junk food you can make at home
Cook tater tots according to package directions. If you have trouble getting your tater tots crispy enough in your oven, I recommend preheating the baking sheet (covered in aluminum foil) and then putting the frozen tots directly onto the hot baking sheet once the oven's preheated.
While tots are cooking, cook gravy according to package directions. Because this is a lazy recipe, I tend to use the microwave directions to save on dishes.
Place a generous serving of hot tots in a bowl. Top with cheddar cheese, ladle gravy over tots, and then top with more cheddar cheese. If you have extras, store components separately to avoid soggy tots!
You could, of course, use fresh cheese curds and homemade beef gravy to make poutine tots that are better and more authentic, but I think part of the beauty here is how easy this is to put together and how likely I am to have some extra cheese and an extra gravy packet on hand.