Chili-cheese tots

WARNING: As required by the Food and Drug Administration, Center for Disease Control, American Medical Association, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Los Angeles County Health Department, Michelle Obama, Mayor Bloomberg and all other nanny-state food police agencies and individuals, I am required to inform you that this recipe is not healthy, nor does it meet federal guidelines for nutritional content.*

Well that's out of the way so now we can get on with the food.

Step 1
Make yourself some good chili.  I know, I know; you don't have time to make chili, it's cheaper to just buy a can of chili from the store, or you suck in the kitchen and couldn't make a PB&J.  Whatever.  It ain't hard.  Make it yourself.  No pressure.  You can do it.

Step 2
Make some tater tots.  OK, you don't have to make the tater tots.  Just open the package and heat them up.  Got a deep fat fryer?  Use it.  If you don't want to fry the tots, you can just bake them in a hot oven.  Just put some oil on the sheet pan to keep them from sticking.  Get them nice and crispy.

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Step 3
Slop some of that nice, hot, tasty, homemade chili on top of the tater tots.

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Step 4
Cheese, and lots of it.  Good, sharp cheddar cheese is best.  If you happen to have a salamander, use it now.  If not, put the plate under the broiler for a few seconds to get it all gooey and nom-nom-nommy.

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Step 5
Toppings!  Whatchya want on chili-cheese fries?   I don't know about you, but I want onion and bacon bits.  White or red onion would be best.  I only had green onions, so that's what I went with.

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Step 6
Get your grub on.  You know you want it.

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I apologize for the salad that appeared in that photo.  That was a terrible oversight on my part.  I assure you that no healthy food was consumed with the chili-cheese tots.  That just wouldn't be right.





* In the inimitable words of Eazy E: "F**k da food police"