Tater Tot Casserole

- Bacon (8-10 slices)
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 T olive oil
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 2 cans cream of mushroom soup
- 1/2 lb crumbled blue cheese
- 1 bag (32 oz) frozen tater tots

Preheat oven to 375F. Apply nonstick spray to a 9x13 glass casserole dish.

In a large frying pan or saucepan, cook the bacon over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove to a cooling rack set over a newspaper-lined sheet pan and let drain. Chop.

Using the same pan, brown the ground beef. Add thyme. Drain the beef in a colander. Still using the same pan, warm 1 T olive oil over medium heat and saute chopped onion and garlic until soft, about 10 minutes.

In a large bowl, mix together bacon, beef, onion mixture, and 2 cans cream of mushroom soup. Spread in a layer in the prepared dish. Crumble blue cheese over the goopy mixture then cover with a single layer of tater tots. Bake for one hour.