If you follow our Crock Pot Thursday series, you know we like chicken. We also enjoy bacon, ranch, and cheese. Oh, yeah, and potatoes. Because of this, it should come as no surprise that we are on our second chicken tater tot casserole in six months. And just like last time, this casserole was good, good, good.
My kids loved the tater tots, I loved that they gobbled up chicken and vegetables without complaint, and my husband loved how filling this dish is. It easily makes enough for a family of four to eat for two dinners, which we did, happily.
You can use whichever frozen vegetables you like. I’ve used mixed veggies with green beans, corn, carrots, and peas, and I’ve used just corn and peas like you see in this photo. Sometimes when I make this Crock Pot Chicken Bacon Ranch Tater Tot Casserole, instead of cutting up the raw chicken, I use uncooked chicken tenderloin and just layer them without making the pieces smaller. The chicken breaks apart easily when it’s cooked, so it’s a quick way to save a step, and I’m all about saving steps!
I’ve used both my 6.5-Quart Crock-Pot Programmable Touchscreen Slow Cooker and my 3.5 Quart Crock-Pot Casserole Slow Cooker to make this Crock Pot Chicken Bacon Ranch Tater Tot Casserole.
Crock Pot Chicken Bacon Ranch Tater Tot Casserole
Crock Pot Chicken Bacon Ranch Tater Tot Casserole
This Crock Pot Chicken Bacon Ranch Tater Tot Casserole is a dinner idea the entire family will love!
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 stalks of celery, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cut into cubes
- 2 lb package of tater tots, divided
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheese, divided
- 8 slices of bacon, cooked and crumbled, divided
- 1 cup milk
- 1 pkg dry ranch dressing mix
- 2 cups of frozen mixed vegetables, divided
- 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh or dried parsley flakes
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Saute the celery and onion in the butter until translucent. Add garlic and cook for a minute more. Set aside.
- Spray slow cooker with cooking spray and layer 1/2 the tater tots on the bottom of a crock pot. Top with 1/2 of the cooked onions, garlic and celery.
- Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the cheese and 1/3 of the bacon over top.
- Next add the chicken pieces, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Add 1 cup of the mixed vegetables.
- Place another layer of 1/2 cup of cheese and 1/3 of the bacon over top.
- Layer the rest of the tater tots, and cooked onions, celery and garlic.
- Top with mixed vegetables, season again with salt and pepper, and cover with remaining cheese and bacon crumbles.
- Mix milk with dry ranch dressing seasoning mix and pour over top, and add parsley.
- Cover and cook on low for 5-7 hours.
Modified from Michael at Key Ingredient.
Sarah
This meal was yummy! I accidentally missed the milk and ranch step and didn’t even realize it until I started to write my review! I’m sure it would have tasted more like Tater Tot Casserole with the creamy sauce… ours tasted like a hash brown type breakfast casserole. We would make this again for sure. Super easy and great for the whole family!
Linda
We loved this recipe as well. It smelled yummy, and tasted just as good. Our mixed vegetables were peas, corn, beans, and carrots-which added good color.
Kim
We really enjoyed this one! It’s not fancy, just a big pot of comfort food goodness. Our mixed veggies consisted of peas and corn, which I thought fit in really well. This is by far my favorite recipe in which we’ve used tots or hash browns. I really could have done some serious damage to the remaining half left in our crock, but restrained myself so we would have plenty for tomorrow.
Me
We all liked this. All of the layering annoyed me, but that’s just because I have a hard time focusing on multiple step directions, and because I like to talk on the phone when I’m cooking. I really need to stop doing that.
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Amy, Amy, Amy. You’re making me fat. Stop. 😉 That being said, it looks like I have ingredients to buy…
I had to look away with tears in my eyes! I was salivating at the goodness of it…but my new low carb diet won’t have it. Sigh.
Chicken…casserole…tater tot…BACON…yes, yes, yes, and yes. These are all winning words to me (and the whole family)! SOLD!