Step 1

Place your drained beef in a lightly greased 4 quart slow cooker and break beef apart with two forks.

Step 2

Add drained sliced potatoes and frozen peas and carrots.

Step 3

In a small bowl, whisk together your broth and brown gravy packets.

Step 4

Pour mixture over everything in your crock pot, using a stirring spatula to get is all out, if necessary.

Step 5

Using stirring spatula, stir everything in crock pot until all your ingredients are mixed well.

Step 6

Top everything with tater tots.

Step 7

Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or high for 2-2.5 hours, turning insert halfway through cooking if your slow cooker doesn't cook evenly.

Step 8

If crisper tots are desired, and your insert is broiler safe, place insert in broiler on high for 2-3 minutes, watching continually, until the tots are lightly browned.