French Onion Tater Tot Casserole Recipe – tater tots, french onion dip, cream of chicken soup, cheese – LOVE this casserole! Can make ahead and freezer for later. You can even split it between two foil pans – one for now and one for the freezer. Super easy side dish with only 4 ingredients that tastes great!
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Pin This RecipePotato Casseroles are my favorite side dishes. They are easy to make, taste delicious and are wonderful freezer dishes! This French Onion Tater Tot Casserole is not different. Instead of using shredded hash browns, I used a bag of tater tots. I love tater tots and they are super delicious in this French Onion Tater Tot Casserole.
The French Onion part of this casserole comes from your favorite refrigerated sour cream-based French Onion dip. I prefer Kraft French Onion dip, but any refrigerated French Onion dip will work great. I loved the flavors in this casserole. I could have made a meal out of it! We like to serve it with chicken, steaks, pork tenderloin, and burgers. It really goes with everything. Make this ASAP!
French Onion Tater Tot Casserole
Equipment:
Ingredients:
- 1 (30 to 32-oz) package frozen tater tots
- 1 (10.5-oz) can Unsalted Cream of Chicken Soup
- 2 cups refrigerated sour cream French Onion Dip
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray a 9×13-inch pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine potatoes, soup, dip and cheddar cheese. Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake for 45 – 60 minutes, until bubbly.
Notes:
- Make sure to sure a sour cream based French onion dip such as Dean’s, Great Value, Barber’s, Heluva Good Dip, or Kraft.
- I suggest using Unsalted Cream of Chicken Soup in this dish to control the sodium.
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- Here is our recipe for Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup: https://www.plainchicken.com/homemade-cream-of-chicken-soup/
- Can assemble the casserole ahead of time and freeze for later. To bake after freezing, thaw completely and bake as directed above.
- There is no need to thaw tater tots before assembling the casserole.
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Thank you for this recipe Stephanie! It was delicious. I had a whole rotisserie chicken in my fridge so I incorporated it into the casserole and it was great for a dinner entree with a veggie side.
Anyway to convert this to a crockpot dish? Im a truck driver so no oven but do you think I can pull it off in the slow cooker?
Absolutely. Mix it up as directed and cook on LOW for a few hours. Probably about 4 hours tops. Enjoy!
This sounds good, how do you think it would be with bacon bits and french fried onions?
Sounds amazing! Enjoy!
I love using cream of cheese soup. Mmmmmm, cheesy tator tots.
Could I put shredded chicken in it?
Yes, or ground beef/turkey/sausage, or bacon I make a similar casserole for my family.
LOVE TOTS of ANY KIND!!!
I think I'll try this with the MINI Tots!!!
I always make onion dip with lipton onion soup mix and sour cream. I wonder if it would be the same?
I think that would be fine. Enjoy!
If I wanted to freeze it would I freeze it baked or unbaked?
Freeze it unbaked
Do I need to cover the casserole when it bakes?
I did not cover the casserole when I baked it.
Do you thaw out the tots before you add them in, or just throw them in frozen?
I just threw them in frozen.
Tried it last night, it was an awesome side dish! Yum!
People post dishes, I put them on the try sometime list and now have over 1000 so I decided to get the stuff and make this one tonight to go with some brisket. We loved it and Bev said this may be our new go-to potato recipe. Now we're thinking of things we can add to change it up a bit. Thanks for posting.
I make this and add 2 cups of ham and serve it as a breakfast casserole! Delicious!
Can I use cream of mushroom soup instead of chicken?
absolutely
There is no way for this to be anything other than fantastic. So easy too, I have to do this for a tailgate.
Tater tots and frozen hash browns are a great convenience and this sounds like a delicious use for the tots.
I have a huge question. It might sound stupid but here goes. Do I add water to soup before combining with rest of ingredients?
just use the soup by itself – nothing else