed your video ! I look forward to watching more.

Loved the video Jinger! You were so relatable and at ease and made me feel like I was there sharing your meal. Keep these coming!

You should do more of these. You did a good job of cooking and telling stories.

There is a huge difference between evaporated milk and condensed milk by the way , she definitely used condensed milk ❤️🫶🏼

Now this is the kind of video I can get behind. This was pure Jinger! We got a few great stories, the famous Tater Tot Casserole recipe and sweet Jinger doing something that she loves to do. Jinger, you did an amazing job! Congratulations 🎉🍾🎈🎊 Back in 2012 all my son wanted for his 10th birthday was The Duggar’s famous Tater Tot Casserole. I had to rewatch a bunch of episodes to find the recipe, easiest part of the whole deal, but in the end he got his birthday wish and I got to make a Duggar recipe…we both won that day. I’m really looking forward to more cooking videos and hearing more wonderful memories and stories from growing up Arkansas!

Looked good and your a natural in the kitchen.

It looks good but I would season the meat before putting it on the casserole dish

I love the step by step - almost like cooking with you! Simple to follow! I request more cooking videos like this please! 🥰 Also, I am from Minnesota and we call this “Tater Tot Hotdish” 😉

I love the different tater tot casserole varieties I've found. Great to see ya cooking again Jinger. Maybe the homemade bread next?

You did a great job with this, Jinger! You should do more. ❤️ Loved your stories, too.

Now this is the kind of video I can get behind. This was pure Jinger! We got a few great stories, the famous Tater Tot Casserole recipe and sweet Jinger doing something that she loves to do. Jinger, you did an amazing job! Congratulations 🎉🍾🎈🎊 Back in 2012 all my son wanted for his 10th birthday was The Duggar’s famous Tater Tot Casserole. I had to rewatch a bunch of episodes to find the recipe, easiest part of the whole deal, but in the end he got his birthday wish and I got to make a Duggar recipe…we both won that day. I’m really looking forward to more cooking videos and hearing more wonderful memories and stories from growing up Arkansas!

I don't think cooking tutorials are the best use for your talents. Whatever your passions are, that's what you should showcase.

I've made your family's Tator Tot Casserole for years! We love it, but we also add some shredded cheese on the top for the last 15 minutes of cook time. Also, we make sure we thaw the tater tots before assembling or it seems that the meat tends to get overdone in the oven before the tots are fully cooked. Yum! Looking forward to more cooking videos from you, Jinger!

I always wanted to tell you how awesome you and Jeremy are.

My mother made tater tot casserole when we were growing up. I have continued to make it during the 36 years of marriage to my husband. One of our favorites!

I know this is 2 months old, but it just came into my play list, which is odd because I watch all of your videos. All that to say - if your family likes veggies, you can load it with them for extra flavor, texture, etc. I typically use mushrooms, broccoli, onions, etc. For those that eat eggs (not me), you can add an egg/milk mixture instead for a breakfast bake. Change the meats, ground beef or turkey (I use “vegan beef”), sausage, bacon pieces, etc. this is a good comfort food from the South. It’s honestly limitless what you can do with simple frozen tots. Try it, you might like it 😉 (Love the story telling here too) 😊

My mother in law introduced this recipe but I only use cream of mushroom soup in it. I also love BBQ cups recipe. I love these too recipes. It is a big hit with all my family.

Wow! Jinge!! You looked great! Not shy or timid like in the previous videos. I get it now, you were letting your hubby shine in those videos ( which by the way , I don’t think is a bad thing) and with these it’s your time to shine! I love the stories. I love these videos

From MN here, we call it tator tot hotdish, I put in onions and garlic when browning the meat, we only use one can of cream of mushroom and a vegetable usually green beans.

I’m pretty sure I made this way back when they first shared it and it was gross. Too much mushy chunks with the meat and the tater tots. 🤢 I can’t imagine Jeremy eats this. Lol

Im so happy to see you i realy miss you Guys.

It was originated from Minnesota and it's essentially called the 'tator tot hotdish' but I personally like to see others take on the tator tot hotdish/casserole. Great video 👍😋

Love watching you cook for your family Jinger and the stories on childhood. 💖💖👍

This is probably my favorite video you guys have ever made. Not a fancy adventure, super relatable, teaching not preaching, and just a cool conversation. You should do more of these!

Looks yummy and thanks so much for sharing your family with us l really enjoy seeing you.l watched your family from the beginning when you were in the little house with all the prairie dresses.l love each of you and your parents❤️❤️❤️❤️

We add mixed vegetables to ours. I only do cream of mushroom soup and mix it with the ground beef and veggies, top with cheese, and then add the tater tots. It's neat to the see the different variations. Grew up in Chicago eating tater tot casserole and I just made it last night! 😆 So easy. Never thought about having it for breakfast. We always have it for dinner and maybe leftovers for lunch the next day.

Loved watching this video!🤍

Please post more cooking videos! Love the personal touch of the stories as well!

I started making tater tot casserole because of your family. I tweaked the recipe a little though. I make my own creamy sauce and mix that with the ground meat and add mixed veggies to the mix. I layer that at the bottom, put the tots on top and sprinkle with shredded cheese. I think I'll make it for dinner tonight. Thanks!

Hmmm. I’m not sure that dish was edible. Definitely looked like sweetened condensed milk was used.

Jinger evaporated milk is thin like milk. That looked thick. Could that be the sweetened milk Eagle brand?

I’m sure you need to use evaporated milk, not sweetened condensed milk. She just made a mistake.

Big difference between condensed and evaporated. I can't wait to try this dish. I think I'll use evaporated :/

Love that dish, made it multiple times. Looking forward to more videos. God Bless!

I am from Holland and I was very suprised you would eat this for breakfast. We would definitely eat something like this for dinner.

Jinger, did you use CONDENSED milk????? Also, WHAT SPICES TO SEASON SAID TURKEY MEAT??????

People need to relax. She accidentally said condensed milk. The recipe is in description box. Any recipe can be altered. If you want it different then tweak it and make the recipe different.

Never tried this casserole here in Canada but looks good. Thanks for the recipe and a new video. God bless your sweet little growing family.

I love seeing different variations of tatter tot casserole. However you slice and dice it with different ingredients, it’s all so good and yummy 😋

Looks delicious!! Thanks for sharing. Would love to see more recipes 🤤

tater tot casserole has been a staple in my home for over 30 years. So simple to put together, yet so satisfying! You can also scramble eggs into the casserole for more of a Breakfast meal... I'm not a fan of Cream of Mushroom so I make mine with Cream of Chicken. I also add to my milk mixture a little cream cheese or shredded cheese and often for a dinner tater tot casserole I will add green beans and corn. It's INCREDIBLE 😍 SO incredibly Happy and Proud of you Jinger!! You are doing an Amazing job Lady! God Bless You and your Family and wishing you All the Blessings in the World 🙏♥️🙏♥️🙏

I love that you are wearing a pretty sweater and jeans. You make Christianity look normal and not odd like your “growing up clothes” did.

That looks really good 👍👍 have an awesome week ❤️❤️❤️

Please feed your kids better than this folks. Processed canned food is so 80s.

I add a ranch seasoning packet to my meat and mix the can of sauces into the meet. I also put tons of cheese on top of my tator tots lol. It's interesting to see how other people do theirs!

Great job, Jinger! You are truly in your element!

We made tater tot casserole in my home Ec class in the early 70’s (yes, I’m old) 🙂 We didn’t use any evaporated milk, just the soup, and mixed it all together before baking. It was a dish I then made for my family. Always yummy. Love your kitchen Jinger!

I remember the very first episodes when there mom made this! This was the episode that has always stood out to me:) I thought man she hooked it up.

Girl, brown that turkey for longer so you get some caramelization and FLAVOR! It's barely even cooked through.

We love tater tot casserole but I add cheese to mine. It’s delicious! Thanks for sharing!

Which is it Evaporated or condensed milk they are 2 different things!

It's cream of mushroom and evaporated milk. Not condensed milk.

Oh Jinger! I love you, but I’m not convinced you know how to cook 😹 I love the idea of Jinger’s kitchen though and will definitely watch because you’re adorable whether you’re a “chef” or not!

I love cooking and baking ideas, thanks this is a new recipe to try!

It was so thick. That was NOT Evaporated milk so which is it? Eagle Brand Condensed or Evaporated milk, such as Pet or Carnation brand -which is way thinner??

Enjoy the cooking video Jinger! Looking forward to seeing more!!

Evaporated milk is runny, and it looks like you added condensed milk here. I’ve only heard of sweetened condensed milk, which you’d use in a dessert. So I’m confused.

That is nothing like tatertot casserole in the midwest. Lol 😆 Mine has sausage browned with green peppers then crm mushroom soup and regular milk added plus green beans. Mix it all together, cover it with shredded cheddar cheese, then top off with tatertots. Bake 350 for I hour. I'll have to try it this way.

So everyone makes it differently but Tater Tot Hotdish (Casserole) originated in the upper Midwest in and around Minnesota. Its first printed origin that can be found is in the Grace Lutheran Ladies Aid Cookbook. The cookbook was compiled by the patrons of the Grace Lutheran Church in Mankato, MN. Tracing it back to the 1930s. Its actually a Minnesota staple and is typically made with cream of something soup, hamburger or other ground meat, mixed vegetables and of course Tater Tots. Some will top it with cheese and others do french onions. Its really such a versatile dish and can be made to anyone's taste buds. Seeing how everyone makes it and how it has spread warms my Minnesotan heart. You do not attend a church function or pot luck without finding one or more iterations of this dish!

Thank you for the fresh little story! It has been quite a joy watching all of the duggar/bates kids move out of their homes and flourish becoming own individual people. We are grateful that you allow us to have little tidbits of stories and little bits of information into your life. These are things that you are not obliged to do but do anyways. Would love to see a video of you both doing story times from growing up. They would be quite interesting. I feel that I have watched you grow from such a little thing on your first original show that aired. Into such a wonderful woman of God with your own strengths and goals. Thank you again for sharing with all of us.

I’m trying it🎉 ty sweet girl❤️ love your kitchen👍😘

Sad that she does not know the huge difference between evaporated and condensed milk. And her family was criticized for cooking this high processed dish with all the canned goods so I don't know why she chose this dish. It showed zero skill. She has been a full time homemaker for over 5 years now not including the many years she cooked for her family of 20. I think her family made it with ground beef. It was on her family website recipes for many years too.

Big difference between condensed milk and evaporated milk. Condensed milk is very sweet. I don't think that is what is used in a savory dish.

Love this format Jinger, please do more.♥️

Loved this!! Can’t wait to see more! Would love to see some meals to feed a crowd that you learned growing up 😃

Wow! Everyone in the comment section is just an expert cook.

Not a big fan of cream soups but might try it with ground sausage and eggs instead. I loved your stories and would enjoy seeing you cook more and hear more from you :)

Jinger then vs now…. She seems so dry…. Idk if she truly is happy. In almost every video she just seems like she’s putting on a happy face for it. Looking back at her on her 19 kids and even early years of her marriage vs now… very very night and day

I hope you start posting cooking videos! Love them!

You really need to clarify the milk or a lot of people are going to be throwing out that whole casserole. That was condensed milk you put in there and that was probably why you took two tiny bites. You said , whatever you want to call it. No hon. Be specific.

1:08 is the moment she realized she didn't have the correct milk lol

I like my tater tots crispy, so I put meat, the sauce, Tator tots, then cheese. My family likes it and it makes for quick and easy dinner. of course we like it with ranch! You can also turn it to a Mexican type by using taco seasoning in the meat, and eat with salsa. We’ve also tried a breakfast version by using breakfast sausage add eggs and cheese. My kids prefer the breakfast version. My husband likes the original tater tot casserole. We are also from Arkansas so we grew up on it as well!

Good morning Jinger Happy Tuesday Thanks for sharing that recipe with us. I will definitely try making it.

I love the double oven. Thanks for the tutorial on tater total casserole

So evaporated milk and condensed milk are very different. It looked like you used condensed milk which is sweet so I’m curious how it turned out!

Love that casserole. Good job.

That topping will be so sweet with that condensed milk

LOVE the video. I like the fact that you just shared and chatted during. Told stories. As you know so many are still interested and love hearing about your fam.

Just wondering about how it tastes with condensed (very sweet) milk? Do you really use that instead of evaporated milk?

Really not the best cooking show on RU-vid. First need to actually brown the hamburger not just cook until gray. Second the ratio of meat to potatoes... not so much. Also your recipe as listed is not what you cooked!! Seems like you are trying to capitalize on the canceled show not showing much new

Question, you mentioned sweetened condensed milk, then you said evaporated milk. These awe very different. Which one is it?

I love this video!! You are a natural at doing your own cooking show! Would love to see more! Btw I just got done reading The Hope We Hold. It was really good! I love reading Christian based love stories and learning the behind the scenes of your love story!

Definitely please make more cooking videos this is awesome!!!

Love how simple this is!

Hey Jinger ty for the recipe. Sweetened condense milk is sweet and thick. Evaporated milk is milk that isn't sweet and it's a thinconsistency.

Sweetened Condensed Milk in a savoury dish 😝! No way! Obviously you bought the wrong ingredient. It should be evaporated milk.

I love the video keep making more love to see you and your family

Ew you used condensed milk instead of evaporated milk! They are two very different things and look different! Evaporative milk is thin liquid and white while you used condensed which is more brown/yellow, thick and sugary sweet as anything. Condensed milk is super sweet and not for this casserole! It’s ok, we all make mistakes :D

There are recipes online to make your own cream soups from scratch. This way you have control over the ingredients instead of using canned soup. You can also make the recipe gluten free by making your cream soup with GF flour.