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Dr Pepper Pork Tater Tot Casserole is a hearty dish with a base of ground pork cooked in Dr Pepper and BBQ sauce and topped with tater tots and shredded cheese.

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Dr Pepper Pork Tater Tot Casserole is an easy meat and potato casserole with a fun twist.

The ground pork is cooked in Dr Pepper and BBQ sauce for twenty minutes before assembling the casserole to give the sauce a chance to thicken and so that the pork can really absorb the flavour.

This cheesy tater tot casserole takes about an hour and twenty minutes from start to finish and serves six people.

Printable Recipe Card with a Full List of Ingredients and Instructions is Located at the Bottom of the Post.

Be sure to read through the entire post so that you don’t miss out on any important tips and tricks!

To make this casserole, I started by dumping 2 pounds of lean ground pork into a large saute pan over medium-high heat.

I added some diced yellow onions to the pan with the ground pork as it was cooking.

I crumbled the ground pork well.

Then I added some salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder to the pan.

I stirred well and continued cooking the pork until no pink remained.

I drained the excess grease from the pan.

Then I added some Dr Pepper and Sweet Baby Ray’s Barbecue sauce to the pan with the ground meat.

I stirred well and then brought the liquid to a boil.

I left the mixture to continue boiling for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, to allow the liquid to reduce and thicken.

Then I removed the pan from the heat.

I added some French’s crispy fried onions to the pan with the meat mixture.

I stirred until the fried onions were completely coated in the sauce.

Then I dumped the mixture into a greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish and spread it out evenly.

I sprinkled some shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheese on top of the meat.

Then I placed some frozen tater tots, in a single layer, on top of the cheese.

I placed the dish in the oven and baked the casserole for 25 minutes.

Then I removed the casserole from the oven and sprinkled shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheese on top of the tater tots.

I returned the casserole to the oven and continued baking it until the cheese was completely melted and just starting to brown on top.

I removed the casserole from the oven and left it to sit for a few minutes before scooping and serving.

This cheesy potato casserole with sweet and savoury ground pork is sure to please the whole family.

If you are looking for a fun and easy recipe using ground pork, then you need to try this Dr Pepper Pork Tater Tot Casserole!

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PRINTABLE VERSION OF THE RECIPE CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE

Ingredients You’ll Need to Make Dr Pepper Pork Tater Tot Casserole:

• 2 lbs lean ground pork
• 2 cups diced yellow onion
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp pepper
• 2 tbsp onion powder
• 2 tbsp garlic powder
• 4 cups Dr Pepper
• 1 cup Sweet Baby Ray’s Barbecue sauce
• 2 cups French’s crispy fried onions
• 3 cups shredded cheddar and mozzarella cheese blend
• 24 oz frozen tater tots

How to Make Dr Pepper Pork Tater Tot Casserole:

1. Preheat oven to 425F.
2. Dump ground pork into a large saute pan over medium-high heat.
3. Add the diced onion to the pan with the ground pork as it’s cooking.
4. Crumble the ground pork well.
5. Add the salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder to the pan.
6. Stir well and continue cooking the pork until no pink remains.
7. Drain the excess grease from the pan.
8. Add the Dr Pepper and barbecue sauce to the pan with the ground pork.
9. Stir well and bring to a boil.
10. Leave the mixture to continue boiling for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, to reduce and thicken the sauce.
11. After 20 minutes remove the pan from the heat and add in the French’s fried onions.
12. Stir until all of the crispy fried onions are coated in sauce.
13. Dump the mixture into a greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish and spread it out evenly.
14. Sprinkle 2 cups of the shredded cheese on top of the meat.
15. Place the frozen tater tots in a single layer on top of the cheese.
16. Place the dish in the oven and bake the casserole for 25 minutes.
17. After 25 minutes remove the dish from the oven and sprinkle the remaining cup of shredded cheese on top of the tater tots.
18. Return the dish to the oven and continue baking until the cheese on top is completely melted and just starting to brown. 7-9 minutes.
19. Remove the casserole from the oven and allow it to sit for a few minutes before scooping and serving.
20. Enjoy!

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