Cheesy Corned Beef Tater Tots are a tasty way to use leftover corned beef! These crispy homemade tater tots are perfect for appetizers or a fun dinner.
Make our Crock Pot Corned Beef and Oven Roasted Cabbage for your St. Patrick’s Day dinner, then transform your corned beef leftovers into these cheesy, super crispy tater tots!
Why You’ll Love These Corned Beef Tater Tots!
These Cheesy Corned Beef Tater Tots are the tastiest way to use up your leftover corned beef from St. Patrick’s Day.
- Unique & fun recipe: Not everyone has tried a corned beef tater tot before, but once they do they’re going to be big fans.
- Fun for parties: If you’re like us and make way too much food, sometimes you need a party after the party…am I right? These tater tots are a great appetizer to make.
- Tasty leftover recipe: The whole family is going to love these, from your little tots right up to the adults.
Ingredients You Need To Make These Cheesy Corned Beef Tater Tots
- Mashed Potatoes: You can buy store bought mashed potatoes, make your own or use up leftovers.
- Corned Beef: Use up your leftover corned beef, or swap out ham instead.
- Cheddar Cheese: A sharp cheddar cheese works well with the rich flavors of the corned beef and potatoes.
- Flour: To hold these homemade tater tots together.
- Oil for Frying: Any kind of neutral, high smoke point oil like vegetable, canola or avocado oil.
What If I Don’t Have Leftover Corned Beef?
You can still make these tater tots without leftover corned beef – head right to the deli counter and have them slice some for you.
Most deli counters that I have come across have corned beef right there as a deli meat option. So you can make these super crispy, super addicting tots whether you have leftovers or not!
How To Make Homemade Tater Tots
- Add the mashed potatoes to a large bowl. Mix the potatoes with chopped corned beef, cheese and some seasonings and form them into “tot” shapes.
- Heat your oil in a deep pot until it reaches 375 degrees (use a thermometer for best results) and then fry the tater tots in batches. Once the outside gets a nice, golden brown crust (usually about 3-4 minutes) remove the tots from the oil to a paper towel lined plate.
Do You Need A Deep Fryer To Make This Tater Tot Recipe?
No, you don’t. Actually, I don’t even own a deep fryer and I don’t really see the need for one. All you need is a heavy bottomed, deep pot. But only fill your pot about 1/3 of the way full with oil so that it won’t boil over, it does happen I can promise you that.
A fry thermometer is a good tool to own, too. A fry thermometer usually clips on to your pot and helps to take the guesswork out of wondering how hot your oil is. They are pretty inexpensive and they take the guesswork out of deep frying.
Can I Make These Homemade Tater Tots In An Air Fryer?
You can! We tested these Cheesy Corned Beef Tater Tots in our air fryer, too. They came out really nice, crispy enough to get a crunch and to taste delicious.
Not as crispy and delicious as deep frying, but an option I would definitely try if you’re looking to save some calories or the hassle of deep frying. We cooked them in our air fryer at 400 degrees for 12-15 minutes, turning over in between cooking.
Leftover Corned Beef Recipes
- Corned Beef Hash with Fried Eggs
- Corned Beef and Potato Chowder
- Irish Nachos
- Corned Beef Stuffed Mushrooms
- Corned Beef & Cabbage Fried Rice
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Cheesy Corned Beef Tater Tots
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: about 30 tater tots 1x
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Pin RecipeThis homemade tater tot recipe are a perfect way to use your leftover corned beef from St. Patrick’s Day! No leftovers? Head to your deli counter and grab some corned beef there!
Ingredients
- 6 cups of mashed potatoes
- 1 cup corned beef, finely shredded or cut into a small dice
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 tablespoons flour
- Canola or vegetable oil for frying
For the Remoulade Sauce:
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
(Other sauce options could include ketchup, mustard, Yum Yum Sauce, Awesome Sauce or Bang Bang Sauce)
Instructions
- Add the potatoes to a large mixing bowl along with the corned beef, cheese, garlic powder, paprika salt and flour and stir well to combine.
- Add the canola oil to a deep pot, filling a little less than halfway, over medium heat until the oil reaches 375 degrees.
- While the oil is heating, form the potato mixture into “tots” about 2-3 inches big. You should have about 30 tater tots when you’re done.
- When the oil comes to temperature, add in the tater tots a few at a time (depending on the size of your pot, don’t crowd them too much at once)
- Fry for about 3-4 minutes until they get golden brown and crispy.
- Drain on paper towels and season right away with coarse salt. Repeat with the remaining tater tots until all are fried.
- Add all the ingredients to a small bowl and stir to combine.
- Category: Appetizers
- Method: stove top
- Cuisine: American
