The chicken is slow cooked with ranch seasoning, then shredded and mixed with cheese and crispy bacon bits before it's piled into a baking dish along with even more cheese and bacon bits.Ĭrushed up tater tots cover the entire dish, then it is baked until hot and bubbling all over! History of Tater Tot Casserole
This recipe combines all of my favorite things: Ranch, Bacon and Chicken. It has tons of crispy, delicious bacon throughout! My favorite thing about this casserole is the bacon.
This casserole is so simple to make, it's a great weeknight dinner. Top with tomatoes and pickles to serve.Slow Cooker Chicken Bacon Ranch Tater Tot Casserole is a family favorite casserole that is made with bacon, chicken, cheese and ranch seasonings and tater tots.When there is around 30 minutes of cooking time remaining, add the cheese and cooked bacon over the tater tots, then replace the lid.Cover and cook on low for 3 to 4 hours.Then layer tater tots into the bottom of the slow cooker pan, followed by a layer of the meat mixture, and finally layer the remaining tater tots on top. Grease the slow cooker bowl to prevent the casserole from sticking.Drain the beef to remove any excess moisture, then add the tomato sauce, cream cheese, half the cheddar cheese, half of the bacon bits, and Worcestershire sauce, and mix well.This allows the flavor of the beef and onion to develop, and helps to keep the beef moist while it slow cooks. First brown the beef and onion in a skillet with the salt and pepper.This recipe is very simple to make, there are just a few simple steps to get it just right:
#Crockpot chicken and tater tot recipe how to#
I usually garnish this recipe with cherry tomatoes, and sliced dill pickles, to give it a cheese burgery type flavor that my kids love! How to make tater tot casserole in a crock pot It needs to be chopped into pieces around ½-inch in size. I usually cook extra when we are having bacon so there is some left over for this recipe, but you can fry it up ahead of cooking the beef and onions, or use fully cooked bacon from the store. Choose something that will melt easily, but that has good strong flavor to stand up against the other strong flavors in this dish. Shredded cheddar cheeseĬheddar or jack are good options, but you can use another similar type of hard cheese. It needs to be soften to use in the recipe, so remember to get it out of the refrigerator at least half an hour ahead of making the recipe. I normally use Philadelphia brand, but any other brand of cream cheese should work just fine. You could substitute an equal amount of tomato-based pasta sauce if you don’t have tomato sauce. You will need one can of tomato sauce (aka puree tomato or tomato passata). The beef is cooked with a little salt and pepper, and then Worcestershire sauce is used in the sauce to bring out the savory flavors in the dish. You could also substitute frozen hash browns if you dont have tater tots. However you can use another brand like potato gems, potato royals or potato crunchies. The casserole is topped with frozen tater tots. For a variation you could use ground pork, chicken or turkey. Ground chuck is perfect for this recipe since it is slow cooked. Key ingredients and substitutions Ground beef
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