Moms Favorite Chicken Bake With Tater Tots Recipes

MOM'S FAVORITE CHICKEN BAKE WITH TATER TOTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450ºF.
• Mix oil and soup mix until blended. Combine remaining ingredients in large bowl. Add oil mixture; mix lightly.
• Spoon into shallow casserole sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 30 min. or until chicken is done.

CHICKEN TATER BAKE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the soup, milk and butter. Cook and stir over medium heat until heated through. Remove from the heat; stir in the chicken, peas and carrots, and 1 cup cheese., Transfer to 2 greased 8-in. square baking dishes. Top with Tater Tots. , Cover and freeze 1 casserole for up to 3 months. Bake the remaining casserole at 400° until bubbling, 25-30 minutes. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup cheese; bake until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes longer. , To use frozen casserole: Remove from the freezer 30 minutes before baking (do not thaw). Sprinkle with 1/4 cup cheese. Cover and bake at 350° until heated through, 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 hours.

GRANDMA'S TATER TOT CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Boil chicken, celery, onion in 3 cups of water.
• Remove chicken when cooked through and dice into bite size pieces.
• Remove celery and onions from pot, but keep the stock in pot.
• Continue boiling stock from chicken, celery and onions until it reduces to 1 cup (if you reduce stock to less than 1 cup, not a problem, add milk to measuring cup with stock to equal 1 cup).
• Stir together in a bowl chicken, onion, celery, frozen peas, Miracle Whip, cream of chicken soup and 1 cup of reduced stock.
• Pour chicken mixture into greased 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Sprinkle with 2 cups shredded cheese (I've tried other cheeses, but cheddar seems to hit the spot for me).
• Top with tater tots.
• Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes.
• ENJOY!

MOM'S TATER TOTS CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In medium skillet over medium heat, sauté celery and onion in butter.
• Pour into large bowl and set aside (do not add to casserole dish yet).
• In skillet, brown the beef.
• Add salt and pepper to taste (I sometimes add a dash of garlic salt).
• Combine meat with celery and onion mixture.
• Place 1 layer of Tater Tots in the bottom of a round casserole dish.
• Top with meat mixture.
• Add another layer of Tater Tots on top of the meat.
• In separate bowl, combine soup and milk.
• Pour soup mixture evenly over top of casserole.
• Bake at 350° for 1 hour.
• Cover with foil if Tater Tots get too brown.

CHEESY CHICKEN AND TATER TOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Combine the chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper in a large bowl. Heat the oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons of the spice mixture and the chicken to the skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is no longer pink on the outside and has released some juices, about 5 minutes (the chicken will finish cooking in the oven). Use a slotted spoon to transfer the chicken to a medium bowl; leave the juices and as much oil as possible in the skillet.
• Add the bell peppers, onion, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper to the skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables begin to soften, 5 to 6 minutes. Sprinkle the flour over the top and stir to combine. Once the mixture looks sandy, add the broth and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the cream cheese and stir until smooth. Fold in the beans, corn, chicken, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper. Sprinkle the top with 1 cup of the shredded cheese. Remove from the heat.
• Add the potato tots to the bowl with the remaining 3 tablespoons spice mixture and toss to coat. Arrange the tots over the chicken mixture in a single layer in concentric circles. Sprinkle with any spice mixture left at the bottom of the bowl and the remaining 1/2 cup shredded cheese. Bake until the tots are crispy and the casserole is bubbling, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes. Serve garnished with guacamole, sour cream, salsa and cilantro, if desired.

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN CASSEROLE WITH BACON, TATER TOTS®, AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Place bacon pieces in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon on paper towels. Crumble once cool enough to handle.
• Season chicken pieces lightly with salt and pepper.
• Grease the bottom of a slow cooker with bacon grease and layer 1/2 of the potato nuggets on the bottom. Sprinkle with 1/2 of the bacon bits. Mix Colby cheese and Monterey Jack cheese together in a bowl and sprinkle 1/3 of the cheese mixture on top. Add chicken in 1 layer and top with 1/2 of the remaining cheese mixture. Sprinkle with remaining bacon bits and top with remaining potato nuggets. Sprinkle rest of the cheese mixture on top and pour milk over everything.
• Cover the slow cooker and cook on High until chicken is cooked though and cheese has melted, 3 to 5 hours.