Cowboy Casserole

My dad use to make something like this for us when my brothers and I were little.  My kiddos will actually eat the vegetables in this.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1 large spoonful (about 3 cloves) of minced garlic (you can use fresh if you'd like)
1/2 onion, diced (or use dried minced onion)
1 bag of frozen vegetable steamers, green beans, corn, or carrots (or a mix of all three)
1 lb of frozen tator tots
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of celery soup
4 Tbsp. sour cream
1/4 to 1/2 cup of milk (use more if you want a thinner sauce)
2 cups freshly shredded cheddar cheese, separated into two portions.

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400-f degrees. Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray.

Cook the ground beef, garlic and onions in a large saute pan or stock pot. Once cooked through, drain fat and set aside.

While the ground beef is cooking, microwave the bag of frozen vegetables. In a large bowl, combine the soups, sour cream, milk, 1 cup of cheese, green beans and ground beef. Stir until well combined. Pour into the baking dish.

Add the tator tots to the top of the ground beef mixture, spreading them out evenly. Top with remaining cheddar cheese. Bake until the mixture is bubbling and the tots are crisp and cooked through. Check it at about 30-40 minutes.