Recipes Everyday Cooking Convenience Cooking Frozen Food 23 Easy Dinners That Start with Frozen Potatoes By Carl Hanson Carl Hanson Carl Hanson is a Senior Editor at Allrecipes who has been writing about food and wine for nearly 20 years. He enjoys creating content that informs, entertains, and assists busy home cooks get nourishing meals on the table for their families. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Updated on October 17, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Allrecipes Magazine Got frozen tater tots? Hash browns? Frozen French or Cottage fries? Crinkle cuts? Shoestrings? Here are a couple dozen delicious dinners that start with frozen potatoes. These comfort food classics are ready in no time! Top-rated casseroles, soups, pork chop bakes, loaded fries and tots, hot dishes, "horseshoe," and more. 01 of 24 Cheeseburger and Fries Casserole View Recipe wannabe chefette A super simple dinner from the pantry! Combine golden mushroom and cheese soups with ground beef, simple seasonings, and frozen French fries. "A quick and easy family pleaser," says BETTINA_J. 02 of 24 Memphis BBQ Pork Totchos View Recipe Photo by Allrecipes Magazine. Recipe creator Leslie Kelly calls BBQ totchos "a mashup of the BBQ pork nachos that are on so many menus in Memphis and the South-of-the-Border influenced Totchos that have blown up as the must-try bar food in Seattle. Serve with extra barbeque sauce for dipping." 03 of 24 Tater Tot Taco Casserole View Recipe HeatherH "This is one of those meals that you can throw together with ingredients you would normally have on hand," says Mama Smith. "Great for pot luck or a quick meal for unexpected company. Some kids don't like onion or garlic; these can be omitted." 04 of 24 Easy Slow Cooker Cheesy Potato Soup with Ham View Recipe A rich, thick, and creamy soup made in your slow cooker using shortcuts like frozen hash brown potatoes. "This delicious soup requires very little effort on your part," says fabeveryday. "A great way to use up leftover holiday ham." 05 of 24 Ham, Potato and Broccoli Casserole View Recipe Staci SURELEE says, "This is a great, easy to make, and nutritious casserole. You can add some macaroni pasta or try seasoning the potatoes before you bake. Put this dish in the freezer and bake whenever you're too lazy to cook! Can also be made with leftover cooked chicken." 06 of 24 Cheesy Ham Potato Bake View Recipe Scott M. "Cheese, ham, and hash browns make this a dish even your pickiest eater will like!" says Heather Gray. "A delicious and easy casserole your kids will beg you to make!! 07 of 24 Jan's Loaded Pizza Fries View Recipe Photo by Molly. Fries with pizza toppings! "Just like the pizza place makes! You can make this like you would your favorite pizza -- add any toppings you like," says What's for dinner, mom? 08 of 24 Hash Brown and Egg Casserole View Recipe Dave Gonzalez Here's a big winner from the breakfast-for-dinner category. "We've always used the maple flavored pork sausage but any kind is good," says MELISSAKOVACS07. "This casserole has the perfect taste with lots of cheese. Yum! Be sure to use a baking dish that is deep enough to cover with aluminum foil." 09 of 24 Tater Tot Bake View Recipe Cooking Monster Bryan Tater Tots, ground beef, creamy mushroom soup, onions, and cheese combine for an easy weeknight meal. If you like, assemble and freeze it ahead of time and then just pop in the oven. 10 of 24 Chili Cheese Fries View Recipe Soup Loving Nicole Fries are smothered in chili and cheese sauce. Kristincsw rates it 5 stars: "We made these using chili mix and fresh ground beef, adding extra chili powder and cumin. Made cheese sauce with shredded ColbyJack cheese instead of American. The kids loved it!" 11 of 24 Tater Tot Hot Dish II View Recipe CookinBug Layers of seasoned ground beef, Tater Tots, creamy soups and French-fried onion rings. "This is a great dinner that can be made ahead of time and frozen for a quick but tasty busy night meal," says Melody Wells Casteel. "Leave the French fried onions off until the last 30 minutes of baking." 12 of 24 Tater Tots® Casserole View Recipe lutzflcat Layers of potatoes, cheese, and ground beef create a savory, comfort-food classic. Recipe creator Kristy says, "My family loves this casserole. It is easy to prepare and makes enough for two meals. Serve with a crisp salad and fresh pineapple for a complete meal your family will love!" 13 of 24 Poutine Pizza View Recipe Photo by Soup Loving Nicole. Teena Mengel explains the genius of this recipe: "It adds a great Canadian favorite, poutine -- gravy, cheese, and fries -- to the world's favorite, pizza!" 14 of 24 Hash Brown Potato Soup View Recipe Soup Loving Nicole Here's a rich and creamy soup topped with crispy bacon. Frozen hash brown potatoes really speed up the prep time. MICSHELLIE says, "This recipe freezes well and is easily halved. Serve with shredded Cheddar cheese and garlic croutons." 15 of 24 French Fry Casserole View Recipe The casserole version of a cheeseburger and fries. Michelle Deragon rates it 5 Stars: "This is very kid friendly. I left out the bell peppers and added in green beans and it was a hit!" 16 of 24 Carolyn's Chicken Tater Tot® Casserole View Recipe Chicken strips, gravy, stuffing, cream of chicken soup, and cheese combine with Tater Tots in this comfort food casserole. "This is a favorite go-to recipe for me that I usually have all the ingredients for in my kitchen and it tastes great," says Carolyn. 17 of 24 Taco Taters View Recipe Seasoned ground beef, salsa, and Tater Tots are topped with jalapenos and Cheddar cheese. Charm says, "This is an excellent way to use up leftover taco fixings. Very tasty and a nice change from a 'normal' tater tot casserole (though I do like those, too)." 18 of 24 Horseshoe View Recipe Christina "Every time we visit Springfield, Illinois we have to eat one of their famous horseshoes," says kehn. "The cheese sauce is a little different depending on where you stop to eat, seems everyone has their own way of making it. But we love them all. If you only use one slice of bread and one hamburger patty it is called a ponyshoe. This recipe can also be made with chicken tenders in place of the hamburger patties." 19 of 24 Shepherd's Tot Hot Dish View Recipe "Shepherd's pie meets its match with a Midwestern favorite -- in Tater Tot hot dish form!" says Eric. "Good ol' comfort food, whichever side of the pond you are on... When serving, top with A.1. or HP™ sauce for an extra kick!" 20 of 24 Lomo Saltado (Peruvian Steak Stir-Fry) View Recipe Lomo Saltado (Peruvian Steak Stir-Fry). Chef John Lomo saltado is a traditional Peruvian steak stir-fry with fries that hits on salty, sweet, sour, and spicy flavors all at once. "I've never been a big stir-fry guy, but when it comes to lomo saltado, I make an exception," says Chef John. "First of all, it's Peruvian — and I love to eat anything Peruvian. But, it's also a stir-fry that features not only meat and vegetables, but also French fries." 21 of 24 Beef Tips and Tots View Recipe Beef Tips and Tots. Chef John There's something satisfying about turning a cheap, tough cut of meat into something succulent and delicious. That's beef tips, one of the world's great comfort foods, even moreso when the recipe features tater tots. "You can give this an upgrade by topping with diced red onion, grated Cheddar cheese, and freshly sliced green onions," says Chef John. "Or you can serve the beef tips over hot mashed potatoes instead of tots, if you like." 22 of 24 Sloppy Joe Fries View Recipe bikerfamily Cover frozen fries with browned ground beef, sloppy joe sauce, barbecue sauce, and shredded Mexican cheeses. Recipe creator AmiKhamis says, "I made this recipe for my picky eaters and they loved it." 23 of 24 Carne Asada French Fries View Recipe Soup Loving Nicole French fries are topped with grilled, marinated beef skirt steak and Mexican queso cheese. "Loaded fries don't get much better than this!" says Soup Loving Nicole. 24 of 24 More Potato Recipes Culinary Envy Our Best Potato Casserole Recipes Family Favorite Meat and Potato Casseroles Chef John's Best Potato Side Dishes Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit