These Loaded Tater Tot Skewers are the perfect tater tot recipe. Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside and everything you’ve ever wanted on a potato loaded onto a skewer for easy serving. Sour cream, ranch, bacon, cheese, and more. It’s the perfect game day appetizer or even as a side dish on burger nights.
I’m just going to come out and say it. I love potatoes. To be honest I love all carbs but potatoes are my favorite. Even as a kid I couldn’t get enough of them. Mashed, fried, roasted or baked, if it’s a potato I am eating it. It’s one of the reasons I could never go Keto. Okay, lets be real there are so many reasons why I could never go keto but we won’t get into that today. I will just say one thing though, a life without carbs is no life at all, but that’s just my two cents.
Anyways, back to potatoes. There is one version of a potato that is so good and in my opinion is severely underrated. THE TATER TOT. Like seriously, they are little nuggets of pure joy and they definitely don’t get the air time they deserve. Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside and so easy to make. If you love loaded potatoes or even loaded fries you’re going to LOVE these loaded tater tot skewers. Unless of course you don’t like crispy bacon, gooey melted cheese, and all the other deliciousness piled onto each bite. Then you definitely won’t like these at all.
Game Day Tater Tots
I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again. I love football Sundays. There is just something so comforting about knowing that you will spend the day with your family, cheering on your favorite teams, and eating all the good stuff that goes with it. I mean really you can eat anything on Football Sunday and nobody will judge you for it. Except for maybe a salad…. I might judge you for that. #honesty? Listen, football is meant to be shared with family and friends and not every recipe is going to be Sunday worthy. It has to be simple, comforting, and easy to pass around. These loaded tater tots make the cut. Loaded tater tot skewers are simple and easy to make, they definitely hit the comfort mark and require zero cutlery. YOU”RE WELCOME.
Loaded Tater Tot Skewers Recipe
You can skip to the printable recipe below but here’s all the goodness with a few tips.
I start by lining a baking sheet with parchment paper and cooking my tater tots according to the package. While the tater tots are cooking I fry my bacon.
I’m just going to pause here and say something that I feel pretty passionately about. If you’ve been around here for any amount of time then you’ve heard me say this before but I’ll say it again for all the newbies. I NEVER use pre cooked bacon in ANY of my recipes. I’m sorry. Maybe I’m a bit of a bacon snob but in my opinion that stuff has no flavor and you might as well leave it out all together. If you’re going to cook for someone you need to do it with love. Use real bacon.
Okay now that we’ve cleared that up I have my tater tots in the oven and now I’m cooking with love, I mean frying my bacon. Once you’re bacon is done it’s probably time to flip the tater tots. I usually flip them about halfway. I prep all the rest of my ingredients like grate my cheese and chop my green onions and get it all ready to go.
Once your tater tots are done cooking let them cool. Then you can start to skewer them. I put 6 tater tots per skewer. I think 6 is a good amount and my OCD won’t allow me to do 5 so there’s that. But in all honestly it’s your party and you can do as many per skewer as you want. I should also say that you will want to use the thin skewers for this recipe. Tater tots aren’t huge and the thicker skewers don’t do well.
Loading Up Your Tater Tot Skewers
Alright, now it’s time for some fun. Set your oven to broil and line up your skewers onto a baking sheet. Brush them with ranch dressing and sour cream. I use a little BBQ brush but you can also just spoon a little bit onto each tater tot.
Next add the grated cheese. Go ahead and be generous. Add on your chopped (real) bacon and green onions (If you want to spice them up a bit you could even add on some chopped jalapenos as well!) Make sure you cover every tater tot. When you’re done loading them up, broil them in the oven for 2-3 minutes or just until your cheese is nice and bubbly. Pay close attention to them they can over cook quickly.
Serve them right away (nobody likes cold fries) with a side of sour cream and/or queso cheese for dipping.
That’s it! SO EASY right?? This is why I love this recipe so much. It’s quick, it’s easy, it’s pretty darn appetizing and who doesn’t love a good tater tot recipe? If you’re making these for a crowd simply double the recipe!
Seriously though, you can make these tater tot skewers for any occasion and you can get pretty creative with them. I would love to see what you come up with! Upload your pictures on social media using #thegoodwivesblog or tag me @thegoodwife22 and invite me into your kitchen 
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Loaded Tater Tot Skewers
Ingredients
- 15 skewers I suggest using the thinner ones
- 1 package of tater tots or McCain Tasty taters
- 1 cup sour cream You will use some for serving
- ½ cup ranch dressing
- 4-6 slices cooked bacon
- 1 cup shredded marble cheese Generous cup
- ½ cup chopped green onions About 6 shoots
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Bake your tater tots according to the package directions
- While your tater tots are baking, fry your bacon and set it aside. Once it's cooled chop it into tiny bite sized pieces.
- Grate your cheese (you can also use store bought grated cheese) and thinly slice your green onions
- Once your tater tots have finished baking season them with salt and pepper and let them sit for a few minutes until you they are cool enough to handle them and you can skewer them. Don't leave them to long though!
- Turn your oven up to broil
- Place 6 tater tots onto each skewer leaving space at each end for handling and line the skewers onto a baking sheet
- Brush each skewer with sour cream and ranch dressing
- Then top each skewer with a generous amount of shredded cheese. Make sure to cover each tater tot.
- Next add your chopped bacon and sliced green onions
- Broil in the oven for 2-3 minutes. Keep a very close eye on them!
- Serve immediately with a side of sour cream for dipping