132 tater tot recipes

Little Chief smoked salmon brine with soy sauce, brown sugar, white wine, garlic, and Tabasco. Pat dry, form the pellicle, and smoke for sweet-savory deli-style salmon.

Vegetarian chili with TVP (textured vegetable protein), pinto beans, and fresh chili peppers. Oil-free cooking, ready in 40 minutes. Plant-based protein that satisfies.

A copycat Bull's Eye BBQ sauce simmered from ketchup, tomato sauce, brown sugar, mustard, and Worcestershire into a thick, tangy-sweet, smoky barbecue sauce. Pantry staples, big cookout flavor.

Homemade garden pesticide using beer, garlic, hot chili peppers, and blended bugs to trap slugs and repel plant-chewing insects the old-fashioned way.

Spicy beef back ribs grilled low and slow with indirect heat, then brushed with a tangy ketchup, lemon and hot pepper glaze. Smoky, tender, and built for charcoal grills and backyard cookouts.

Quick pickled onion rings in a sweet vinegar brine with a hit of hot sauce. Two-day refrigerator pickle that brightens burgers, sandwiches, and egg salad.

Canned garlic dill pickles with red chili peppers, dill heads, and a balanced sweet-salt brine. Two quarts from one batch, water-bath processed for shelf-stable storage of 2 months or more.

Golden half-moon pastries stuffed with garlicky leeks and a hint of chili, crimped into little crescents and fried until they shatter. Afghan street food that's vegetarian, crunchy, and completely addictive.

Three-ingredient pot roast braised in onion soup mix and water until fork-tender. The easiest Dutch oven pot roast you will ever make, with built-in onion gravy.

Homemade red chili sauce from dried red chili pods, garlic, and salt. Just three ingredients blended smooth for enchiladas, tamales, burritos, and any Mexican dish that needs real chile flavor.

Quick-pickled raw vegetables in a dill seed, apple cider vinegar, and hot sauce brine. Ready after 24 hours in the fridge, no canning required.

Pickled peppers and chilies preserved in a vinegar brine with an optional olive oil layer. Water bath canned for shelf-stable storage year round.

Arroz con habichuelas, Puerto Rican red beans and rice with cumin, garlic, vinegar, and a touch of raw sugar. Soaked dried beans simmered until creamy, served over fluffy white rice.

Lemony green lentils simmered with cumin, cinnamon stick, chili flakes, ginger, and whole lemon slices. A bright, vegan, one-pot Indian-style side dish ready in under an hour.

Lima bean and ham stew, smoky ham hocks simmered with tender dried lima beans, onion, carrot and celery. A hearty, soul-warming pot of Southern comfort, with the ham shredded right back in.

Slow cooker navy bean soup with ham hocks or chicken, potatoes, carrots, celery, and thyme. A hearty crockpot bean soup that simmers all day and freezes well.