I Bet You’ve Never Seen A Tater Tot Volcano

Since the days of Napoleon Dynamite, we’ve been in love with the simple tater tot. There’s something about a deep-fried potato cube that’s so satisfying to snack on. So what if many, many, of those cubes came together to form a cheesy volcano of chili.

Our pal Josh Elkin, the playboy of poutine, rolled into the Foodbeast Kitchen with us and hammered out this insane tater tot volcano made with cheese and chili. Probably one of the sexiest things to come out of the 4th street market since that chili cheese churro burger we made a while back.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• tater tots
• cheese slices
• 1 cup of chili
• green onions

Here’s what to do:

1. Cook up some tater tots and arrange them in a circular base the size of a hamburger patty.
2. Add a slice of cheese and now start stacking them so there’s an opening in the middle.
3. Layer your volcano with tater tots and cheese slices alternating between both.
4. After the first layer, leave a hole in both the tots and cheese. (See video)
5. Create five or six layers of tots and cheese.
6. Carefully bake it in the oven for 15 minutes at 350 degrees F.
7. Remove from the oven and fill your volcano with chili. (Store bought or homemade will do)
8. Garnish your volcano with some green onions.
9. Now, you can either cut you volcano into slices (like a lasagna), or play a hot and sticky game of Jenga.