Potato Wedge Casserole

Our church at one time had a play group for for mothers and their young children once a month.  When I was able to, I would attend the play group.  Usually, one person hosted the play group, so that person was in charge of the main dish for lunch and the table service and the rest of us were asked to bring sides.  One time at play group, the woman who hosted it made Tater Tot Casserole.  It was something I had never even heard of let alone tried before.  I soon came to find out that Tater Tot Casserole is a pretty common recipe (at least in the Mennonite circle).  It seemed as though everybody but me had a recipe for it.

Now, Tater Tot Casserole is good, but that's it...just good.  The crispy tater tots on top and the Velveeta make it yummy and everything, but I felt like there was something better out there.  One thing that my family loves are seasoned fries and seasoned potato wedges.  I had often thought of using them on the casserole instead of the tater tots but never got around to it.  Then one day, as I was planning my month of meals, I decided to try it.  But I wasn't just going to stop there...I was going to make an entirely different casserole.  In my opinion (and Anthony's for that matter), this casserole will make you forget the day you ever heard of Tater Tot Casserole.

Here's what you need to make it:
1 bag frozen seasoned potato wedges or seasoned fries, thawed
1 can nacho cheese sauce (you can vary the heat in the recipe by buying mild, medium, or hot)
1 can corn
1.5 - 2 lbs. ground beef, cooked and drained.
Salt and Pepper

Here's how you make it:
1.  Press beef into the bottom of a 9x13in baking dish.  Sprinkle salt and pepper on top.
2.  Spread nacho cheese sauce over top of the beef followed by the corn.
3.  Top casserole with thawed potato wedges / fries, using enough to cover the entire dish.
4.  Bake at 250 degrees for 11/2 hours.

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If you are using potato wedges, you definitely need to thaw them in order for them to cook through, but if you are using fries, this step wouldn't be necessary.

Here is the recipe for Tater Tot Casserole in case you are interested in trying this one too! 
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Hope I have inspired you to try something new!

Sincerely,
The Adventurous Cook (umm...maybe that's a bit of a stretch)