Cracked Out Chicken Tater Tot Casserole – You must make this ASAP! It is crazy good. Chicken, cheddar, bacon, ranch, and tater tots. You can make it ahead of time and refrigerate it or even freeze it for later. I usually bake half and freeze half in a foil pan for later. Everyone gobbled this up! Even the super picky eaters.
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This casserole only takes a few minutes to put together. You can make it ahead of time and refrigerate it or even freeze it for later. Since there are only two of us, I usually bake half and freeze half in a foil pan for later. I love being able to pull this casserole out of the freezer on a crazy busy day.
Cracked Out Chicken Tater Tot Casserole
Ingredients:
- 3 cups chopped cooked chicken
- 16- oz sour cream
- 1 (10.5-oz) can Unsalted Cream of Chicken Soup
- 1 (1-oz) package ranch dressing mix
- 1 cup chopped cooked bacon
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 (30 to 32-oz) bag frozen tater tots
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray a 9×13-inch pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix together chicken, sour cream, soup, Ranch mix, bacon and cheese. Fold in frozen tater tots. Spoon mixture into prepared pan.
- Bake uncovered for 40-45 minutes, until bubbly.
Notes:
- Can use turkey bacon.
- Can use low-fat sour cream.
- You do not need to thaw the tater tots before adding them to the casserole. You can, but it isn’t necessary.
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- Can make casserole ahead of time and refrigerate or freeze for later.
- If baking immediately after removing from the refrigerator, you may need to add a few minutes to the cooking time.
- To bake after freezing, thaw completely and bake as directed above.
- To reheat after freezing, thaw completely. Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350ºF for 30 to 40 minutes, until heated through.
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It was pretty good. Even my 3 yr old who says yuk to everything ate some
Sounds like it was a winner!
Do you thaw the Tater Tots before adding to the mixture and cooking?
I did not thaw them.
My wife despises sour cream, any suggestion for a substitute?
Plain Greek yogurt
How much bacon makes a cup crumbled?
About a pound
Can you use frozen hashbrowns instead of Tater tots??
I’m sure that would work fine
This is OUR GO TO HOckEY AND BASEBALL NIGHTS DINNER!!grandkids love it
Do you cover it before putting in oven?
I don’t cover it before baking.
Can I cook this in a Crockpot ?
Sure!
Just love this recipe. My picky eater son loved it. I made it ahead of time and popped it in the oven when I was ready to make it.
This may be a silly question, i know it says 3 cups of cooked chicken. But about how many pounds of chicken would that be?
I use rotisserie chicken and it is about 3/4 of a chicken. It will be about 1-1/2 pounds of uncooked boneless chicken.
This was so so good! Thank you so much for the recipe!
I have made this a few times now… Everyone loves it…I made a few tweeks like added whole corn & dryed onions… Even a 2 year old likes it.. Great recipe thank you… Georgia in Michigan
If I make this the night before and the tater tots are thawed, what would the cooking time be?
It should be the same as written above.
I made this casserole for my coworkers today and it was a huge hit. This casserole is SO GOOD! I don't have access to an oven at work but I wanted it to be hot at lunch so I cooked it in my slow cooker. I put everything together this morning (following the recipe exactly)and cooked it on high for about 3.5 hours. It probably should have gone another 30-60 minutes because the middle, while hot, was not quite as done as the edges. In any event, if you use a slow cooker, don't expect it to look as fabulous as it does in the pictures above but the taste is definitely still there!
This looks amazing! I love how on these recipes everyone always tells you how they changed it from the original instructions or even better, asks ridiculous questions that are clearly stated already in the recipe directions. C'mon people, just read and understand!
I swear if these folks would just read the recipe and directions, they would find the answer to their question.
I was thinking the same thing…
Hey! I have a daughter who can’t have gluten and we made this with gluten free cream of chicken! It was amazing even my picky teens liked it.