Lakehouse Grille Loaded Tots
Crispy tots finished with silky smoked Gouda sauce, melted cheddar, bacon and scallions. Fun, easy to love and perfect for sharing, it's always the right time for these tots.
Equipment
- 8"x8" baking dish or cast iron pan
Ingredients
- 1 bag of your favorite tots, cooked until crispy
- ½ cup cooked and chopped bacon
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 tbsp scallions, sliced
- 6 oz Gouda sauce
Gouda Sauce:
- 1 tsp chopped garlic
- 1 tbsp chopped shallot
- ½ tbsp canola oil
- ½ cup white wine
- 1 qt heavy cream
- ¾ lb smoked Gouda, rind removed and shredded
- cornstarch slurry (cornstarch mixed with a little cold water) as needed
Instructions
- Make the Gouda sauce. Heat the canola oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the shallots and garlic, and sweat until translucent.
- Add the wine and cook down until there's very little left in the pan.
- Add the heavy cream. Once hot, whisk in the shredded Gouda and stir until incorporated.
- Add salt to taste and adjust with a cornstarch slurry until it's as thin or thick as you want.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
- Add 4-6 oz Gouda sauce to the bottom of the baking dish.
- Add the crispy tots, and top with shredded cheddar.
- Bake for about 10 minutes, until the cheese is golden and bubbly.
- Remove from oven and garnish with bacon bits and scallions.
Chef Tips!
You can use regular tots, seasoned, sweet potato tots- whatever you fancy.
Lakehouse Grille Loaded Tots
Crispy tots finished with silky smoked Gouda sauce, melted cheddar, bacon and scallions. Fun, easy to love and perfect for sharing, it's always the right time for these tots.
Equipment
- 8"x8" baking dish or cast iron pan
Ingredients
- 1 bag of your favorite tots, cooked until crispy
- ½ cup cooked and chopped bacon
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 tbsp scallions, sliced
- 6 oz Gouda sauce
Gouda Sauce:
- 1 tsp chopped garlic
- 1 tbsp chopped shallot
- ½ tbsp canola oil
- ½ cup white wine
- 1 qt heavy cream
- ¾ lb smoked Gouda, rind removed and shredded
- cornstarch slurry (cornstarch mixed with a little cold water) as needed
Instructions
- Make the Gouda sauce. Heat the canola oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the shallots and garlic, and sweat until translucent.
- Add the wine and cook down until there’s very little left in the pan.
- Add the heavy cream. Once hot, whisk in the shredded Gouda and stir until incorporated.
- Add salt to taste and adjust with a cornstarch slurry until it's as thin or thick as you want.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
- Add 4-6 oz Gouda sauce to the bottom of the baking dish.
- Add the crispy tots, and top with shredded cheddar.
- Bake for about 10 minutes, until the cheese is golden and bubbly.
- Remove from oven and garnish with bacon bits and scallions.
Chef Tips!
You can use regular tots, seasoned, sweet potato tots- whatever you fancy.