Chicken Bacon Ranch Tater Tot Casserole
Chicken Bacon Ranch Tater Tot Casserole is the ultimate comfort food dinner. Creamy ranch chicken is topped with crispy tater tots, melty cheese, and smoky bacon for a meal the whole family will love. It's an easy casserole that your family will want again and again.
Servings 8
Calories 633kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups cooked shredded chicken
- 2 cans (10.5 oz each) condensed cream of chicken soup
- 2 cups shredded colby jack cheese divided
- 1 cup sour cream
- ½ cup whole milk (or half and half)
- 1 bag (3 oz) bacon bits divided
- 1 packet (1 oz) ranch seasoning
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 bag (32 oz) frozen tater tots
- thinly sliced green onions (optional garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 9x13-inch casserole baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the shredded chicken, cream of chicken soup, 1 cup shredded cheese, sour cream, milk, half the bacon bits, ranch seasoning, garlic powder, and black pepper. Stir together until everything is well combined.4 cups cooked shredded chicken, 2 cans (10.5 oz each) condensed cream of chicken soup, 2 cups shredded colby jack cheese, 1 cup sour cream, ½ cup whole milk, 1 bag (3 oz) bacon bits, 1 packet (1 oz) ranch seasoning, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- Evenly spread the mixture into the prepared casserole pan. Top with the tater tots, laying them in a single layer in even rows and columns, and then evenly sprinkle the remaining 1 cup shredded cheese and remaining bacon bits over top of the tater tots.1 bag (32 oz) frozen tater tots
- Bake for 45-50 minutes until the tater tots are crispy and golden brown, and the casserole is bubbling up around the edges.
- Remove the tater tot casserole from the oven and sprinkle the sliced green onions over top. Then let it set and cool down slightly before serving; about 10 minutes.thinly sliced green onions
Notes
- Shredded Chicken : I love using a rotisserie chicken, but you could also use leftover chicken, grab some ready-to-use shredded chicken meat from the store, or bake boneless skinless chicken breasts your preferred way - I love to throw chicken breasts into the slow cooker with a can of chicken broth, and cook on low heat for 6-7 hours. I then use a hand mixer to shred it up perfectly.
- Cream of Chicken Soup : Use a can of gluten-free cream of chicken soup if needed. Using cream of chicken is best; either the lower-sodium, healthy request, regular, or the cream of chicken with herbs.
- Colby Jack Cheese : It's best to shred the cheese yourself from a block of Colby Jack cheese. Other alternatives include any variety of cheddar cheese.
- Bacon Bits : If you don't want to use bacon bits then you can easily make your own by cooking bacon your preferred way, until crispy, and then chopping it up into small pieces.
- Ranch Seasoning : If using from a bulk package of seasoning, you will need 3 tablespoons of it to equal one packet.
- Tater Tots : I like using the mini tater tots because they seem to cook slightly faster, but the best part, is that they get crispier while in the oven.
Nutrition
Calories: 633kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 106mg | Sodium: 1508mg | Potassium: 595mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 662IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 294mg | Iron: 2mg