Smashed buffalo tater tots are like crispy, thick potato chips covered in buffalo sauce, salt, pepper, and green onions. They cook in about 20 minutes. All you have to do is decide; ranch or blue cheese.

Do you know where I am supposed to be going tomorrow?

Here are some hints:

Welcome to New York, It’s been waitin’ for you

It’s up to you, New York, New York

There’s nothing you can’t do, now you’re in New York, New York…

Ok. They weren’t really hints. Those lyrics were more like me answering my own question.

Sorry.

Sometimes I forget there are people on the other end of this screen.

Like a lot of people around the world, I made the responsible choice to cancel my upcoming girls trip to New York in lieu of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Being responsible blows.

In times like this we need tots, lots of tots. In my book, I have a buffalo chicken tater tot hotdish that would be epic comfort food. Actually, if you don’t make these, make any hotdish.

Tots are life!

Tater tots are taken to the next level comfort zone by being baked at 400, then smashed, and cooked until crispy.

Top these tots with lots of buffalo sauce, salt, pepper, green onions, and your choice of ranch or blue cheese.

Luckily, I made smashed buffalo tater tots under much less dire circumstances so I could truly enjoy them.

Now, I am going to drown my tears over lots and lots of tots.

Stay safe out there people.

Wash those hands!

After handling all that buffalo sauce, it is probably just as likely to cause as much damage to your life as that pesky virus everybody is talking about.

Jokes! Jokes! We can still joke in dire times, right?

Smashed Buffalo Tater Tots

Yield: Serves 2-4

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Baked and crispy smashed tater tots covered in buffalo sauce, salt, pepper, green onions, and either ranch or blue cheese.

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Ingredients

• frozen tater tots
• salt and pepper
• 3 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1/3 cup buffalo sauce
• 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
• 1/4 cup ranch dressing
• 1/4 cup blue cheese dressing
• optional topping: fresh cilantro

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Add a 1/2 bag of frozen tots to a large baking pan. Bake for 10 minutes.
3. Remove the tots from the oven, flip the tots, use a small glass or bowl to smash the tots. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Gently turn the bowl/cup so the tot spreads out in a circular way. Return the pan to the oven for another 10 minutes.
4. Remove the tots from the oven. Drizzle with buffalo sauce. Top with blue cheese and green onions. Either drizzle ranch/blue cheese on top as well or serve on the side for dipping.
5. Eat right away!

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Try the smashed crispy potato version of this recipe, if you like this recipe.