Tater Tot Chicken Casserole
Tater Tot Chicken Casserole is the ultimate creamy, cheesy comfort food! Tender chicken, a rich, flavorful sauce, and crispy golden tater tots come together in one easy-to-make, family-friendly dish.
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With minimal prep and common pantry staples, simple ingredients, this casserole is perfect for busy weeknights or potluck gatherings! If you need more casseroles that are worth it, try this Million Dollar Chicken Casserole or the Ultimate Chicken Casserole.
Why Make This Tater Tot Chicken Casserole
This kind of dinner is super quick and easy. Just mix, layer, and bake—perfect for busy nights when you need an easy weeknight dinner after all of the hustle and bustle of a day with the family!
This casserole is a dinner that the whole family will enjoy. Yes, even those kids who are picky eaters will devour this. Everyone loves a dinner dish with bite-sized pieces of chicken in a creamy sauce topped with crispy tater tots. The best part is that this easy Chicken Tater Tot Casserole is great for meal prepping; you can assemble it ahead of time and bake it later.
Let's Gather The Ingredients
- Soup: Cream of chicken soup
- Dairy: sour cream, milk.
- Cheese: Colby Jack cheese. I recommend shredding your own; it melts best.
- Vegetables: frozen peas and carrots.
- Chicken: You can use any cooked, diced, or shredded chicken, even meat from cooked chicken thighs will work. If in a pinch, canned chicken could work.
- Ranch seasoning: A packet or Homemade Ranch Seasoning
- Tater Tots: No need to thaw before making this.
How to make Tater Tot Chicken Casserole
- Step 1: Add cream of chicken soup, sour cream, and milk to a large bowl. Whisk to combine.
- Step 2: Add peas and carrots, ranch seasoning, chicken, and shredded cheese to the mixture. Stir to combine.
- Step 3: Transfer chicken mixture to a baking dish or an oven-safe deep skillet.
- Step 4: Top with frozen tater tots and bake until filling starts to bubble and tater tots are golden brown.
Recipe Tips
- Store leftover chicken and tater tot casserole in an airtight container for up to 3-4 days, and they can be kept in the fridge.
- Try Different Cheeses: Swap Colby Jack out for cheddar cheese, mozzarella, or pepper jack.
- Make It Spicier: Add diced green chiles, buffalo sauce, hot sauce, or a sprinkle of cayenne pepper when making this easy recipe if you want to add a kick of heat.
- Make It Extra Crispy: Broil the casserole for the last few minutes to crisp up the tater tots.
Recipe Faq's
Yes, this creamy casserole is a great recipe to use when meal planning. You can prep this recipe up to 2-3 days in advance. Cover with plastic wrap and aluminum foil before storing it in the refrigerator. When ready to bake, pull the dish out of the fridge and bake.
In this cheesy Chicken Tater Tot Casserole, I used simple frozen peas and carrots but you can try frozen broccoli, green beans, or mushrooms, or a combination of any of them.
This delicious, creamy chicken and tater tot casserole is hearty and filling. You can serve this main dish with your favorite side dishes and a big, green salad. A simple side salad would work nicely to help balance out the rest of this heavy dish.
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Chicken Tater Tot Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 15.5 ounce can condensed cream of chicken soup
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 cups frozen peas and carrots
- 3 cups rotisserie chicken diced
- 1 pkg ranch seasoning or 2 tablespoons homemade
- 2 cups colby jack cheese shredded
- 1 32 ounce bag of tater tots
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
- In a large bowl add the cream of chicken soup, sour cream, milk, peas and carrots, Ranch seasoning, diced chicken, and cheese and mix until combined.
- Spread the mixture into a 9x13 baking pan or 12 inch oven safe skillet.
- Top the mixture with tater tots and bake for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly.
- Remove from the oven and serve!
